LGBT Rights News

Appeals court: Same-sex partner can't sue for malpractice
"By By Larry McShane, The Associated Press
NEW YORK - A divided state appeals court ruled Thursday that a Vermont man cannot sue a Manhattan hospital for malpractice in the death of his longtime partner, saying it could not provide a "judicial imprimatur" for same-sex marriages."

Gay student's case is sent to high court
"By By The Associated Press
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A divided appeals court has asked the Florida Supreme Court to decide if a school chaplain should have protected the confidentiality of a gay student expelled in his senior year of high school."

Brizzi OKs hiring policy on gays
By By Brendan O'Shaughnessy
"Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi has approved a formal employment policy within his office prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation -- the same move that plunged Gov. Mitch Daniels into hot water with social conservatives."

Calif. court hears gay fertility case
"By By Elliot Spagat, The Associated Press
SAN DIEGO - A California appeals court heard arguments Tuesday in the case of a woman who sued her doctors after they refused to artificially inseminate her, allegedly because she is gay."