By Thomas Maxheimer
White House omits Luxembourg’s gay first gentleman from photo caption
While it later corrected the problem after social media outrage, the White House initially posted a photo of the spouses of NATO leaders omitting one person from the caption: the husband of Luxembourg’s prime minister, Gauthier Destenay.
Nevada passes marriage equality law
Gov. Brian Sandoval signed a bill into law that brought Nevada‘s domestic relations statutes in line with the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015 decision legalizing marriage equality. The bill authorizes the marriage of two people, regardless of gender, and revises Nevada state laws giving same-sex couples the same parental rights as couples of opposite sexes.
7th circuit issues landmark transgender rights ruling in favor of student plaintiff
The U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled transgender students are indeed protected from discrimination under Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.
