Politics
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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...
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National LGBT Immigration Strategy Meeting Set For Wednesday
Immigration Equality plans to host a meeting in New York City on Wednesday, May 18, to discuss strategies for helping keep bi-national same-sex couples from...
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McDonald’s Suspect Indicted on Assault, Hate Crimes Charges
The grand jury for Baltimore County indicted Teonna Brown, 18, with five charges on Monday, May 16, including that of a hate crime, for the...
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Washington Post Editorial Board Calls for Moratorium on Bi-National Same-Sex Couples’ Deportations
From The Washington Post editorial board: PAUL WILSON DORMAN, a citizen of the United Kingdom, came to the United States on a visitor’s visa in...
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Victory Fund: Sources Say Tammy Baldwin “Very Likely” To Run For Kohl’s Senate Seat
The news of the retirement of Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wisc.) has set off a flurry of speculation about the House’s only out lesbian, Rep. Tammy...
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Report: DOMA Contract Had Not Been OK’ed By King & Spalding Ethics Committee
The Wall Street Journal brought attention to a Fulton County Daily Report article providing additional information about the circumstances of — and problems with —...
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House Armed Services Committee Agrees to DADT Repeal Changes, Other Amendments
Beginning at 8:35 p.m. Wednesday evening, May 11, the House Armed Services Committee reached the “military personnel” portion of today’s committee markup of the National...
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White House Briefing: DOMA, Immigration and Obama
From today’s White House press briefing: Q Jay, I’ve got some questions for you, a series of questions where DOMA and immigration intersect. Under...
