All posts by Justin Snow
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Pentagon announces extension of certain benefits to same-sex military families
Same-sex military families will begin to receive a number of benefits previously denied to them as early as this summer, the Department of Defense announced...
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Late PFLAG founder to receive presidential honor
President Barack Obama will award the Presidential Citizen Medal to the late Jeanne Manford, the White House announced today. Manford, who died in January at...
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Sean Eldridge, husband of Facebook co-founder, eyeing House run
Sean Eldridge, an activist, investor and husband of Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes, is expected to challenge Rep. Chris Gibson (R) in 2014 for New York’s...
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Citing Supreme Court cases, Indiana lawmakers postpone vote on same-sex marriage ban
Indiana lawmakers postponed a vote today on a constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage in the state until next year, The Indianapolis Star reports. ...
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Obama Federal Appeals Court nominee could be a gay first
President Barack Obama nominated two justices to the bench of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit today, including one who could become...
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Obama shies from same-sex marriage support at National Prayer Breakfast
Barack Obama continued the presidential tradition of speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast Thursday morning, marking the president’s fifth appearance at the annual event and...
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Boy Scouts delay consideration of lifting national gay ban
The Boy Scouts of America will not consider lifting the organization’s long-standing ban on gay members and leaders until May, the group announced today. In...
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With all sides moving on immigration reform, same-sex couples enter the line of fire
With immigration reform once again taking center stage on Capitol Hill, advocates are cautiously optimistic that protections for same-sex families articulated by President Barack Obama...
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Report: Pentagon to extend benefits to same-sex military families
The Pentagon will announce later this week its decision to grant the spouses of gay servicemembers “certain benefits” still denied to them more than a...
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Richard Tisei decides against Senate run
One day after announcing he would explore a run for Secretary of State John Kerry’s old Senate seat, out gay Republican Richard Tisei announced he...
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Obama: Boy Scouts should allow gay members
President Barack Obama reiterated his oppositions to the Boy Scouts’ longstanding ban on gay members and leaders during an interview with CBS News. In an...
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Gay Republican Richard Tisei considering Senate run
Former Sen. Scott Brown’s (R-Mass.) annoumcement today that he will not seek election to the Senate seat vacated by John Kerry, a Democrat, may open a...
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Chuck Hagel addresses gay equality during Senate confirmation hearing
Former Sen. Chuck Hagel affirmed his commitment to equality for gay servicemembers during his Senate confirmation hearing today. President Barack Obama’s nominee for secretary of...
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Rep. Aaron Schock tries to explain opposition to same-sex marriage
Rep. Aaron Schock gave a muddled answer when asked why he doesn’t support the right of same-sex couples to marry. “Uh, well, I — I...
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Anti-gay groups pressure Boy Scouts to uphold discriminatory gay ban
Supporters of the ban on gay members and leaders in the Boy Scouts of America are mobilizing after news that the organization is considering lifting the...
