News + Politics
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Supreme Court Sets Marriage Dates
For two days in late March, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on the two cases before the high court regarding same-sex marriage, the justices...
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Matt Dallas appears to have come out on Twitter
“Starting off the year with a new fiance, @bluehamilton. A great way to kick off 2013!” A tweet by 30-year-old actor Matt Dallas, best known...
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Barney Frank Seeking Senate Appointment
Former Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) is openly jockeying for the Senate seat currently held by Massachusetts Democrat John Kerry. In an interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe...
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Tammy Baldwin Makes History
Tammy Baldwin made history yesterday when she was sworn in as the U.S. Senate’s first out member. Vice President Joe Biden administered the oath of...
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House Approves Rules Permitting Continued Defense of DOMA
As one of their first acts of the 113th Congress, the House of Representatives voted to allow the House Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group to continue...
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Obama Signs Defense Bill, Voices Concerns Over “Conscience Clause”
President Barack Obama approved the defense budget for 2013, issuing a lengthy statement in the early morning hours of Thursday Eastern Time about his qualms...
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A Wish for 2013
While 2012 was a bit of a mixed bag for me from a personal perspective, it was undeniably a remarkable year to be a gay...
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Courtside for Marriage
The fight to expand the definition of family to encompass the diversity of actual families continues in 2013. Legislators in Illinois, Minnesota and Rhode Island...
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Calling on Clinton
There were high expectations for former President Bill Clinton when he walked out onto the blue-carpeted stage at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.,...
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Tying the Knot in Maryland
Raise a glass to toast marriage equality. As of midnight, Jan. 1, same-sex couples in Maryland could legally marry, following a decades-long effort to secure...
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UFCW Celebrates Maryland Marriages
{Nic Ruley (L) and Brett King of Chicago just before getting married in the Montgomery County Judicial Center Jan. 2 (Photo by Ward Morrison)} It...
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Illinois GOP Chair Endorses Marriage-Equality Legislation
With it appearing more and more likely that Illinois will become the next state to grant same-sex couples the right to marry, the bill before...
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Bank of America Settles in Anti-Gay Housing Discrimination Complaint
Bank of America settled a claim with the Department of Housing and Urban Development over the mortgage lender’s refusal to provide financing to a lesbian...
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Barney Frank Says No to Hagel as Defense Secretary
Outgoing Rep. Barney Frank today announced his strong opposition to former Sen. Chuck Hagel’s reported consideration as the next secretary of defense. In a highly...
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Obama Backs Illinois Same-Sex Marriage Bill
President Barack Obama endorsed same-sex marriage in his home state of Illinois on Saturday, expressing his support through a spokesman for expected legislation that would...
