All posts by Justin Snow
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Spotlight on Hagel’s LGBT Record Amid Appointment Speculation
Advocates are voicing concerns amid reports that former Sen. Chuck Hagel is at the top of President Barack Obama’s list to become the next Secretary...
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Tammy Baldwin Named to Two Key Senate Committees
The Senate’s first out member is expected to serve on the committee that oversees the legislation that has become one of the last rallying points...
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Sen. Lindsey Graham Backpedals On Amendment Banning Same-Sex Marriage
In a joint interview with Piers Morgan on CNN last night, three of the Senate’s most visible faces sounded off on same-sex marriage and the...
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Obama Administration Continues Silence on Proposition 8
The White House refused to weigh in Tuesday on the Supreme Court’s decision to take up the case challenging California’s Proposition 8. At a press...
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Justice Scalia Defends Anti-Gay Ruling in Texas Sodomy Case
Less than a week after the Supreme Court announced it would weigh in on same-sex marriage, Justice Antonin Scalia defended anti-gay legal opinions he has...
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Supreme Court Showdown
Advocates have been left energized but wary following the Supreme Court's Dec. 7 announcement that it will weigh in on a pair of cases regarding...
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EXCLUSIVE: OutServe-SLDN’s Allyson Robinson First Recipient of Arcus Grants Supporting New Leadership
In a renewed effort to support LGBT-rights organizations, the Arcus Foundation will announce a $50,000 grant today to the country’s largest military LGBT-rights organization in...
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Hate Crimes Against Gays and Lesbians Increase In 2011
Hate crimes against gays and lesbians are on the rise in America, according to the latest report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Released earlier...
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BREAKING: Supreme Court To Weigh In On Same-Sex Marriage
The Supreme Court announced Friday that it will hear a pair of cases regrarding state and federal same-sex marriage laws, determining the constitutionality of California’s...
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Jim DeMint To Leave Senate To Head Conservative Think Tank
Anti-gay Sen. Jim DeMint announced Thursday that he would resign from the Senate to head one of the country’s largest conservative think tanks. The South...
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Wealthy LGBT Americans Urge Support for Obama’s Plan to Avert “Fiscal Cliff”
In a Dec. 5 letter sent to Democratic and Republican leaders on Capitol Hill, 24 of the country’s most financially successful gays and lesbians urged...
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White House Gives No Updates on Workplace Nondiscrimination Executive Order
The White House provided no new updates Wednesday on an executive order that would prohibit federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation...
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West Point Chapel Hosts First Same-Sex Wedding
The historic chapel at West Point hosted its first same-sex wedding Saturday, marking a first for the military academy only made possible in the wake...
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Monday Brings No Marriage Mention from Supremes
The Supreme Court took no action Monday on any of the 10 petitions before the court regarding the Defense of Marriage Act, California’s Proposition 8...
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SCOTUS Ends November with No Word on Marriage
The Supreme Court took no action on Friday on several cases regarding marriage equality petitioned for review by the court. The high court’s nine justices...
