News + Politics
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The King & Spalding DOMA Gag Rule?
King & Spalding employees are barred from advocating for the Respect for Marriage Act — the bill that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act...
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CNN poll says Americans finally favor legal gay marriage by small majority
”Do you think marriages between gay and lesbian couples should or should not be recognized by the law as valid, with the same rights as...
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The DOMA Gag Rule?
All of King & Spalding's employees – lawyers and non-lawyers – are barred from advocating for the Respect for Marriage Act – the bill that...
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Queerty goes offline: Popular and provocative gay blog shuts down
”Some five and a half years ago I launched my second blog, Queerty, after seeing an opening for a new type of LGBT site. It...
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Facebook bans photo of gay kiss: Social juggernaut apologizes for error
”Content that you shared on Facebook has been removed because it violated Facebook’s Statement of Rights and Responsibilities. Shares that contain nudity, or any kind...
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Malaysian Muslim schoolboys sent to gay prevention camp
”We can’t force the boys to change, but we want them to know what their choices are in life. Some effeminate boys end up as...
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Courtney Cox, David Arquette and Grindr (the gay hook-up app)
”I was actually going on to the iTunes store to buy some music just the other day…. I went on to look at — to view...
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Hip hop artist Lil B declares next album titled ‘I’m Gay’
”You can be whatver you want. Don’t give a fuck — fuck what anybody else think. I’m a tell you like this: I’m a do...
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Looking Into the DOMA Defense Contract
The contract between House General Counsel Kerry Kircher and attorney Paul Clement, on behalf of King & Spalding, to “represent the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group...
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Speaker Boehner’s DOMA Defense Lawyer, Paul Clement, Is Announced — and Faces Questions
Today, the House of Representatives Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group, through Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), announced that it would be intervening in cases challenging the Defense...
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House Leadership Seeks to Intervene in DOMA Case
Without opposition from either the Department of Justice attorneys representing the Obama administration or the lawyers representing Edith Windsor in her challenge to the federal...
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HRC Criticizes Boehner for Endorsing Budget Cuts to DOJ Funding
The Human Rights Campaign released a statement today, April 18, criticizing Speaker John Boehner for “endorsing a right-wing plan to defund part of the Department...
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Obama Issues Signing Statement on Budget With No Mention of District Riders
Today, President Barack Obama signed the budget bill that averted the government shutdown a week ago. In doing so, he issued a signing statement noting...
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GOP Rep. Franks Wants To Save Marriage; Dems Say They Do, Too — But In a Very Different Way
Today, the House Judiciary Submcommittee on the Constitution held its scheduled hearing on “Defending Marriage,” featuring testimony from the National Organization for Marriage head Maggie...
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“Defending Marriage” House Hearing Panelists Set for Friday
On Friday, April 15, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution will take a look at “Defending Marriage” in a hearing called by the subcommittee...
