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Insurance Agent Takes Stand on Gay Marriage in Supreme Court Case

Today David Kosar can be considered one of the nation’s most outspoken insurance agents on the issue of gay marriage. Kosar, owner of David Kosar Insurance Agency-American Family in Everett, Wash., has joined an amicus brief filed by 278 businesses, …

West Virginia Court Supports Lesbian’s Bias Claim in Lost Job Offer

A jury in West Virginia’s Kanawha County has concluded that members of a Charleston after school program rescinded a job offer to a woman after they discovered she is a lesbian. The jurors reached their verdict Friday night after a …

Esurance Extends Discounts to Same-Sex Couples in Domestic Partnerships

Esurance, the direct-to-consumer personal car insurance company, is offering new car insurance savings to same-sex couples in domestic partnerships and civil unions in 21 new states across the country. Same-sex couples who live together in nearly all the states where …

Effects of Tennessee Law Restricting Anti-Discrimination Rules Debated

A lawsuit filed in Nashville challenging a new state law says the legislation voids school board policies that protect gay and lesbian students from bullying and harassment, but the law’s sponsor disagrees. The law prohibits local governments from creating anti-discrimination …

Suit Challenges Tennessee’s Law Against Broadening Anti-Discrimination Rules

Tennessee cities and counties that want to make it tougher to discriminate against gays and lesbians face a stumbling block under a new state law, and now some Nashville city councilmembers and others are suing to challenge that law. The …