CONTINUED RESEARCH INTO SPERM SWAP
The story continues on the tragic unveiling of children born from swapped donor sperm in Utah. The University of Utah is reviewing how convicted felon Tom Lippert, a former medical technician of the two laboratories at the university's now-defunct fertility clinic,...
VIRGINIA TO OVERTURN BAN ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
Virginia's attorney general formally announced Thursday morning that the state will no longer defend its law banning same-sex marriage. This update brings great hope towards the LGBT community in effort to more states overturning legistlature. Read more on NBC news
VIRGINIA TO GRANT THE RIGHT TO WED FOR SAME SEX COUPLES
To join the recent states such as Oklahoma and Utah, Virginia has leveraged itself in the nationwide fight to grant the right to wed to same-sex couples. Read More...
OKLAHOMA BAN ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE UNCONSTITUTIONAL
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that an Oklahoma law limiting marriage to heterosexual couples violates the U.S. Constitution, giving yet another victory to same-sex marriage supporters. "The Court holds that Oklahoma's constitutional amendment limiting marriage to...
ATLANTA, AN LGBT-FRIENDLY CITY
Altanta has for a long time been referred to as the epicenter of the "gay south", and according to sources like advocate.com, it is ranked the 5th most LGBT friendly city in the country for 2014. Read more from AJC on how Atlanta has amped up their LGBT...
UTAH CONFIRMING SAME-SEX RIGHTS
Legal confusion surrounding the state of Utah to recognize some 1300 same-sex marriages comes to an end... at least for now. The dynamic legal battle over the same-sex marriage has many couples at ease with the announcement of recognizing the marriages as 'lawful',...
HUNGER STRIKE AGAINST GAY MARRIAGE
Right before the holidays, A 35-year-old Utah man named Trestin Meacham decided to fast until the state nullifies marriage equality. Dec. 20, the day before the strike began, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Shelby ruled that Utah's ban on gay marriage was...
JEWISH FERTILITY DOCTOR TO RECEIVE LEGION OF HONOR
Fertility specialist Dr. Rene Frydman is one among the Jewish recipients in 2013 of France’s Legion of Honor award. Frydman, 71, is responsible for the first successful in vitro fertilization, among other breakthroughs. He is the son of Jewish immigrants from Poland....
BENEFITS FOR MILITARY SAME-SEX COUPLES
After a review of the department’s benefit policies following the Supreme Court’s ruling that Section Three of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional, and in consultation with the Department of Justice and other executive branch agencies, the Defense...
IMPROVING FERTILITY OPTIONS FOR CANCER PATIENTS
Freezing sperm improves the chances of fatherhood after treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma. Read more...
LONG HAUL FOR LEGALIZING GAY RIGHTS IN NEW MEXICO
"Miriam Rand and Ono Porter were having lunch when the couple got a call that they'd been waiting for, for three decades: New Mexico's Supreme Court had just issued a ruling on same-sex marriage." Read More...
WHAT’S IN STORE FOR LGBT FAMILIES IN 2014?
This past year has been a banner year for LGBT people, especially in recognizing the rights of same-sex couples to create and grow their families. But what will 2014 bring? Read more from this recent article from Advocate.com
UTAH LEGALIZES GAY MARRIAGE
There was a rush to the altar in Utah after judge strikes down ban on gay marriage: "Elisa Noel rushed to the county clerk’s office with her partner immediately after learning that a federal judge had overturned Utah’s ban on gay marriage. They waited in line for a...
REALIGNING PREJUDICES AGAINST GAY RIGHTS
With all of the changes being made around the country in regards to legalizing gay marriage/gay rights, it's unfortunate the amount of knee-jerk support received for someone opposed to such (Phil Robertson). While many claim their support is in regards to the...
RECOGNITION OF SAME-SEX UNIONS IN TASMANIA
Tasmania's Relationship Act 2003 provided for registration and recognition of a type of registered partnership in two distinct catagories: Significant Relationships and Caring Relationships. Read More... *Sara M. Clay, P.C. has not reviewed the contents of this...
