Politics
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Obama’s move to extend LGBT workplace protections lauded by advocates
LGBT-rights advocates greeted the White House’s Monday announcement that President Barack Obama will prohibit federal contractors from LGBT workplace discrimination with universal praise, describing the...
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Obama to sign LGBT nondiscrimination executive order
President Barack Obama will take executive action to prohibit federal contractors from LGBT workplace discrimination. According to a White House official, Obama has directed his...
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Federal judge places Wisconsin same-sex marriages on hold
A week after striking down Wisconsin’s ban on same-sex marriage, leading some counties to begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, a federal judge has...
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Ban on transition-related care lifted for federal health care plans
Ban on transition-related care lifted for federal health care plans
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Bipartisan support for ENDA grows in the House
The number of House Democrats who are not cosponsors of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act dropped to eight Thursday as Rep. Jim Costa became the latest member...
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Hillary Clinton defends marriage equality evolution in testy interview
Hillary Clinton defends marriage equality evolution in testy interview with NPR
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Rick Perry compares homosexuality to alcoholism
Texas governor suggests homosexuality is a choice
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Holder: Boy Scouts’ gay ban ‘relic of an age of prejudice’
Holder calls Boy Scouts' gay ban a "relic of an age of prejudice"
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Texas GOP’s endorsement of ‘ex-gay therapy’ reflects party’s LGBT divide
Texas GOP's endorsement of 'ex-gay therapy' reflects party's LGBT divide
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Sen. Tammy Baldwin celebrates ruling against Wisconsin’s marriage ban
Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D) celebrated Monday a federal court’s decision striking down her state’s same-sex marriage ban, while accusing Republican Gov. Scott Walker of...
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Federal judge strikes down Wisconsin same-sex marriage ban
Wisconsin’s same-sex marriage ban was found unconstitutional by a federal judge Friday. “Wisconsin laws prohibiting marriage between same-sex couples interfere with plaintiffs’ right to marry,...
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With North Dakota lawsuit, all state gay marriage bans challenged
With North Dakota filing, every same-sex marriage ban in the nation faces a legal challenge
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Progressive groups urge senators to reject Obama judicial nominee
President Obama’s embattled judicial nominee for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia faced renewed opposition this week as nearly 30 civil...
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Supreme Court refuses to halt Oregon same-sex marriages
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to halt same-sex marriages in Oregon in a one sentence order handed down Wednesday. The order, which came from the entire...
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Obama pressed to hold Uganda accountable for anti-LGBT law
The nation’s largest LGBT-rights organization urged President Barack Obama to take immediate and concrete steps to hold Uganda accountable for the enactment of an anti-LGBT...
