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		September 14, 2025

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				Advocacy & Public Service  Civil Rights  Lesbians & Gays   Document Name    Date   Document Type  2004 Legislative Summary: Gay Marriage Ban Constitutional Amendment   Dec. 4, 2004 Legislative Analysis Baker v. State of Vermont: Majority Opinion of the Vermont Supreme Court on Rights of Homosexual Couples, Justice J.L. Amestoy   Dec. 20, 1999 Primary Source Boy Scouts of America v. Dale: Brief Summary   Jun. 28, 2000 Case Summary Boy Scouts of America v. Dale: Detailed Summary   Jun. 28, 2000 Case Summary Boy Scouts of America v. Dale: Opinion Excerpt   Jun. 28, 2000 Primary Source California and Washington Legalize Same-Sex Marriage   Feb. 7, 2012 Primary Source Congress Likely to Remain Silent On 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'   Jan. 10, 2004 Legislative Analysis Conservatives See 'DOMA' As Another Means to the End   Jul. 17, 2004 Legislative Analysis D.C. partners benefits   2007 - 2008 Legislative Analysis Department of Justice Declares Defense of Marriage Act Unconstitutional   Feb. 23, 2011 Primary Source Discrimination at Home for Gays and Lesbians   Jul. 8, 2013 Legislative Analysis Federal Officials on Certification of Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal   Jul. 22, 2011 Primary Source Frank Fights Old Allies After Axing Transgender Provision   Oct. 15, 2007 Legislative Analysis Gay Adoptions Trigger Call for Federal 'Conscience Clause'   Mar. 27, 2006 Legislative Analysis Gay and Lesbian Issues and Advocacy     Encyclopedia Entry Gay Marriage Issue Resonates Primarily in Halls of Congress   Jul. 17, 2004 Legislative Analysis Gay Marriage Polls Differ   Jan. 10, 2004 Legislative Analysis Gay Marriage, 2003-2004 Legislative Chronology   2003 - 2004 Legislative Analysis Gay Marriage   2005 - 2006 Legislative Analysis Gay Rights Issues Reappear As Election-Year Fodder For Lawmakers on Both Sides   Jun. 19, 2004 Legislative Analysis Gay-Rights Update   Apr. 14, 2000 CQ Researcher Gays in the Military, 1993-1994 Legislative Chronology   1993 - 1994 Legislative Analysis Gays on Campus   Oct. 1, 2004 CQ Researcher Goodridge v. Department of Public Health: Massachusetts Court Decision on Gay Marriage   Nov. 18, 2003 Primary Source Goodridge v. Department of Public Health: Opinion Excerpts   Feb. 3, 2004 Primary Source Hate Crimes, 2001-2002 Legislative Chronology   2001 - 2002 Legislative Analysis Hate Crimes, 2003-2004 Legislative Chronology   2003 - 2004 Legislative Analysis Help for AIDS Victims, 1985-1986 Legislative Chronology   1985 - 1986 Legislative Analysis House Conservatives Seek Voters' Attention With Action On Gay Marriage Amendment   Oct. 2, 2004 Legislative Analysis Hurley v. Irish-American Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Group of Boston: Brief Summary   Jun. 19, 1995 Case Summary Hurley v. Irish-American Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Group of Boston: Supreme Court Opinion on Excluding Gay Marchers from St. Patrick's Day Parades, Boston, MA, 1992-1995: Justice D.H. Souter   Jun. 19, 1995 Primary Source Lawrence v. Texas: Opinions Excerpt   Jun. 26, 2003 Primary Source LGBTQ in Congress: 10 is Good, 25 is Goal   Jul. 15, 2019 Legislative Analysis Mounting Concerns about Treatment of LGBTQ Asylum-Seekers   Jul. 8, 2019 Legislative Analysis New York Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage   Jun. 14, 2011 Primary Source Parties Wary of Political Risk In Stands on Gay Marriage   Jan. 10, 2004 Legislative Analysis President B. Clinton and T. Osborn, Executive Director of the Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Addressing the Gay Rights March in Washington, D.C.   Apr. 25, 1993 Primary Source Public Agitation May Force Bush to Take Stand on Gay Marriage   Feb. 14, 2004 Legislative Analysis Rep. Barney Frank Admits Homosexuality, 1987-1988 Legislative Chronology   1987 - 1988 Legislative Analysis Report of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on the Inheritance of Gene Relating to Homosexuality   Jul. 16, 1993 Primary Source Romer v. Evans: Opinions of the Supreme Court on Discrimination Against Gays: Justices A.M. Kennedy, A. Scalia     Primary Source Romer v. Evans: Brief Summary   May 20, 1996 Case Summary Romer v. Evans: Detailed Summary   May 20, 1996 Case Summary Romer v. Evans: Opinion Excerpt   May 20, 1996 Primary Source Same-Sex Marriage, 1995-1996 Legislative Chronology   1995 - 1996 Legislative Analysis Speech of President B. Clinton on Gay Rights Delivered to the Human Rights Campaign, Washington, DC   Nov. 8, 1997 Primary Source Text of San Francisco, California, Domestic-Partners Ordinance as Passed by the City-county Board of Supervisors   May 30, 1989 Primary Source To Undecideds, Marriage Amendment Is a Low Priority   Jul. 17, 2004 Legislative Analysis Tough Choice for Gay Activists   Sep. 24, 2012 Legislative Analysis Transgender Issues   May 5, 2006 CQ Researcher U.S. District Judge Overturns California Ban on Gay Marriage   Aug. 4, 2010 Primary Source Vote on Defense of Marriage Act Provision Treads Tricky Legal Ground in Limiting Courts' Jurisdiction   Jul. 24, 2004 Legislative Analysis
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