Politics
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LGBT Groups Still Split on DOD Troops Survey
[UPDATE: The Pentagon held a news conference for reporters regarding the survey at 4:15 p.m. Friday afternoon. My report, “Pentagon Pushes Back,” details what was...
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Federal Court Rules DOMA Sec. 3 Violates Equal Protection
U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Tauro, appointed to the federal bench in 1972, ruled this afternoon in Gill v....
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SLDN to Gay Servicemembers: Stay Away from DADT Survey
[UPDATE: Please refer to “Questions’ Quagmire” for a full article on this issue, in which the Human Rights Campaign and Palm Center do not take...
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Veto in Hawaii
Calling it “marriage by another name,” Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle (R) today announced that she would veto the state’s civil union bill, passed earlier this...
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Constitutional Follow-Up
Following up on the question raised — and unanswered — at the July 1 LGBT media briefing with White House domestic policy adviser Melody Barnes...
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Wedding Jitters
When “doom” appears in a headline these days, you know that we’re either talking about the Gulf — or an overheated political argument. The Washington...
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As the Fireworks Clear
It wasn’t the rockets’ red glare tonight, but all the colors of the fireworks over the National Mall that kept the District’s attention as the...
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GOProud Among Those Calling on Steele to Resign
GOProud has joined with several other Republicans — including, as reported by Politico, former National Republican Congressional Committee chair Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) — in...
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More — Reports, at Least — From the White House Q-and-A
There was much more — at least, in the way of reporting — from the Thursday, July 1, meeting between White House Domestic Policy Adviser...
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“This Year’s Maverick” … (He “Ain’t Gay”)
From The New York Times Magazine this weekend comes a lengthy profile — “This Year’s Maverick” — of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). Graham has been...
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LGBT Media Representatives Get a White House Q-and-A
Today, Metro Weekly, along with eight other LGBT media outlets, attended a briefing on LGBT issues by White House Domestic Policy Adviser Melody Barnes. White...
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HRC Endorses Kagan Nomination
Today, the Human Rights Campaign announced its endorsement of Solicitor General Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court. From HRC: “Elena Kagan has demonstrated her understanding...
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Obama’s Immigration Speech Audience to Include LGBT Group
President Obama plans to give what the White House is billing as an address regarding the need for comprehensive immigration reform at American University in...
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Gay, Rather, Day Three at the Kagan Hearings
Between the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy and marriage questions, there was quite a bit of talk about LGBT issues in the third day of...
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Stonewall Dems Make Move on Byrd’s Replacement Politics
Following the death of Robert Byrd, the longest-serving senator in U.S. history, on Monday, the state’s secretary of state determined that the governor will appoint...
