Politics
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Examining the DOJ Request for a Stay; Appeal Notice Filed
The U.S. Department of Justice filed its request seeking a stay of U.S. District Court Judge Virginia Phillips’s ruling in Log Cabin Republicans v. United...
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BREAKING: DOJ Files Motion Requesting Stay of DADT Injunction
This afternoon, two days after U.S. District Court Judge Virginia Phillips...
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What Is DOD Thinking?
Early Wednesday morning, I wrote, “What Is DOJ Thinking?“ Today, the bigger question appears to be, “What is DOD thinking?” As reported in The New...
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Explaining the HIV Military Provision, With Facts
To quote Maria, “Let’s start at the very beginning.” In 1996, Rep. Bob Dornan (R-Calif.) was in Congress. The National Defense Authorization Act for 1996...
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Twenty-Four Hours Without DADT
For more than 24 hours, the United States has been constrained from enforcing the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. Although CNN is reporting that...
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News Analysis: What Is DOJ Thinking?
I’m going to try and avoid going too deep into the woods tonight — because it’s late and because I’m tired — but I have...
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BREAKING, PART 2: DOJ TO APPEAL DOMA DECISIONS
In a move expected by most legal observers, the U.S. Department of Justice this afternoon filed notices...
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BREAKING: DADT IS SUSPENDED
U.S. District Court Judge Virginia A. Phillips has suspended enforcement of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”...
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Wash Post “On Faith” Op-Ed: “Homosexual Movement” May Be to Blame for Suicides
From the Family Research Council’s Tony Perkins: “Some homosexuals may recognize intuitively that their same-sex attractions are abnormal–yet they have been told by the homosexual...
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Twelve Years Ago, Lessons for Today
On the evening of October 11, 1998, NPR’s Daniel Zwerdling began telling a story on All Things Considered that would become a part of the...
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Stating the “State of Play”
More than 10 hours of interview time covering interviews with the leaders of 15 LGBT organizations that have a national scope or impact. One magazine...
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“Queers” and “Legislative Fruitloops” in North Carolina
Equality North Carolina recently announced plans to recognize statehouse Speaker Joe Hackney (D) by giving him an award at its Equality Gala later this year....
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Looking at the “State of Play”
This week’s Metro Weekly‘s cover story — out Thursday — is a detailed look at many of the LGBT organizations that...
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Snyder v. Phelps: The View From the Court
Photo: Attorney Sean Summers speaks to reporters outside the U.S. Supreme Court following oral arguments in Snyder v. Phelps on Wednesday. Al Snyder, the father...
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Margie Phelps: “You’ve Got To Stop Sinning”
Matthew Snyder — who attained the rank of a lance corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps — died on March 3, 2006, in the Al...
