Discrimination in the United States
Same-Sex Marriage Goes to the Supreme Court
Today the Supreme Court hears the first of two cases on the constitutionality of gay marriage. The first case is Hollingsworth v. Perry, a challenge to California’s Proposition 8, the voter-approved, state constitutional amendment that banned same-sex marriage back in 2008. On Wednesday, the nation’s highest court will hear United States v. Windsor, the case that will […]
The Changing Face of the South
The Southern drawl of Tom Petty. The epic, slow grandeur of “Gone with the Wind.” The “Sound and Fury” of a NASCAR photo finish. The savory smells of the kitchenette — all are reminiscent of a Southern way of life we think we know. The real South, though, is considerably more complex. It’s also rapidly […]
New Film Tells True Story of Gay Couple Trying to Adopt in 1979
In America, gay and lesbians have more legal rights than ever before. Don’t Ask Don’t Tell has come to an end. Domestic partnerships are legal in over a dozen states. And as of November 2012, couples can marry in nine states, plus Washington D.C. But despite this, gay people face a litany of challenges in […]
Briggs Initiative Founders Now Support the Repeal of the Death Penalty in California
More than 30 years ago, California voters passed a ballot initiative to broaden the reach of the state’s death penalty system. The law was intended to serve as a national model for how capital punishment should function in America. The expansion is called the Briggs Initiative, named after two of the architects of the law: […]