New Jersey
January 21, 2020
Tennessee should follow New Jersey's lead, secure parental rights for LGBTQ couples
On January 16, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed Bill S-3528 into law, a bill that helps establish a process to ensure both members of an LGBTQ couple will be recognized as parents of a child brought into their family by adoption or other forms of assisted reproduction.
June 26, 2015
Court rules that "ex-gay" therapy is a fraud
Yesterday, a New Jersey jury found the “ex-gay” organization J.O.N.A.H guilty of consumer fraud.
May 27, 2015
Gay priest removed from Seton Hall breaks his silence to Outsports
Outsports has spoken with Warren Hall, the former Seton Hall chaplain who was removed from his position for posting a NOH8 photo on his Facebook page.
February 10, 2015
NJ judge to "ex-gay" programs: Being LGBT is not a disorder
Today, a New Jersey judge ruled that so-called "ex-gay" programs can't represent that being LGBT is a disorder in marketing materials. This is a part of a lawsuit that "ex-gay" survivors and the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) have against the Jewish "ex-gay" program, Jews Offering New Alternatives for Healing (JONAH).
August 20, 2014
Transgender teen ensured she is welcome at her New Jersey school
A transgender teen from New Jersey and her mother have been working to make sure she will return to school safely in September with her gender identity respected.
June 4, 2014
What you need to know about the state of marriage equality
Indisputably, change is a constant force that ceaselessly shapes us as a society: Change makes the tides rise and the leaves turn color; Change brings life into the world and it takes life away. It freed the slaves in our country and gave women the right to vote. And, pretty soon, change will bring marriage equality to all couples.
April 17, 2014
Middle School play dealing with bullying and acceptance to be performed in New Jersey
Robt Seda-Schreiber, a middle school teacher in East Windsor, New Jersey and his students are performing a one-act play dealing with bullying and acceptance of diversity.
January 13, 2014
Chris Christie to trans people: No birth certificates without surgery
In addition to the recent "Bridgegate," he vetoed a bill today that would have allowed transgender residents of New Jersey to receive updated birth certificates accurately reflecting their gender identity, rather than their assigned gender.
October 25, 2013
New Jersey Marriage Equality advocates pursue state law reinforcing court's decision
New Jersey lawmakers are now deciding what needs to be done to pass a law reinforcing the trial court's decision on marriage equality.
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