BOSTON — Gov. Deval Patrick on Wednesday offered a spirited defense of Massachusetts’ same-sex marriage law. The governor was addressing a meeting of the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy, a progressive legal organization that he helped form in 2001. Tuesday night’s tenth anniversary ACS event in the Great Hall of the Supreme Judicial  Read More »

Will Welch, right, state coordinator for GetEQUAL Wyoming, marches on Grand Avenue Tuesday in support of the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Aaron LeClair/Boomerang staff While the repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy marks a milestone in civil rights, local civil rights organizations said more can be done to improve the rights  Read More »

Gay-rights groups are celebrating the fact they can now openly serve in the military. As of Tuesday, military personnel “Can Ask and Can Tell”. The new policy won’t change everyone’s perceptions overnight. “This will be a non-issue. I don’t think you’ll see it immediately but I do believe you’ll see that,” says Fresno gay-rights activist  Read More »

GetEQUAL Texas, a branch of the national lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) rights group, will hold a protest today on campus . The group says it is protesting for “full federal and complete social equality” for all members of the LGBT community ”immediately.” The event is part of coordinated national actions across the country  scheduled in conjunction with  Read More »