Posts Tagged ‘lawsuits’

Prop 8: And The Lawsuits Begin

Ballots are still being counted for Prop 8, the California measure that would rescind marriage rights from the state's gay couples. But according to New England GLBT paper Bay Windows, the legal opposition to Prop 8 has already begun. Robin Tyler and Diane Olson, the lesbian couple that won marriage rights in a previous [...]

What the Fuck is a Peter Meter?

How a Police Department sexual-harassment complaint measures up.
When Mary Gilkey filed her sexual harassment suit against D.C. Police Department photo lab head William “Bill” Gresham, the complaint included some common sexual harassment allegations—touchy-feeliness, money for sex, pornography in the office. It also contained some unexplained terms. Among the more provocative of the complaint’s claims was [...]