Marriage Equality Poised to Reach South Carolina Thursday

Today the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals declined South Carolina’s request to stay marriage equality in the state pending appeal of the district court decision striking down the state’s ban. Last week, U.S. District Judge Richard Mark Gergel ruled against South Carolina’s constitutional amendment banning marriage equality, making the Palmetto State the latest to see […]

Tennessee Plaintiffs Appeal Sixth Circuit Ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court

Today National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), attorneys Abby Rubenfeld, Maureen Holland, and Regina Lambert, and the law firms of Sherrard & Roe PLC and Ropes & Gray LLP requested the Supreme Court of the United States hear their case. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned lower court rulings that struck down state marriage […]

Identity, Inc!

Please join in the celebration and fundraiser to open the new LGBTQ community center in Farmington, NM, tonight @ 7:00pm.

Federal Judge Blocks Kansas’s Ban on Marriage Equality

BREAKING: With the stay lifted, same-sex couples in Kansas can begin applying for marriage licenses immediately. (November 12, 5:45 p.m. EST) [On November 4, 2014], U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree issued a preliminary injunction in Marie v. Moser, ordering Kansas to stop enforcing its discriminatory ban on marriage for same-sex couples.  Judge Crabtree granted the state’s […]

A look at how courts differ on gay marriage

Rev. Katie Hotze-Wilton signs a Missouri marriage license after performing a marriage ceremony for April Dawn Breeden and her long-time partner Crystal Pearis Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014, at City Hall in St. Louis. St. Louis Circuit Judge Rex Burlison overturned Missouri’s ban on gay marriage on Wednesday saying the law is unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) […]

Appeals court upholds bans on same-sex marriage in four states

A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit upheld same-sex marriage bans in four states Thursday afternoon, creating a split among the nation’s appeals courts that almost surely means the Supreme Court must take up the issue of whether gay couples have a constitutional right to marry. The panel ruled 2 […]

BREAKING: Missouri Judge Rules for Marriage Equality

Denying Missouri’s gay couples the opportunity to marry is unconstitutional, a judge ruled this afternoon. As a result, St. Louis Circuit Judge Rex Burlison said in his decision, marriage licenses can be issued throughout Missouri beginning today. “The Court finds and declares that any same sex couple that satisfies all the requirements for marriage under […]

Judge rules against Kansas same-sex marriage ban

As voters headed to the polls for Election 2014, a federal judge on Tuesday ruled against the ban on same-sex marriage in Kansas. In a 38-page decision, U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree, an Obama appointee, issued a preliminary injunction against the enforcement on Kansas law prohibiting of marriage rights for same-sex couples. The injunction is […]

Holiday Drive 2014

As a member of our beautiful community, 4cGLAD is committed to giving back and participating in the communities in which we live and work. Partnering with other local organizations and businesses brings much-needed support to others in our community. Our participation beyond 4cGLAD helps to raise awareness to the many issues of importance and relevance […]

World AIDS Day Service – December 1, 2014