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november < 2005 » just OUt 2 j r7ÌV7rT7TÌTlnews est court,” said David Bucket, Marriage Project director at Lambda and lead attorney on the case. “Since filing this lawsuit, our clients have welcomed new children into their families and mourned the loss of loved ones—tragically including the death of one of our plaintiffs, Mar ilyn Maneely, who passed away earlier this fall. With these life-changing events come difficult and painful challenges our clients shouldn’t have to face but do because they are not allowed to marry.” Lambda’s brief states, “Plaintiffs cannot enjoy dignity, security and first-class status as cit izens when the government denies them access to one of society’s most esteemed institutions, marriage, with the person each loves.” KANSAS C ourt O utlaws H arsher P unishment for U nderage G ay S ex CALIFORNIA D emocrats U nlikely to R evisit M arriage B ill N ext Y ear Gays and lesbians in California will proba bly have to wait until 2007 before the state Legislature takes up the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act again. The bill, which passed both the Assembly and the Senate this year, was vetoed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. FLORIDA A ctivist S ues F lorida C ounty O ver G ay P ride B an A Hillsborough County Commission vote to ban official recognition of Gay Pride events is unconstitutional, according to a lawsuit filed Oct. 19 by business owner and activist Joe Red- ner. The installation of a Gay Pride display in a public library prompted the commission vote, but he said the ban unlawfully targets gays and lesbians and restricts his access to information at public libraries. The Kansas Supreme Court overturned Oct. 24 the sentence of Matthew R. Limon, who was originally set to serve 17 years in prison for engaging in sex at age 18 with a 14-year-old boy. “Moral disapproval of a group cannot be a legiti mate state interest,” the -HILLSBOROUGH- court wrote, striking down a state law that treated same-sex cases differently from heterosexual ones. Limon would likely have received a 15-month sen tence if his case had involved sex with an underage girl. In February 2000, Limon and another male IS BACK! teen-ager were students at a residential school for developmentally disabled youth in Miami County, Kan. A week after Limon’s 18th birthday, he per We are proud to stand up for rhe gay formed consensual oral sex on the other teen-ager, community and we will not participate in who was nearly 15—three county sanctioned discrimination. years, one month and a few days younger. Equality Florida has created this downloadable message for “As of today, Matthew residents of Hillsborough County, which has banned Gay Pride Limon has already served displays in local libraries. four years and five months < longer than a heterosexual teen-ager would NEW YORK have received for the same act. He has long since paid his debt to society, and we’re thrilled N ew Y orkers S ue to M arry that he will be going home to his family soon,” The American Civil Liberties Union asked a said Lisa Brunner of the American Civil Liber New York appeals court Oct. 17 to strike down ties Union of Kansas and Western Missouri’s a state law that bars same-sex couples from mar LGBT Task Force. “Justice has been a long time riage and the hundreds of family protections coming in this case.” afforded to married couples. The case was argued before the Third judi cial Department of rhe New York Supreme MARYLAND Court’s Appellate Division on behalf of 12 P arents P rotest S chool ’ s same-sex couples. Several of the plaintiffs, who hope to be married in the state of New “C oming O ut W eek ” A ctivities In honor of “Coming Out Week,” the Gay York and had been on the waiting list to get Straight Alliance at Pikesville High School in married by Mayor jason West in New Paltz, Maryland asked students to wear pink to show were present in court. “It was a great relief to be in court and hear their support for openly gay students Oct. 10 to 14. The request riled some parents, one of whom our lawyers explain to the court the very real commented, “It’s safe to say that I’m against consequences we deal with when we’re treated as legal strangers to our partners,” said Tonja what they believe in.” « Alvis of Schenectady, who is raising two chil dren with her partner of six years, Kathy Burke. N aval A cademy W arns P rotesters Soulforce’s “Equality Ride" was set to protest “We’re looking forward to the day when we can the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy finally dance with our sons at our wedding and Oct. 21 at the U.S. Naval Academy ip Annapo are no longer denied the legal protections that lis, Md., but officials warned members that they other couples enjoy* Alvis has no health insurance because she could be arrested if they tried “accessing the academy grounds for the purpose of protesting or can’t afford the plan offered by her employer, engaging midshipmen, faculty and staff.” Soul and Burke’s employer doesn’t offer domestic force promotes freedom for queers from religious partner health benefits. JH and political oppression through the practice of Compiled by S arah D ougher relentless nonviolent resistance. All-weather Fun and Adventure Got a job and $125 ? Timberline can send you down the road in a NEW Wrangler. 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