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2 years ago @ Equality on Trial - 5/4 open thread · 1 reply · +2 points

Tokyo will begin recognizing same-sex partnerships, but not as legal marriages. The registrations are open to all adult residents of the city, including foreigners.

More here: https://apnews.com/article/japan-tokyo-same-sex-u...

2 years ago @ Equality on Trial - Prop 8 proponents ask ... · 0 replies · +3 points

I am glad that Roberta Kaplan is on the case!

2 years ago @ Equality on Trial - 12/13 open thread and ... · 0 replies · +3 points

Lawsuit by Elmira, NY photographer challenging New York's public accommodations nondiscrimination laws on religious grounds has been dismissed by a federal judge. Account of case, including the judge's decision, may be found here: https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/local-news/j...

3 years ago @ Equality on Trial - 10/25 open thread · 0 replies · +1 points

The video is wonderful. Is that Bianca del Rio emceeing the drag show? And the beagle is so sweet.

3 years ago @ Equality on Trial - 10/4 open thread and s... · 3 replies · +1 points

The White House has condemned the "repugnant" comments by Robinson.
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-govern...

3 years ago @ Equality on Trial - 9/20 open thread · 2 replies · +3 points

The Swiss have voted in favor of same-sex marriage by a 60.4 percentage majority.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/26/world/europe/s...

3 years ago @ Equality on Trial - House of Representativ... · 0 replies · +2 points

Glad to know this. I wish I was certain that Manchin and Synema would do the right thing.

3 years ago @ Equality on Trial - 2/16 open thread · 0 replies · +1 points

Thank your for this heartfelt post, which perfectly sums up the vileness of this man and the damage he did to so many of us.

3 years ago @ Equality on Trial - President Biden revers... · 1 reply · +1 points

Alas, the judge granted her request to vacation in Mexico.

3 years ago @ Equality on Trial - President Biden revers... · 0 replies · +2 points

Good question as to why her estate continued to pursue the appeal. I suspect that she was simply a nominal plaintiff who enabled a larger anti-gay organization (the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms may be a Canadian version of ADF) to use her to establish standing on the issue.

What I find surprising is why it took so long to get such an obvious decision. There were many such cases in the wake of marriage equality coming to Canada in the early years of the century and they reached the same resolution. In Canada it is a no-brainer since marriage commissioners were established in the first place in order to enable people who were not religious to get married.

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