Politics
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GOP Rep. Chris Gibson backs attaching ENDA to defense bill
A Republican cosponsor of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act publicly endorsed a strategy Saturday that would attach the piece of LGBT-rights legislation as an amendment to...
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Army unlawfully discriminated against transgender employee, report finds
The Department of the Army engaged in discrimination against a civilian employee and veteran on the basis of her gender identity in violation of federal law,...
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Idaho asks federal appeals court to review same-sex marriage decision
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter asked the full 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to review a decision striking down the state’s same-sex marriage ban in a...
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Federal judge dismisses challenge to Puerto Rico same-sex marriage ban
A federal judge dismissed a case challenging Puerto Rico’s same-sex marriage ban Tuesday. Citing a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Baker v. Nelson finding...
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Obama: Constitutional right to same-sex marriage in all 50 states
Obama says there should be a constitutional right to same-sex marriage in all 50 states
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Federal judge finds Wyoming must allow same-sex marriage
A federal judge ruled that Wyoming officials cannot block same-sex marriages in the state following a ruling in favor of marriage equality by a federal...
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Supreme Court lifts hold on same-sex marriages in Alaska
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to put same-sex marriage on hold in Alaska, clearing the way for same-sex couples to marry in the state. In...
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Federal judge strikes down Arizona same-sex marriage ban
A federal judge struck down Arizona’s ban on same-sex marriage Friday, opening the door for same-sex marriages to begin in the state. U.S. District Court...
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Obama administration to recognize marriages performed in new marriage-equality states
Attorney General Eric Holder announced Friday that marriages taking place in states impacted by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision not hear several cases challenging same-sex...
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Obama pressed to appoint State Department envoy for LGBT rights
President Barack Obama is being urged to appoint a special envoy for LGBT Human Rights within the State Department who would serve as the principal...
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Federal judge overturns Alaska same-sex marriage ban
U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Burgess struck down Alaska’s ban on same-sex marriage in a ruling handed down Sunday. According to the ruling, Alaska law...
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Federal judge strikes down North Carolina same-sex marriage ban
U.S. District Court Judge Max Cogburn found North Carolina’s same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional in a ruling handed down Friday. The decision opens the door for same-sex...
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Supreme Court lifts hold on Idaho same-sex marriages
The U.S. Supreme Court allowed same-sex marriages to move forward in Idaho Friday, denying a request by state officials to stay a federal appeals court’s...
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UPDATED: The current state of marriage equality
The marriage equality movement is in the midst of one of the most momentous weeks in its history. Here’s where things stand now: On Monday,...
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Federal appeals court finds Idaho, Nevada same-sex marriage bans unconstitutional
A federal appeals court struck down same-sex marriage bans in Idaho and Nevada Tuesday in what is the latest of a series of victories for marriage...
