A few stories today – some positive, some saddening, and all uplifting.
Yesterday, the judge who wrote the law allowing Massachusetts same-sex couples to marry announced her retirement. Chief Justice Margret Marshall, the first ever woman to hold that position in the MA court, will retire at the age of 70 to spend more time with her husband. Her remarkable tenure as Chief Justice will be remembered.
Link here:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iBJ16yGsP6s2tHjJ8nEqDda20tqAD9H3NN5G0
Next, according to the Los Angeles Times, 1 in 4 Californians have become more supportive of gay rights over the last five years. The statistic is taken from a poll conducted by the DC based non-profit Public Religion Research Institute. Over 3,300 Californians were surveyed, and the results were overwhelmingly positive towards gay rights.
Link here:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0722-samesex-poll-20100722,0,1066909.story
And finally, for the first time in Oklahoma, a transgender candidate, Brittany Novotny, is running for a seat in the state house. Novotny is running for the same seat currently held by Sally Kern, the Republican who stated that homosexuality is a bigger threat than terrorism. While Kern says she will not make Novotny’s gender identity part of her campaign, Novotny expects that Kern’s supporters will.
Link here:
http://www.365gay.com/news/transgender-candidate-in-oklahoma-faces-socially-conservative-opponent/
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