All posts by Justin Snow
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FEC set to expand political-donation rights to same-sex couples
The Federal Election Commission is expected to vote Thursday to allow lawfully married same-sex couples to make joint political donations from an individual bank account...
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Federal judge orders Ohio officials to recognize same-sex couple’s marriage
A federal judge Monday ordered Ohio officials to recognize the marriage of a same-sex couple wed in Maryland on the death certificate of one of...
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House Republicans abandon marriage court fight
Lawyers for House Republicans declared in a court filing today an end to their fight over federal statutes similar to Section 3 of the Defense...
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U.S. condemns murder of Cameroonian LGBTI-rights activist
The United States condemned “in the strongest terms” yesterday the murder of a prominent Cameroonian LGBTI-rights activist while urging that nation’s authorities to investigate and...
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Zimmerman verdict pushes LGBT organizations to call for justice
A coalition of LGBT-rights organizations has called for justice for Trayvon Martin after a Florida jury on Saturday acquitted George Zimmerman of the teenager’s murder....
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White House praises ENDA advance, mum on what role it may take
Follow @JustinCSnow The White House applauded today’s bipartisan vote by a Senate committee to advance the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) to the full Senate, while...
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Committee votes to move LGBT workplace-protections bill to full Senate
Follow @JustinCSnow Legislation that would protect LGBT Americans from workplace discrimination took a giant step forward today as a committee voted to send the legislation...
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Pennsylvania’s marriage ban challenged as ACLU, Freedom to Marry boost efforts
Follow @JustinCSnow Pennsylvania’s same-sex marriage ban in facing an unprecedented challenge after the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit in federal court today alleging...
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With Democrats and mainstream America on board, marriage fight turns to GOP
Follow @JustinCSnow When the decision came down from the Supreme Court striking down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, there was no call...
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National Organization for Marriage implies being American and LGBT are incompatible
In a fundraising email sent late Wednesday hours before 4th of July celebrations kick off across the nation, the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) implied...
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New Mexico Supreme Court asked to rule on marriage equality
Follow @JustinCSnow Emboldened by the Supreme Court’s ruling last week striking down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act and returning marriage equality to...
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Senate committee scheduled to vote on ENDA July 10
A Senate committee is scheduled to vote next week on legislation long stalled Congress that would prohibit anti-LGBT workplace discrimination, Metro Weekly has learned. For...
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Rep. Tim Huelskamp files constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage
A handful of House Republicans are seeking to amend the U.S. Constitution to ban same-sex marriage just days after the Supreme Court handed down two...
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BREAKING: Same-sex marriages to resume in California immediately
Follow @JustinCSnow With one sentence, the the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals opened the door for same-sex marriages to resume in California immediately, marking the...
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Federal employee benefits extended to same-sex couples
Follow @JustinCSnow The Office of Personnel Management announced in a Friday memo to the heads of executive departments and agencies the extension of various federal...
