Politics
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Michigan suspends recognition of legally married same-sex couples
Same-sex couples legally married in Michigan, prior to the intervention of a federal appeals court, had any rights associated with their nuptials suspended Wednesday. According...
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Federal appeals court orders halt to same-sex marriages in Michigan
Same-sex marriages were placed on hold indefinitely in Michigan by a federal appeals court Tuesday. In a 2-1 decision, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals...
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Maryland House committee approves gender identity bill
The Maryland House Health and Government Operations Committee passed SB 212, a bill that would prohibit discrimination in employment, housing, credit and public accommodations based on...
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Obama administration takes action against Uganda for anti-LGBT law
The Obama administration confirmed Monday a series of cuts in aid to Uganda in response to the recent enactment of an anti-LGBT law by the...
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Biden labels LGBT discrimination ‘barbaric,’ but mum on executive order
Vice President Joe Biden urged Congress to outlaw LGBT workplace discrimination in a speech Saturday while making no mention of actions the Obama administration could...
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Federal court strikes down Michigan’s same-sex marriage ban
A federal judge struck down Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional. U.S. District Court Judge Bernard Friedman found a state constitutional amendment approved by...
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Gay GOP House candidate urges party to embrace marriage equality
A gay Republican running for Congress warned that his party must evolve on LGBT-rights or face extinction. Richard Tisei, who is again seeking to unseat...
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Federal judge places Kentucky recognition of same-sex marriages on hold
Recognition by Kentucky of legal same-sex marriages was put on hold Wednesday pending the appeal of federal court ruling. U.S. District Court Judge John Heyburn...
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UPDATE: 220 lawmakers urge Obama to sign LGBT executive order
Update: In the final version of the letter sent to President Obama, 168 members from the House of Representatives and 52 senators signed their names,...
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DNC blasts Republican Party’s failure to evolve on LGBT-rights
A year after the Republican Party sought to cure its electoral woes with a series of policy recommendations, the Democratic National Committee said in a...
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Tennessee ordered to recognize same-sex couples’ marriages
A federal court ordered Tennessee officials to legally recognize the marriages of three same-sex couples in a decision handed down Friday. U.S. District Court Judge...
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Health insurance access expanded to include married same-sex couples
Health insurance companies that offer coverage to opposite-sex spouses will not be allowed to deny coverage to same-sex spouses, the Obama administration announced Friday. In...
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Independent commission finds no justification for military’s transgender ban
There is no compelling medical rationale for banning transgender people from serving in the American military, an independent commission led by a former U.S. surgeon...
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Goucher Poll shows widespread support for Maryland’s gender-identity bill
The Goucher Poll, conducted by the Sarah T. Hughes Field Politics Center at Baltimore-based Goucher College, released findings Wednesday showing widespread support for Maryland’s gender-identity...
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Senate confirms lesbian judicial nominee to federal bench
The U.S. Senate voted unanimously Wednesday to confirm out lesbian Judith Levy to the federal bench. Voting 97-0, the Senate confirmed Levy, along with three...
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