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Trans Group Decries DC Police Chief for “Abdicating” Responsibilities, But Lanier Shoots Back
A local organization today accused Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy Lanier of “abdicating” her responsibility to keep transgender people safe, but Lanier retorted that the...
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Public Policy Polling: “Baldwin leads Thompson 46-45 in this month’s poll”
Public Policy Polling new polling released today shows Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) having improved in a match-up against her closest possible Senate competitor, former Wisconsin...
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Zimbabwe: “Not a country that makes friends with gays”
“We removed anything to do with homosexuals. We were all agreed that Zimbabwe is not a country that makes friends with gays.” Munyaradzi Paul Mangwana,...
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Romney Wins Both Arizona and Michigan Primaries, After a Slight Wait on Michigan
Tonight, voters in Michigan...
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Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe, ENDA Co-Sponsor, Is Not Seeking Re-Election
Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe (R) will not be seeking re-election, meaning the loss of one of the most pro-LGBT equality members of the Senate Republican...
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MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts: Christie-Capehart Debate Made Mom Take My Twitter Away
This past week, in the midst of marriage equality votes in Maryland and a day after the heated back and forth on MSNBC’s Morning Joe...
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LGBT Activists Reject Marion Barry, Yvette Alexander
If elections were solely decided by the LGBT community, some incumbent councilmembers would be serving on borrowed time. Incumbent Councilmembers Marion Barry (D-Ward 8) and...
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With West’s Promotion, Out Gay Lawyer Delery to Take Helm of Justice Department’s Civil Division
Today, the Department of Justice announced that the lawyer who argued against the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act in court this past December,...
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Zimbabwe President Mugabe Denounces U.K. Support For Pro-Gay Constitutional Protections
During his 88th birthday celebration this past Saturday, Feb. 25, Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe said “to hell with” British Prime Minister David Cameron over comments Cameron...
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Opponents Begin Push for Maryland Marriage Equality Referendum on November Ballot
The bill hasn’t been signed yet, but opponents seeking to overturn Maryland’s recently-passed marriage equality bill are already organizing in preparation for an expected referendum....
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New York Lawmakers Say “It Gets Better”
Joining many others — and coming a few days after MTV showed its “It Gets Better” special — members of New York City’s Congressional Delegation...
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House GOP Leadership Appeals DOMA Ruling
In a brief filing today in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the House Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group has announced that...
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BREAKING: Maryland Senate Passes Marriage Equality 25-22, Bill Heads to O’Malley for Signature
The Maryland Senate passed HB 438, a bill legalizing marriage equality in the Free State, by a 25-22 margin after its third reading Thursday afternoon,...
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Marriage Equality Bill Weathers Amendments in Maryland Senate; Afternoon Vote Expected
The Maryland Senate resumed debate today concerning amendments to HB 438, a bill to legalize marriage equality, just a day after opponents were able to...
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Obama’s Decision Not to Defend DOMA, One Year Later
A year ago today, the announcement about the Defense of Marriage Act came by way of a letter from Attorney General Eric Holder to House...
