Protecting Clients, Their Families And Their Legacies
The U.S. Department of State (“State Dept.”) recently held a roundtable discussion regarding the safety of U.S. LGBT citizens during global travel. Notably, various studies indicate that U.S. LGBT travelers have an estimated $50 to $65 billion impact on the global...
On Friday, February 22, 2013, the Kansas Supreme Court issued a ruling in Frazier v. Goudschaal, KS S.Ct. No. 103,487, which is significant both in Kansas and nationally. After considering the matter for over two years, the Kansas Supreme Court addressed an issue...
The federal Real Education for Healthy Youth Act (the “Act”), introduced on February 15, 2013, is a comprehensive and inclusive sex education bill, intended to replace what many studies indicate are ineffective and medically inaccurate abstinence-only programs. If...
The Pentagon announced that it will extend certain benefits to the families of gay and lesbian servicemembers. In the announcement, Leon Panetta, United States Secretary of Defense, explained that since the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, the Pentagon has been...
The Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (“CADA”), originally passed in 1959 and expanded in 2007, currently prohibits discrimination in the workplace and in public accommodations based on age, race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national...
Several people have voiced concern recently after a case in Kansas began garnering media attention. A lesbian couple in Kansas conceived a child through the use of artificial insemination. Rather than use a physician, the couple chose their donor through private...
On Wednesday, January 9, 2013, Senators Pat Steadman and Lucia Guzmán introduced Senate Bill 11 in the Colorado Senate. Senate Bill 11 will allow civil unions for gay and lesbian couples and provide them with many of the same rights married couples enjoy. After being...
The LGBT community made great strides in 2012. On November 6, 2012, same-sex marriage came away with victories in all four states in which it was an issue at the ballot box. Ballot initiatives in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage passed in Maine, Maryland and...
Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit joined several other federal courts, including the First Circuit Court of Appeals, in holding that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) is unconstitutional. Specifically, Section 3 states...
The U.S. Supreme Court today refused to hear a challenge to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling that previously restored early voting rights in Ohio during the three days prior to the November 6, 2012 Presidential election. In previous election years,...