All posts by Chris Geidner
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CA Gov. Brown Signs Two Pro-Trans Bills Into Law [and Signs Bullying Bill, Vetoes LGBT Data Bill]
California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed two pro-transgender equality bills into law on Oct. 9. Masen Davis, the executive director of the Transgender Law Center,...
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White House Names Gautam Raghavan to LGBT Liaison Role
[Photo: Gautam Raghavan, the new White House “point of contact” on LGBT issues, is an associate director of public engagement in the White House Office...
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Out Gay Judicial Nominee Fitzgerald Has Senate Hearing
President Barack Obama’s fourth out LGBT judicial nominee, California attorney Michael...
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New “Cap” on House DOMA Defense Set at $1.5 Million, Additional Change Alters Payment Liability
On Oct. 1, the obligation of the federal government to pay for the House Republican leadership’s defense of the Defense of Marriage Act increased from...
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Baldwin Pitches Senate Bid, Bloomberg Accepts Ally Award at HRC Dinner
Besides President Obama’s keynote address at the Human Rights Campaign’s 15th annual national dinner, the two key political speeches came from a representative from Wisconsin...
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Obama Touts Administration’s LGBT Accomplishments, Swipes at GOP at HRC Dinner
Tonight, President Barack Obama addressed the Human Rights Campaign...
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What Advice Would You Give Obama?
On Saturday, Oct. 1, President Obama will be be giving the keynote address at the Human Rights Campaign’s 15th annual national dinner. The speech, HRC...
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Ninth Circuit Dismisses Log Cabin DADT Challenge As Moot, Vacates Lower Court Decision
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today dismissed the Log Cabin Republicans v. United States appeal as moot, following the end of...
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Trial Judge Rejects DOMA Challenge in Immigration Case, Citing ’82 Appeals Court Ruling
Writing that he was bound by a 1982 appeals court decision whose reasoning the U.S. Department of Justice had argued was “no longer valid today,”...
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DOMA Is “Becoming Law” in This Week’s Metro Weekly
This week’s article — “Becoming Law” — will be is the conclusion of a four-part series marking the 15th anniversary of the passage of the...
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Obama Talks Bullying, DOMA and Immigration at White House Roundtable
Today, President Obama talked about bullying and the Defense of Marriage Act over the course of a 50-minute “Open for Questions” roundtable moderated by Jose...
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Sen. Susan Collins Hasn’t “Looked At” Federal Impact of DOMA on Same-Sex Couples
Over the course of 2011, the Defense of Marriage Act has been front and center in several public debates, most notably when the Obama administration...
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Out Lesbian Judicial Nominee Set for Senate Vote in Coming Weeks
[Photo: President Barack Obama greets departing Associate Counsel to the President Alison J. “Ali” Nathan, left, Meg Satterthwaite, and their twin sons Oliver and Nathan,...
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Release of Prop 8 Tapes Back on Hold
The release of the Proposition 8 trial tapes is back on hold, following an order from an appeals court on Monday, Sept. 26. On Sept....
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Out NBA exec picked up by Golden State Warriors
The NBA’s Golden State Warriors have named Rick Welts as the San Francisco-based team’s president and chief operating officer, according to the San Francisco Chronicle....
