Ellis Ruben, Senior Legal Counsel for the Equality Campaign-DontAmend.Com,
Battles Government Over DOMA. Files Federal Lawsuit on Behalf of Rev. Phyllis E. Hunt and Her Spouse, Vilia Corvision. Who Want the State of Florida and the Federal Government to Recognize Their Canadian Marriage.
[Photo: ABC Action News]

August 28:
*Feds Defend Gay Marriage Ban in Florida.
August 27:
*Ashcroft Asks Federal Judge To Dismiss Gay Marriage Suit.
*In Florida Suit, Justice Defends Defense of Marriage Act.
August 12:
*Tampa Lawsuit Filed To Legalize Gay Marriage.
*An Early Test for Same-Sex 'Marriage'.
August 11:
*First Suit Against DOMA by Same-Sex Spouses Wed in Canada.
*Second Gay Suit Filed Over Federal DOMA.
*Attorney Ellis Rubin and The Equality Campaign File Historic Federal Lawsuit to Recognize Canadian Marriage.

*Attorney Ellis Rubin Senior Legal Counsel for National Lesbian & Gay Civil Rights Organization.

*Ellis Rubin to File Historic Federal Lawsuit for Same Gender Marriage Against US Attorney General on Tuesday, July 20, 2004.

*Lesbian Leader to Fly to Florida to Support Ellis & Guy Rubin's Lawsuits for Marriage Equality.

*Gay Couples Ask Ellis Rubin to Sue Palm Beach County for Denying Them Marriage Licenses.
Ellis Rubin filed a lawsuit on behalf of Cindy Koenig and Margaret Kelley, against Charlie Green, Lee County's clerk of circuit court, seeking to legalize gay marriage.

August 3:
*Couple Files Suit in Attempt to Legalize Gay Marriage.
*Cape Couple Files Suit Over Marriage Ban.
*Lesbian Couple Files Suit in Lee Over Marriage Law. [News-Press Update]
Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank
[Excerpt From His Speech at Democratic Covention]
"I am sorry that the thought of two women who are in love seeking in Florida to solemnize that love in a marriage so disorganized my Republican colleagues that they decided to put aside the business of America, that they decided a couple of weeks ago that we couldn't deal with homeland security or a highway bill or education or health care, and they had to try and knock a big hole in the U.S. Constitution."
July 29:
*Frank Words For Gay Rights.
Attorney Ellis Rubin, left, speaks outside the Federal Courthouse in Tampa, after filing a federal lawsuit on behalf Rev. Nancy Wilson, right, and Paula Schoenwether, second from right, who married in Massachusetts, the first to sue the federal government to have their union legally recognized in the rest of the country.
[Photo: Associated Press]
July 22:
*Lesbian Couple is First to Sue for Nationwide Recognition of Marriage.
July 21:
*Couple Sues to Recognize Gay Wedding.
July 20:
*Ashcroft Sued Over Gay Marriage.
*Gay Couple Sues to Have Mass. Marriage Recognized Throughout U.S.
*Gay Couple Sues to Have Union Recognized.
Lesbians Sue to Have All States Recognize Massachusetts Marriage.
July 19:
A First: Lesbian Couple 'Married' in Mass. Challenges DOMA.

[Over 125 Media Services Nationwide Posted News Articles on This Lawsuit]
Clockwise from left, plaintiffs James Stewart and Wayne Ellis Clark of Dania, their attorney Ellis Rubin, and Judge Richard Eade listen to a motion filed Monday by Assistant Attorney General David J. Glantz and attorney Susan Delegal.
(Staff photo/Judy Sloan Reich)
July 27:
*Same-Sex Marriage Ban Fight Down to Three Couples.
*The Real Gay Marriage Threat: It Tempts Heterosexual Husbands, Wives.
Ruth Berman and Connie Kurtz
"We have signed on for this lawsuit.  We know that the time is now and we've waited long enough for these rights. We need you in every way to envision/imagine that the reality of "equality for all" will be in our lifetime".
Lovingly, Ruthie and Connie
July 2:
*New Suit Filed In Florida For Gay Marriage Rights.
*Ten Same-Sex Couples Sue for Right to Marry in Florida.
Melanie Connolly (left) holds her 7-month-old daughter, Madison Skye, with her partner Maureen Connolly during after-dinner cleanup Wednesday in their Boynton Beach home. The Connollys are one of 10 same-sex couples who are bringing suit against the county Thursday to be granted the right to marry.
[Photo: Chris Matula/Palm Beach Post]
July 1:
"Same Sex Couples to Fight State Marriage Ban.
[Scroll Down to Take "Should Gay Marriage be Legal in Palm Beach County" Poll]
Ellis Ruben, Senior Legal Counsel for the Equality Campaign-DontAmend.Com,
Battles Government over DOMA, Files Federal Lawsuit on Behalf of Nancy Wilson, left, and Paula Schoenwether. Who Want the State of Florida and the Federal Government to Recognize Their Massachusetts Marriage.
[Photo: Chris Zuppa - St Petersburg Times]
July 26:
*For 2 Women, Lawsuit 27 Years in the Making.

