News + Politics
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Budget battle
There was a lot of talk during the final days of the federal budget negotiations that House Republican leaders were trying to insert policy amendments...
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Trevor Project Executive Director Charles Robbins Resigned on April 8
In an email sent from the board of directors of The Trevor Project, it was announced that Charles Robbins, the executive director of The Trevor...
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In Virginia, a Governor’s Deadline and a Board Vote for Gay Couples Adoption Measure
On April 20-21, the Virginia State Board of Social Services will meet to consider “adopting new standards for licensed private child-placing agencies,” which would allow...
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UPDATE: Student claimed man burned him for being gay at Univ. of North Carolina? [video]
UPDATE: News reports are emerging late Tuesday that indicate that Quinn Matney‘s police report was false. (WFMY) The Department of Public Safety has determined that...
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RNC’s “Hope Isn’t Hiring” Isn’t Here Any More
After being online for a week and a half, the Republican National Committee site, “Hope Isn’t Hiring,” has disappeared — and with it several strong...
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Wyoming’s Alan Simpson says Republican ticket full of homophobes [video]
”Then you’ve got homosexuality — you’ve got ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’ We have homophobes in our party. That’s disgusting to me. We’re all human beings....
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At White House, Military Families Don’t Include Gays and Lesbians — Yet
Today, First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden launched their new initiative, Joining Forces, “to support and honor America’s service members and their families.”...
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United Kingdom to allow blood from sexually inactive gay men
“A complete ban is unfair and discriminatory but we need to protect public health, so the 10-year rule is what is being considered.” An unnamed...
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Christian conservatives: Avoid word ‘gay’ and use ‘sodomy’ to ‘control public opinion’
”Stop using the word ‘gay.’ Because, if we give them this term that is grounded in an identity we’re giving – we’re conceding that to...
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Palm Center Merges With Williams Institute
The Palm Center, a think tank that has been dedicated to unparalleled research about the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy over the course of the...
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Maryland Out Gay Sen. Madaleno “Extremely Disappointed” By Move Killing Gender Identity Bill
Sen. Richard Madaleno (D-Montgomery), the only out LGBT member of the Maryland Senate, provided a statement to Metro Weekly regarding today’s move by the Senate...
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Breakdown of Maryland Senate Vote to Send Gender Identity Bill Back to Committee in 2012
Morgan Meneses-Sheets, executive director of Equality Maryland, said the organization was “shocked and appalled” today, April 11 — during the last day of Maryland’s legislative...
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Maryland Senate Kills Gender Identity Bill, Sending it Back to Committee in 2012
The Maryland Senate this afternoon sent the Gender Identity Anti-Discrimination Act, House Bill 235, back to the Judicial Proceedings Committee during the bill’s second reading,...
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Maryland Senate to Consider Gender Identity Bill Today, the Last Day of State’s Legislative Session
The Gender Identity Anti-Discrimination Act, House Bill 235, is on the schedule to be discussed and expectedly voted upon today, April 11, in the Maryland Senate...
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Creator of NOM’s anti-gay ‘Bus Tour’ shares revelation: I now support same-sex civil marriages
”As you may already know, I was the one behind the 2010 Summer for Marriage Tour which the National Organization for Marriage sponsored and operated...
