Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 05 December 2012
Tags: continental airlines, ruling, federal judge, dildo, sex toy, gay couple, humiliation, emotional distress, lawsuit 
We brought you this story back in August when Christopher Bridgeman and Martin Borger discovered, to their horror, that Continental Airlines had removed a giant dildo from their bag, greased it up with lube (maybe??), and taped it to the top of their bag for all of the world to see.
So what happened to the lawsuit that they filed against the airline?
Find out after the jump! FULL STORY
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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 04 December 2012
Tags: federal judge william shubb, rules, blocks, california, ban, ex gay, therapy, minors, conversion, reparative, three psychiatrists, lgbt, same sex, update, kimberly mueller, liberty counsel, narth
Updated Tuesday 4:40 p.m. PST
Following Monday's ruling, on Tuesday a second federal judge ruled against a similar injuntion requested by the Liberty Counsel and the National Assocation for Research and Therapy (NARTH). Unlike Judge William Shubb, Judge Kimberly J. Mueller found that California's ban on "ex-gay" therapy does not infringe upon the First Amendment rights of ex-gay therapists or the parents sending their children into reparative therapy.
More after the jump. FULL STORY
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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 30 November 2012
Tags: federal judge, robert c. jones, nevada, rules, against, marriage, equality, same sex, bans, constitutional, discrimination, gay, lesbian, mormon, bush
The George W. Bush-appointed Federal Judge Robert C. Jones has ruled that discrimination against same-sex couples is Constitutional in Nevada. Details follow.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 06 June 2012
Tags: doma, defense of marriage act, edie windsor, thea spyer, john boehner, paul clement, federal judge, doma unconstitutional, estate tax, lesbians
Is the average American tax payer aware that Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner keeps using their tax dollars to pay independent lawyers to defend the Defense of Marriage Act (after the Obama administration refused to), even though they lose EVERY TIME DOMA is brought under judicial review?
The mind boggles.
Anyway, DOMA has once again been ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge, this time in the case of Edie Windsor who was forced to pay a $353,053 estate tax bill after the death of her wife.
If her marriage had been recognized by the federal government the tax would not have applied, hence showing the discriminatory aspects of DOMA. More after the jump! FULL STORY
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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 25 May 2012
Tags: second, federal judge, claudia wilken, u.s., district, oakland, california, marriage equality, defense of marriage act, doma, unconstitutional, rules, finds
Another day, another federal judge in California has declared found the "Defense of Marriage Act" to be unconstitutional. Details follow.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 15 March 2012
Tags: michael fitzgerald, breaking news, senate, confirm, president obama, nominee, federal judge, bench, openly gay
After months of blocking 17 judicial nominees presented by President Obama, the Senate today confirmed the appointment of Michael Fitzgerald as a Federal Judge.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 27 January 2012
Tags: defense of marriage act, doma, federal judge, oakland, california, ruling, biased, prejudiced, overturn, same sex, equality, gay
U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken (Oakland, CA) has determined that a portion of the "Defense of Marriage Act" prohibiting same-sex couples from long-term health-care benefits is biased and will likely overturn the aspect. Details follow.
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