Lambda Legal, ACLU of Hawaii and Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing filed a lawsuit on behalf of six Hawaii couples asking that Hawaii's court extend to them the benefits and responsibilities of marriage based on the Hawaii Constitution's prohibition of discrimination based on sex.
Equality Hawaii applauds the suit, which is based on the Hawaii Constitution's prohibition of discrimination based on sex.
It was a Hawaii court ruling in 1993 - Baehr v Lewin - that launched the global same-sex marriage movement.
To see Equality Hawaii's full statement regarding the lawsuit, click here. To see all announcements, click here.
Native Hawaiian Conference To Debut On Olelo
Buddhist 'Talk Story' To
Address LGBT Issues
Issues faced by LGBT people will be the focus of an upcoming talk story forum Mon., Aug. 30, at the Buddhist Study Center.
The agenda includes a panel discussion and Shin Buddhist ministers.
Malama LGBT 'O Hawaii Maoli, a Native Hawaiian talk story and conference that captured powerful stories from our Native Hawaiian LGBT community will air on Olelo, Hawaii public access channels. The July 3 conference's three panels included Native Hawaiian history, a talk story and representatives from organizations serving Native Hawaiian populations.
Made possible by a grant from Hawaii People's Fund and The Gill Foundation, a special thanks goes to Olelo for allowing this important program to go to the airwaves. Equality Hawaii Foundation also salutes the panelists who participated.
Be watching www.equalityhawaii.org or FaceBook for details once the show is on-line.