On the steps of the Hillsborough County Courthouse, members of the group DontAmend.com brought the fight over same-sex marriages to Tampa.
[Photo: WTSP News]
James Merritt, left, and Albert Leach Jr. speak to reporters in Orlando after filing a lawsuit to overturn Florida's ban on same-sex marriages Monday. They were denied a marriage license in February.
[Photo: Associated Press]
Sheila Serrao, [left] and Sue Clayton, leaving home to go to courthouse.
[Photo ABC Acton News]
Ellis Rubin files the lawsuit on behalf of Clayton and Serrao, [right].
[Photo ABC Acton News]
Church of the Trinity's pastor Nancy Wilson, left, talks with parishoners Sue Clayton and Sheila Serrao, right, before Monday's news conference in Tampa.
[Photo: Melissa Followell - Bradenton Herald]
Sheila Serrao [right] and Sue Clayton interviewed by Bay News 9 outside Hillsborough County Courthouse.
[Photo: Bay News 9]
Albert Leach Jr. and the Rev. Jim Merritt (left to right, back row) with father-and-son attorneys Ellis and Guy Rubin (left to right, front row) file a lawsuit with court clerk Norma Felshaw, (right) on Monday.
[Photo: Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ - Orlando Sentinel]
Sue Clayton, left, and Sheila Serrao are a lesbian couple living in Sarasota who would like to be legally married.
[Photo: Associated Press]
Attorney Ellis Rubin, left, gestures as he speaks during a news conference outside the Hillsborough County Courthouse Monday in Tampa. Robin Tyler, Executive Director of Equality Campaign, www.dontamend.com is standing on his right.  Rubin, on behalf of Sue Clayton, third from right, and Sheila Serrao, second from right, both of Manatee County, filed a lawsuit attempting to get Florida's ban on same-sex marriage overturned.
[Photo: Chris O'Meara Associated Press]
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Attorney Ellis Rubin, left, gestures as he speaks during a news conference outside the Hillsborough County Courthouse Monday in Tampa. Robin Tyler, Executive Director of Equality Campaign, www.dontamend.com is standing on his right.  Rubin, on behalf of Sue Clayton, third from right, and Sheila Serrao, second from right, both of Manatee County, filed a lawsuit attempting to get Florida's ban on same-sex marriage overturned.
[Photo: Chris O'Meara Associated Press]
Sue Clayton, left, and Sheila Serrao are a lesbian couple living in Sarasota who would like to be legally married.
[Photo: Associated Press]
Albert Leach Jr. and the Rev. Jim Merritt (left to right, back row) with father-and-son attorneys Ellis and Guy Rubin (left to right, front row) file a lawsuit with court clerk Norma Felshaw, (right) on Monday.
[Photo: Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ - Orlando Sentinel]
Sheila Serrao [right] and Sue Clayton interviewed by Bay News 9 outside Hillsborough County Courthouse.
[Photo: Bay News 9]
Church of the Trinity's pastor Nancy Wilson, left, talks with parishoners Sue Clayton and Sheila Serrao, right, before Monday's news conference in Tampa.
[Photo: Melissa Followell - Bradenton Herald]
"Tampa - Hillsborough County"
"Supporters of Gay Marriage Rally in Tampa"
"Sarasota Couple Comes to Tampa to Fight Gay Marriage Ban"
"Gay Couples Sue for Right to Wed"
Ellis Rubin files the lawsuit on behalf of Clayton and Serrao, [right].
[Photo ABC Acton News]
Sheila Serrao, [left] and Sue Clayton, leaving home to go to courthouse.
[Photo ABC Acton News]
James Merritt, left, and Albert Leach Jr. speak to reporters in Orlando after filing a lawsuit to overturn Florida's ban on same-sex marriages Monday. They were denied a marriage license in February.
[Photo: Associated Press]
"Gay Couples Sue to Challenge Marriage Ban"
"Orlando - Orange County"
"Same-Sex Couples Sue for Wedlock."
"Tampa, Orlando Couples Challenge State Ban on Gay Marriage"
"Gay Manatee Couple Sue for Right to Marry."
"Recognizing Gay Marriage in Florida."
On the steps of the Hillsborough County Courthouse, members of the group DontAmend.com brought the fight over same-sex marriages to Tampa.
[Photo: WTSP News]
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Jack Sarver, 42, of Tampa, protests the idea of a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage at a Tampa intersection Monday.
[Photo: Chris Zuppa St Petersburg Times]
"First Lawsuit Against DOMA by Spouses Wed in Massachusetts"
Ellis Ruben, Senior Legal Counsel for the Equality Campaign-DontAmend.Com,
Battles Government over DOMA, Files Federal Lawsuit on Behalf of Nancy Wilson, left, and Paula Schoenwether. Who Want the State of Florida and the Federal Government to Recognize Their Massachusetts Marriage.
[Photo: Chris Zuppa - St Petersburg Times]
July 26:
*For 2 Women, Lawsuit 27 Years in the Making.

