LGBT Rights and Federal and State Law
See also: Same-sex marriage in the United States See also: Same-sex marriage law in the United States by state See also: Same-sex marriage status in the United States by state See also: Timeline of same-sex marriage in the United States See also: Legal aspects of transsexualism in the United States#Birth certificates and marriage See also: Same-sex unions in the United States See also: Civil union in the United States See also: Domestic partnership in the United States See also: Cities and counties in the United States offering a domestic partnership registryRead more about this topic: LGBT Rights In The United States
Famous quotes containing the words rights, federal, state and/or law:
“Dat little man in black dar, he say women can’t have as much rights as men, ‘cause Christ wan’t a woman! Whar did your Christ come from? Whar did your Christ come from? From God and a woman! Man had nothin’ to do wid Him.”
—Sojourner Truth (1797–1883)
“I am willing to pledge myself that if the time should ever come that the voluntary agencies of the country together with the local and state governments are unable to find resources with which to prevent hunger and suffering ... I will ask the aid of every resource of the Federal Government.... I have the faith in the American people that such a day will not come.”
—Herbert Hoover (1874–1964)
“Cole’s Hill was the scene of the secret night burials of those who died during the first year of the settlement. Corn was planted over their graves so that the Indians should not know how many of their number had perished.”
—For the State of Massachusetts, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
“They are the lovers of law and order who observe the law when the government breaks it.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)