Supreme Court agrees to hear same-sex marriage petitions The U. S. Supreme Court has added same-sex marriage cases from five states to its closed-door agenda discussion at the end of the month, Al Jazeera reported.
States want Supreme Court to put same-sex marriage issue to rest A federal court in Chicago ruled Thursday against marriage equality bans in Indiana and Wisconsin, but all eyes are now on the Supreme Court, according to The Associated Press.
A U.S. appeals court Wednesday struck down a state ban on same-sex marriage citing that the Constitution protects same-sex couples, giving gay-marriage advocates another strategic victory toward the Supreme Court.
After a suicide bomber in Afghanistan killed Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Donna Johnson on Oct. 1, 2012, her wife and fellow guardswoman Tracy Dice Johnson was left in the dark as to whether or not the U.S. military would recognize their marriage and grant her the same benefits to which heterosexual married couples are entitled.
LGBT organizations who seek immigration equality (Immigration Equality, The DOMA Project and Advocacy at the Latin American Coalition) and those who are part of a binational LGBTQ household continue to strive for change even after the decade-long battle for inclusion and access to green cards for their spouses appear to be over.
