DOMA deprives the equal liberty of persons that is protected by the Fifth Amendment. Defense of Marriage Act, a United States federal law that restricted federal marriage benefits and required inter-state marriage recognition to only opposite-sexmarriagesWikipedia…;. Supreme Court DOMA Decision...

Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/25/voting-rights-act-supreme-cour…;. "The Supreme Court on Tuesday effe… struck down the heart of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by a 5-to-4 vote, ruling that Congress had not provided adequate justification for subjecting nine states, mostly...

This story includes material re-posted from Huffington Post and SCOTUS Blog. - Ed. US Supreme Court still to rule on major rights cases Fis… v. University of Texas, challenging the university's affirmative action policy in college admissions. The justices then will likely rule on the...

This story is re-posted from the Orlando Sentinel and originally appeared in its June 10, 2013 online edition. The Unitarian Universalist College of Social Justice (UUCSJ) offers "Civil Rights Justice Journeys" - click hereh…;...

This story is re-posted from UU World Online and first appeared on May 20, 2013. - Ed. Sometimes words aren't enough Michelle Bates Deakin The first day of the workweek has a new name in North Carolina, where “Moral Monday” is drawing more protesters to the North Carolina Legislative Building...

This post is republished from the Call and Response blog by the Resource Development Office of the Unitarian Universalist Association - Ed. A Deeper Discovery by Gail Forsyth-Vail Edward Wemytewa is a storyteller, and so am I. We worked together with several others this spring to plan the...

BSA welcomes all youth, only some adults At its annual national meeting the www.scouting.org">Boy Scouts of America (BSA) approved a resolution removing, " the restriction denying membership to youth on the basis of sexual orientation alone."(1) 60% of 1,400 voting members approved the measure.

UU Living Legacy Project to offer this special social justice pilgrimage for high school youths. This experience begins and ends in Atlanta, Ga., taking us to the key civil rights cities of Birmingham and Selma, Ala. As we explore a few of the most important sites of the civil rights movement,...

Today the barrier against openly identifying as LGBTQ in professional sports in the United States fell when a current player, twelve-year veteran of the National Basketball Association affirmed his homosexual identity....

UU Living Legacy Project to offer this special social justice pilgrimage for high school youths. This experience begins and ends in Atlanta, Ga., taking us to the key civil rights cities of Birmingham and Selma, Ala. As we explore a few of the most important sites of the civil rights movement,...

Today the barrier against openly identifying as LGBTQ in professional sports in the United States fell when a current player, twelve-year veteran of the National Basketball Association affirmed his homosexual identity....

Deadline for summer fun and justice – 4 days and counting... CLICK HERE. Use the UUCSJ online form to apply here...

This story is re-posted from Democracy Now. - Ed. UU Tim DeChristopher, Bidder 70 In a Democracy Now! exclusive on Earth Day, climate change activist Tim DeChristopher joins us for his first interview since being released from federal custody after serving 21 months in detention....

UUA President decries Half-measure proposed by BSA Board The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has proposed modifying its membership rules to the more inclusive position of not discriminating against youth membership on the basis of sexual orientation or preference. The language of the Boy Scouts of...

NFL Meets With Gay Rights Groups (Huffington Post) WASHINGTON -- The National Football League met with LGBT rights groups last week about the push to end homophobia in sports, at a time when came out as gay in 2012 after he was done playing professional football, participated as well....

LGBT in Religious Communities: A Faith and Human Rights Discussion … class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-8845" alt="UU_UNO_Spring_Conf_13" src=" The panel discussion on LGBT in Religious Communities, organized as part of the UU-UNO 2013 Spring Seminar, "Sex, Love and Violence: Sexual Orientatio...

Deafen voices of hate or intolerance with a silent message of love bullying and harassment of lesbiangaybisexualtransgenderLGBTvow of silence to symbolically represent the silencing of LGBTQ students and their supporters....

The American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) has published as a graphic potential outcomes of the United States Supreme Court on Prop 8 and www.marriageequality.org/">Marriage Equality. A decision is expected from the Court by the end of June....