Six Million American Children and Adults Have an LGBT Parent An estimated 37% of LGBT Americans have had a child, meaning as many as six million American children and adults have an LGBT parent, according to findings from a national study released today by Williams Institute Distinguished Scholar, Gary J. Gates
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Nearly 300 Business Leaders and City Governments File Brief in Support of Striking Down DOMA
Approximately 286 businesses, and professional and municipal employers filed a friend-of-the-court brief this morning in support of Edie Windsor's challenge to the discriminatory "Defense of Marriage Act" (DOMA) before the Supreme Court.
The brief argues that DOMA obliges employers to treat an employee married to someone of the same sex and an employee married to someone of a different sex unequally, and that the law strains business efficiency and damages morale.
The brief can be found here:
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National Advocates Join Forces to Urge Equal Access to Social Security Benefits
Social Security is the keystone of most Americans' retirement planning and provides valuable income protection to families in case of a worker's disability or death. Yet, same-sex couples and many of their children are denied access to Social Security benefits, even though they have contributed to the program throughout their working lives. The National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare Foundation and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation have issued a new report "Living Outside the Safety Net." This report examines the impact this inequality has on millions of lesbian and gay families and offers legislative solutions. Read on... |
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