"West Palm Beach - Broward County"
"New Suit Filed In Florida For Gay Marriage Rights."
Melanie Connolly (left) holds her 7-month-old daughter, Madison Skye, with her partner Maureen Connolly during after-dinner cleanup Wednesday in their Boynton Beach home. The Connollys are one of 10 same-sex couples who are bringing suit against the county Thursday to be granted the right to marry.
[Photo: Chris Matula/Palm Beach Post]
July 1:
"Same Sex Couples to Fight State Marriage Ban.
[Scroll Down to Take "Should Gay Marriage be Legal in Palm Beach County" Poll]
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Ruth Berman and Connie Kurtz
"We have signed on for this lawsuit.  We know that the time is now and we've waited long enough for these rights. We need you in every way to envision/imagine that the reality of "equality for all" will be in our lifetime".
Lovingly, Ruthie and Connie
July 2:
*New Suit Filed In Florida For Gay Marriage Rights.
*Ten Same-Sex Couples Sue for Right to Marry in Florida.
Clockwise from left, plaintiffs James Stewart and Wayne Ellis Clark of Dania, their attorney Ellis Rubin, and Judge Richard Eade listen to a motion filed Monday by Assistant Attorney General David J. Glantz and attorney Susan Delegal.
(Staff photo/Judy Sloan Reich)
July 27:
*Same-Sex Marriage Ban Fight Down to Three Couples.
*The Real Gay Marriage Threat: It Tempts Heterosexual Husbands, Wives.
Attorney Ellis Rubin, left, speaks outside the Federal Courthouse in Tampa, after filing a federal lawsuit on behalf Rev. Nancy Wilson, right, and Paula Schoenwether, second from right, who married in Massachusetts, the first to sue the federal government to have their union legally recognized in the rest of the country.
[Photo: Associated Press]
July 22:
*Lesbian Couple is First to Sue for Nationwide Recognition of Marriage.
July 21:
*Couple Sues to Recognize Gay Wedding.
July 20:
*Ashcroft Sued Over Gay Marriage.
*Gay Couple Sues to Have Mass. Marriage Recognized Throughout U.S.
*Gay Couple Sues to Have Union Recognized.
Lesbians Sue to Have All States Recognize Massachusetts Marriage.
July 19:
A First: Lesbian Couple 'Married' in Mass. Challenges DOMA.

[Over 125 Media Services Nationwide Posted News Articles on This Lawsuit]
Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank
[Excerpt From His Speech at Democratic Covention]
"I am sorry that the thought of two women who are in love seeking in Florida to solemnize that love in a marriage so disorganized my Republican colleagues that they decided to put aside the business of America, that they decided a couple of weeks ago that we couldn't deal with homeland security or a highway bill or education or health care, and they had to try and knock a big hole in the U.S. Constitution."
July 29:
*Frank Words For Gay Rights.
"Cape Coral - Lee County"
"Couple Files Suit in Attempt to Legalize Gay Marriage."
Ellis Rubin filed a lawsuit on behalf of Cindy Koenig and Margaret Kelley, against Charlie Green, Lee County's clerk of circuit court, seeking to legalize gay marriage.

August 3:
*Couple Files Suit in Attempt to Legalize Gay Marriage.
*Cape Couple Files Suit Over Marriage Ban.
*Lesbian Couple Files Suit in Lee Over Marriage Law. [News-Press Update]
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"Media Releases & Take Action Alerts"
*Attorney Ellis Rubin and The Equality Campaign File Historic Federal Lawsuit to Recognize Canadian Marriage.

*Attorney Ellis Rubin Senior Legal Counsel for National Lesbian & Gay Civil Rights Organization.

*Ellis Rubin to File Historic Federal Lawsuit for Same Gender Marriage Against US Attorney General on Tuesday, July 20, 2004.

*Lesbian Leader to Fly to Florida to Support Ellis & Guy Rubin's Lawsuits for Marriage Equality.

*Gay Couples Ask Ellis Rubin to Sue Palm Beach County for Denying Them Marriage Licenses.
"First Lawsuit Against DOMA by Spouses Wed in Canada"
Ellis Ruben, Senior Legal Counsel for the Equality Campaign-DontAmend.Com,
Battles Government Over DOMA. Files Federal Lawsuit on Behalf of Rev. Phyllis E. Hunt and Her Spouse, Vilia Corvision. Who Want the State of Florida and the Federal Government to Recognize Their Canadian Marriage.
[Photo: ABC Action News]

August 28:
*Feds Defend Gay Marriage Ban in Florida.
August 27:
*Ashcroft Asks Federal Judge To Dismiss Gay Marriage Suit.
*In Florida Suit, Justice Defends Defense of Marriage Act.
August 12:
*Tampa Lawsuit Filed To Legalize Gay Marriage.
*An Early Test for Same-Sex 'Marriage'.
August 11:
*First Suit Against DOMA by Same-Sex Spouses Wed in Canada.
*Second Gay Suit Filed Over Federal DOMA.

This Page Was Updated On: August 29, 2004