Tax deductions for gay male who uses in vitro fertilization
Can A Gay man use the IRS deductions for medical expenses and deduct for his in vitro fertilization procedure and its costs? In a short answer no. A Homosexual man in Florida attempted to deduct all his costs for housing and caring for a lady who held his baby as a...
The Kentucky clerk who denied same sex couples marriage licenses can be sued
ASHLAND, Ky. (CN) – Two lawsuits against Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis – who refused to marry same-sex couples after the historic U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage – will proceed, but only against Davis in her individual capacity, a federal judge...
The death of Edith Windsor a pioneer for the lesbian/gay community and advocate of the legalization of the defense of marriage act
Edith Windsor loved Thea Spyer. For nearly half a century, the two were partners and eventually were legally married as well. When Spyer died in 2009, though, the federal government didn’t recognize that love on Windsor’s tax forms, expecting her to pay more than...
Utah couple heads to state Supreme Court over law that prevents married gay men from having biological children through surrogacy
Jon and Noel started talking about having a family not long after they married in 2013. An author and a professor who have been together more than a decade, the couple considered adoption, but settled on surrogacy out of a strong desire to have a biological child....
Gay ex hasidic mother awarded custody of her children
Ex-Hasidic mother from Brooklyn who lost custody of her three children for being gay wins them back in first-of-its-kind legal battle. Chavie Weisberger, who used to be Hasidic, was granted custody of her children after a long legal battle over her sexuality. In 2015...
Taxpayers must pay for violation of Kentucky county clerk
A federal judge has ordered Kentucky taxpayers to pay more than $220,000 in legal fees because a county clerk refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in 2015. U.S. District Judge David Bunning on Friday ordered the state to pay $222,695 in fees to the...