All posts by Justin Snow
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Nevada abandons defense of same-sex marriage ban
Nevada motioned to drop its defense of the state’s same-sex marriage ban Monday, citing the nation’s changing legal landscape as making the arguments for the...
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Justice Department to expand federal recognition of same-sex marriages
The Justice Department will further expand federal recognition of same-sex marriages “to the greatest extent possible under the law,” Attorney General Eric Holder announced in...
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White House hedges on re-evaluation of LGBT nondiscrimination order
Following comments from a senior adviser to President Barack Obama that executive action prohibiting federal contractors from LGBT workplace discrimination is “under consideration,” the president’s...
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Obama nominates second gay black judge to federal bench
After his first attempt to nominate an out African-American judge to the federal bench was blocked by Sen. Marco Rubio, President Barack Obama announced Wednesday...
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Clay Aiken announces bid for Congress
Clay Aiken, who rose to prominence as a finalist on American Idol in 2003 and came out in 2008, announced his candidacy for the Democratic...
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Wisconsin same-sex marriage ban challenged in federal court
Wisconsin’s same-sex marriage ban is facing a challenge in federal court after four same-sex couples filed a lawsuit in a U.S. District Court Monday. Joining...
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Maine Supreme Court rules transgender student cannot be denied bathroom access
Maine’s highest court sided with a transgender girl Thursday in a ruling that stated her school violated state law when it denied her access to...
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Joint Effort
Earlier this month, Congressman Jared Polis extended a headline-grabbing invitation to President Barack Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. In a Jan. 23 letter...
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White House insists ENDA a priority despite no State of the Union mention
The White House insisted Wednesday that President Obama’s failure to call on Congress to pass federal legislation prohibiting LGBT workplace discrimination during his State of...
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Obama criticized for omitting LGBT nondiscrimination from State of the Union
President Obama invoked the ire of LGBT-rights advocates Tuesday night as he failed to mention LGBT workplace protections during a State of the Union address...
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Obama takes executive action on wages, absent on LGBT nondiscrimination
After vowing earlier this month to take executive action on key issues if Congress won’t act, President Obama will sign an executive order raising the...
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Signs of a coming gay reckoning for the GOP
Reince Priebus knows his party has a problem. Taking the stage Friday at the Republican National Committee’s winter meeting in Washington, D.C., one didn’t have...
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Utah sued for blocking recognition of married same-sex couples
The state of Utah is facing a new lawsuit for its decision to place state recognition of same-sex marriages “on hold” earlier this month. In a...
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Obama’s executive order problem
Prior to a meeting with his cabinet earlier this week, President Obama made a threat. With a portrait of George Washington looking down at him,...
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LGBT enthusiasm out in force for Clinton’s undeclared candidacy
The Iowa caucuses, which have long been the start of the presidential-nomination process, are more than 700 days away, but it felt like the height...
