Some of us started our morning by hearing classmate James Esseks on NPR. (Click headline above for link to the NPR story.) James commented on President Obama's memorandum to the Department of Health and Human Services ordering hospitals to give same-sex couples the right to be with a partner who is sick or dying.
As you may know, James is the Director of the ACLU Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & AIDS Project. He oversees litigation around the country that aims to ensure equal treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people by the government; equal rights and protections for LGBT couples and families; protection from discrimination in jobs, schools, housing, and public accommodations; and fair treatment by the government of people living with HIV/AIDS. Examples include cases challenging the exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage; challenges to bans on adoption or foster parenting by lesbians and gay men; and challenges to schools that seek to stifle the speech or association rights of LGBT students.
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