The Mighty, Mighty 14th Amendment

Those of you who have seen the movie Lincoln now know all about the 13th Amendment. A couple of years later, the nation passed the 14th Amendment, which among other provisions enshrined equality in the sacred and living document that is our constitution. One of EJS’s primary goals is “reclaiming the 14th Amendment.” The conservativeContinue reading “The Mighty, Mighty 14th Amendment”

LGBT Legal Groups Decry Obama Administration’s Defense of DOMA

The National Center for Lesbian Rights (EJS board member Kate Kendell is NLCR’s executive director), Lambda Legal, the ACLU, Human Rights Campaign, GLAD and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force issued a statement today objecting to the Obama administration’s recent filing in support of the a law that discriminates against LGBT. (San Francisco, CA,Continue reading “LGBT Legal Groups Decry Obama Administration’s Defense of DOMA”