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by Jonathan Capehart onOctober 20, 2012
Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart writes that this week's decision in Windsor v. United States overturning the Defense of Marriage Act signals the large-scale shift in discrimination against the LGBT community.
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by Hillary Crosley onOctober 19, 2012
Despite Thursday's legal victory in a New York federal court, here's why the DOMA decision might eventually mean trouble.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onJune 4, 2012
The fight to allow same-sex couples to marry is starting to feel familiar.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onMay 31, 2012
A federal appeals court made the unanimous decision regarding the Defense of Marriage Act on Thursday.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onJune 7, 2011
One writer says that both the LGBT community and African Americans need laws that recognize nontraditional relationships.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onMarch 4, 2011
Will the president's new gay-marriage position decrease his support from black churchgoers?
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by David Kaufman onMarch 3, 2011
A report indicates that black voters who don't support same-sex marriage will vote for candidates who do. This spells opportunity for white LGBT activists, if they're willing to take heed.
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February 24, 2011
A leading black gay-rights organization says that President Obama's new stand against the Defense of Marriage Act has especially high stakes for African-American LGBT families.
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by Nsenga Burton onFebruary 23, 2011
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said that he and President Obama had determined that the law's key section is unconstitutional.
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by Nsenga Burton onNovember 10, 2010
Are we still minding other folks' business?
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