All posts by Chris Geidner
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In Advance of Obama Broadway Events, White House Plays Down Hopes for Obama Marriage Statement
[Obama for America 2012 representatives gather outside the Broadway Theater production of Sister Act on June 23, in preparation for President Obama’s evening visit and...
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Equality California Withdraws 2009 “Net Neutrality” FCC Letter
Following Metro Weekly‘s June 20 report about a series of LGBT organizations that have submitted letters to the Federal Communications Commission regarding issues that had...
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HHS Secretary Talks About LGBT Health Data
From today’s White House press briefing, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius talked about the difficulties of collecting health data about LGBT populations: ...
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Obama’s Evolution Will Be Televised — and Questioned
Asked about “the president’s views on the gay marriage bill in New York,” White House press secretary Jay Carney started giving a series of answers...
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Broadband Plans and Net Neutrality: Looking at the LGBT Letters
As a supplement to Metro Weekly‘s in-depth report on the scope of AT&T’s involvement in the public policy positions of multiple LGBT organizations, here are...
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GLAAD Board Co-Chair Speaks About Barrios’s Resignation Letter
The board co-chair of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation confirmed that Jarrett Barrios submitted a resignation letter to the board and that he...
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GLAAD’s Barrios Resigns
Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation communications director Rich Ferraro emailed Metro Weekly regarding the article published earlier today at Politico about the future leadership...
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Bachmann “Glittered,” Get Equal Supporting Such Actions
The “glittering” fad — which began when Nick Espinosa tossed glitter at Newt Gingrich earlier this year and continued when others “glittered” Tim Pawlenty —...
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White House Comm Dir: Obama Didn’t Fill Out 1996 Marriage Survey Answer [w/ UPDATE]
The news of the day from Netroots Nation, taking place in Minneapolis, came when White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer stated that then-state senate candidate...
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Senate Defense Bill Passed Out of Committee
On Thursday, June 16, the Senate Armed Services Committee complete its work on the National Defense Authorization Act, announcing on Friday morning that it had...
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Going Gaga for New York Marriage Equality
Over the course of the past hour, Lady Gaga — who had been very involved in the 2010 “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal efforts —...
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For New York Marriage, Only the Senate Remains
Tonight, marriage equality in New York took a step forward — albeit one it’s taken several times previously. Simon Garron-Caine at Gay City News reports:...
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HHS Gives $250,000 to Create Resource Center for LGBT Refugees
The Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families today announced it has a awarded a $250,000 contract to the Heartland Alliance of Chicago...
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Choi White House Protest Arrest Trial Set for Aug. 29
Former Lt. Dan Choi was in federal court today, the lone individual still facing charges from any of the 2010 “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” protests...
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Motion to Vacate Prop 8 Decision Is Denied
U.S. District Court Judge James Ware ruled today that the Aug. 4, 2010, decision by now-retired Judge Vaughn Walker striking down Proposition 8 as unconstitutional...
