5 12, 2017

Supreme Court Lets Stand Texas Ban On Gay Spouse Benefits

By |2017-12-05T11:04:02-08:00December 5th, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer AUSTIN, TX — The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case of the Texas Supreme Court ruling that bans same-sex spouses from having the same workplace insurance benefits as their heterosexual counterpart couples. In a surprising unanimous ruling in June, the Texas Supreme court acknowledged that same-sex marriage was [...]

11 09, 2017

LGBT Politics – Trump Nominates Anti-LGBT Activists As Texas Federal Judges

By |2017-09-11T13:31:33-07:00September 11th, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer WASHINGTON, DC — President Trump has created a firestorm over the nomination of two members of anti-LGBT religious rights activists who have made a reputation of fighting against LGBTQ equal rights. The first of two nominees Jeff Mateer, has no judicial experience and has a resume which consists of only [...]

30 06, 2017

Texas Supreme Court Rules Against Same-Sex Marriage Benefits

By |2017-06-30T18:49:44-07:00June 30th, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer AUSTIN, TX — An all republican Texas Supreme Court unanimously ruled Friday June 30, that they could not find any established right to spousal benefits in same-sex marriages. Thanks to that ruling, the Texas Supreme Court has revived a lawsuit challenging the city of Houston’s insurance plans which would cover [...]

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