All posts by Chris Geidner
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John Bryson to be Named Commerce Secretary, Out Gay Option Passed Over
Today, the White House announced John Bryson as the president’s pick to succeed Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, recently named as Obama’s next ambassador to China....
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Federal Government Announces New Transgender Worker Guidance
This afternoon, the director of the Office of Personnel Management, John Berry, issued a brief memorandum to all executive department and agency heads, announcing new...
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House Passes Defense Bill With DADT and DOMA Amendments
This afternoon, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with three amendments opposed by LGBT advocates, including one that would...
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HRC Endorses Obama Re-Election
Before D.C. residents can head to the beach for Memorial Day weekend 2011, the Human Rights Campaign — nearly 18 months from Election Day and...
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NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg Talks Marriage
[Photo: Bloomberg speaks at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art about marriage equality in New York. (Photo care of Freedom to...
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Hochul’s Win: A Marriage Equality Victory in New York Special Election
A new supporter for marriage equality and proponent of the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” has won election to the U.S. Congress with tonight’s...
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White House Opposes DADT, Marriage Provisions in Defense Bill — Stops Short of Veto Threat
Today, the administration issued its Statement of Administration Policy (SAP) regarding the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), as passed by the House Armed Services Committee...
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House GOP Leadership Defends DOMA at the First Circuit
On Friday, May 20, the Republican members of the House Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group filed a motion to intervene in two cases challenging the constitutionality...
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Kevin Jennings Leaving Education Department to Head “Be The Change”
The Be the Change nonprofit announced today that Kevin Jennings, currently serving in the Obama administration’s Education Department as the assistant deputy secretary and the...
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Prop 8 Lawyers Olson and Boies Make Their Case — in D.C.
[Photo: Attorneys Ted Olson, left, and David Boies — who are co-counsel in the lawsuit challenging Proposition 8 — talk after a lunch forum at...
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Akin — Fresh Off His Anti-LGBT Amendment — Announces His Missouri Senate Run
Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) is jumping into an already crowded Republican primary to take on Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) in 2012. In a statement released...
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National LGBT Immigration Strategy Meeting Set For Wednesday
Immigration Equality plans to host a meeting in New York City on Wednesday, May 18, to discuss strategies for helping keep bi-national same-sex couples from...
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Washington Post Editorial Board Calls for Moratorium on Bi-National Same-Sex Couples’ Deportations
From The Washington Post editorial board: PAUL WILSON DORMAN, a citizen of the United Kingdom, came to the United States on a visitor’s visa in...
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Victory Fund: Sources Say Tammy Baldwin “Very Likely” To Run For Kohl’s Senate Seat
The news of the retirement of Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wisc.) has set off a flurry of speculation about the House’s only out lesbian, Rep. Tammy...
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Report: DOMA Contract Had Not Been OK’ed By King & Spalding Ethics Committee
The Wall Street Journal brought attention to a Fulton County Daily Report article providing additional information about the circumstances of — and problems with —...
