As Quinn's campaign was unveiling an ad featuring Edie Windsor — the 84 - year - old firebrand plaintiff in the Supreme Court ruling that overturned the Defense of Marriage Act — Weiner was on his way to the New York Blood Bank to call for an end to the FDA's longtime ban on blood donations by gay men. (nypost.com)
The Boy Scouts of America initially planned to lift its longtime ban on openly gay youth without canvassing members, Southern Baptists charged in a resolution that passed overwhelmingly. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
As promised by Mayor Bill de Blasio during his 2013 campaign, a longtime ban on cellphones at New York City public schools has been lifted. (nystateofpolitics.com)