Politics
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In Iowa, Judges Are Ousted
In Iowa, which declared Iowa’s marriage ban unconstitutional under the state’s constitution in 2009, the National Organization for Marriage got one of its first electoral...
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Rep. Murphy, Sen. Feingold Lose Seats
Tuesday’s votes will lead to lots of changes, but the loss of two Democratic supporters of LGBT issues, Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Pa.) and Sen. Russ...
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Rep. Barney Frank Cruises to Victory, Cicilline to Join Him in Congress
Out Rep. Barney Frank (D) — despite opposition from GOProud — is cruising to victory in Massachusetts, nearly doubling his challenger,...
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Lexington’s New Mayor
In Lexington, Kentucky, Jim Gray — currently the vice mayor of the city — has defeated incumbent Mayor Jim Newberry in an election that would...
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The House: Whither (Wither?) Pelosi?
Where will the the night end for the first female speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives? Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has pushed a moderately...
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The Senate: A Long Way From Sixty
It was not too long ago that the Democrats had — finally — seated the 100th senator: Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.). That magic 60-vote count...
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Election Day: Twenty-Five Votes of Interest to LGBT People
We’re now four hours until the polls start closing. I’m “on” now for the next 12 hours (plus some?), providing Metro Weekly‘s readers with updates...
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Split Appeals Court Panel Keeps DADT In Effect
With one judge dissenting, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a stay of the injunction of the...
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The Question: What Could Tuesday Mean for LGBT Americans?
At Metro Weekly‘s Poliglot, we asked folks at several of the LGBT organizations — on this Monday before Election Day — for their thoughts on...
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More Photos: Metro Weekly @ the #Rally4Sanity
Thumbs up for #Hotties4Sanity! What? Metro Weekly readers like #Hotties4Sanity? Shocking. At least the latter. #Chickens4Sanity? More #Hotties4Sanity at the #Rally4Sanity...
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Photos: Metro Weekly @ the #Rally4Sanity
Photos from the Rally for Sanity by Chris Geidner. Your intrepid, homosexual reporter braved the 16th Street bus today to head down to Jon Stewart’s...
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Obama on Marriage: “Attitudes Evolve, Including Mine” (With Follow-Up From Gibbs)
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs elaborated today during the press briefing on President Barack Obama’s comments on Wednesday to AmericaBlog’s Joe Sudbay about marriage equality....
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Frank, Baldwin & Polis Encourage LGBT Dem Votes on Nov. 2
The Democratic National Committee has released a letter authored by Reps. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) and Jared Polis (D-Colo.) aimed at getting LGBT...
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The DADT Meeting, As It Leaks
There has — thus far — only been one peep from the White House “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” meeting that was to begin at 4:30...
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Nadler, Frank, Baldwin, Polis Ask HHS For Action on LGBT Suicide
In a letter sent today from Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Barney Frank (D-Mass.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) and Jared Polis (D-Colo.), the four members of Congress...
