Another year has come and gone. Since I began blogging, first on Blogger, then my own hosted blog and then here at InterstateQ.com, I’ve always done a year-end recap of my biggest stories of the year.
This year’s rewind is kind of sad, to be honest with you. As the economy continued to falter and challenges [...]
Tag Archives: Massachusetts
2009: The year that was (or wasn’t)
DOMA challenge raises important constitutional questions
Although it is no secret that I’m a bit displeased with the timing of this DOMA challange in Mass., the suit itself raises some important constitutional issues. Slate chooses to call it “state sovereignty;” that DOMA is unconstitutional because it infringes on states’ rights, namely, the right to decide marriage and family law:
On Tuesday, a [...]
re: DOMA: My guest opinion in Bay Windows
Below is a guest commentary I wrote and submitted to Bay Windows this week, regarding Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders’ (GLAD) challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act filed on Tuesday. I previously wrote on this subject at Q-Notes‘ blog, assembloge.
Guest Opinion
DOMA challenge comes at bad time
by Matt Comer, Bay Windows (Boston, Mass.), [...]
Mass. gay Court case couple to divorce
We’re more like the straights than the anti-gays want to realize (Observer/AP):
A lesbian couple who led the fight for gay marriage in Massachusetts has filed for divorce. Julie and Hillary Goodridge were among seven gay couples who filed a lawsuit that led to a court ruling making Massachusetts the first state to legalize same-sex marriages [...]
