Politics
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John Bryson to be Named Commerce Secretary, Out Gay Option Passed Over
Today, the White House announced John Bryson as the president’s pick to succeed Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, recently named as Obama’s next ambassador to China....
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Federal Government Announces New Transgender Worker Guidance
This afternoon, the director of the Office of Personnel Management, John Berry, issued a brief memorandum to all executive department and agency heads, announcing new...
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House Passes Defense Bill With DADT and DOMA Amendments
This afternoon, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with three amendments opposed by LGBT advocates, including one that would...
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HRC Endorses Obama Re-Election
Before D.C. residents can head to the beach for Memorial Day weekend 2011, the Human Rights Campaign — nearly 18 months from Election Day and...
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NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg Talks Marriage
[Photo: Bloomberg speaks at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art about marriage equality in New York. (Photo care of Freedom to...
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Equality Maryland Interim Head Comments on Future With Fiscally Troubled Organization
Equality Maryland’s interim executive director Lynne Bowman is in talks with the organization’s board about her future with the organization, on the heels of news reported first...
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Hochul’s Win: A Marriage Equality Victory in New York Special Election
A new supporter for marriage equality and proponent of the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” has won election to the U.S. Congress with tonight’s...
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Equality Maryland Board Explains Vote to “Remove” Executive Director
In a letter sent tonight from the Equality Maryland board members to “friends, allies, and supporters of LGBT equality” regarding the organization’s financial crisis, which...
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White House Opposes DADT, Marriage Provisions in Defense Bill — Stops Short of Veto Threat
Today, the administration issued its Statement of Administration Policy (SAP) regarding the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), as passed by the House Armed Services Committee...
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House GOP Leadership Defends DOMA at the First Circuit
On Friday, May 20, the Republican members of the House Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group filed a motion to intervene in two cases challenging the constitutionality...
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Kevin Jennings Leaving Education Department to Head “Be The Change”
The Be the Change nonprofit announced today that Kevin Jennings, currently serving in the Obama administration’s Education Department as the assistant deputy secretary and the...
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Prop 8 Lawyers Olson and Boies Make Their Case — in D.C.
[Photo: Attorneys Ted Olson, left, and David Boies — who are co-counsel in the lawsuit challenging Proposition 8 — talk after a lunch forum at...
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Activists Launch Gender Rights Maryland
Activists in Maryland followed up on a statement issued by Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) on the hate crime indictiment of a suspect involved in...
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Maryland Governor Responds to Hate Crime Indictment
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) issued a statement today, reacting to Monday’s indictment of Teonna Brown, 18, who was charged with first degree assault and a...
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Akin — Fresh Off His Anti-LGBT Amendment — Announces His Missouri Senate Run
Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) is jumping into an already crowded Republican primary to take on Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) in 2012. In a statement released...
