All posts by Justin Snow
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UN Ambassador Susan Rice marks International Day Against Homophobia
Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, spoke out for LGBT acceptance in all nations in a video statement released today. “We will...
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San Francisco Pride and the LGBT divide over Bradley Manning
When Bradley Manning appeared before a military judge at Fort Meade in Maryland on a chilly day in late February, he admitted to being solely...
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Minnesota will become 12th state to legalize gay marriage
Minnesota will become the 12th state to allow same-sex couples to marry after the Minnesota Senate approved marriage-equality legislation with a 37-30 vote today. The...
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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn calls for passage of same-sex marriage bill
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn (D) called on lawmakers yesterday to approve a marriage equality bill so he can sign the legislation into law. “It’s time...
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Minnesota House advances marriage-equality bill poised to become law
Minnesota took a step closer to becoming the 12th state to legalize same-sex marriage today. Just months after Minnesota voters rejected an amendment to the...
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Charlie Crist comes out for marriage equality
Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist announced his support for marriage equality on his Facebook page last night. “Some great news: On Tuesday, Delaware became the...
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Marking Obama’s one-year marriage anniversary
When Barack Obama sat down with Robin Roberts of ABC News on the afternoon of May 9, 2012, many knew what the president was going...
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Michael Komo
Michael Komo came to activism early in life. More than half of his 24 years have been spent advocating for LGBT equality and he describes...
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Sen. Patrick Leahy files LGBT amendments to immigration bill
As promised, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, filed two amendments today that would amend the Senate’s immigration-reform bill to extend...
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Obama signals he would sign immigration bill that omits binational gay couples
President Barack Obama lowered expectations further for an LGBT-inclusive comprehensive immigration reform bill Friday evening, telling reporters he would not speculate on whether he would...
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LGBT-rights groups double-down on same-sex couples in immigration reform
Amid reports that comprehensive immigration reform could be derailed if protections for binational same-sex couples are included in the final bill, LGBT-rights activists are demanding...
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Activists petition Pentagon to pull anti-gay pastor from prayer breakfast
Two of the country’s largest LGBT-rights organizations are protesting the participation of an anti-gay California megachurch pastor in a Thursday breakfast at the Pentagon marking...
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Obama “couldn’t be prouder” of Jason Collins
President Barack Obama was on his way out of a press conference with reporters at the White House when he stopped and returned to the...
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Federal student aid to start accounting for same-sex parents
The incomes of both parents in a same-sex relationship will begin to be counted by the federal government when determining student aid, the Department of...
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Gay NBA player receives outpouring of support from politicians and advocates
Politicians and advocates are hailing Jason Collins as a hero after the NBA player made history today as the first out male athlete playing in...
