Politics
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Equality Maryland endorses Anthony Brown in governor’s race
Equality Maryland PAC, the political action committee for the Free State’s major LGBT right organization, issued a list of endorsements for the 2014 election season,...
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Federal judge rules Utah’s same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
A federal judge declared Utah’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional Friday. U.S District Court Judge Robert J. Shelby ruled that while marriage law has traditionally...
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Obama: U.S. delegation to Sochi Olympics ‘speaks for itself’
President Obama said Friday that the composition of the U.S. delegation to the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, “speaks for itself,” while specifically naming two...
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Brian Boitano comes out as third gay American delegate to Sochi Olympics
The number of out gay athletes part of the U.S. delegations to the Sochi Winter Olympics increased to three Thursday after Brian Boitano came out...
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New Mexico Supreme Court declares same-sex marriage legal
The New Mexico Supreme Court declared same-sex marriage legal in the state Thursday, making New Mexico the nation’s first Southwest state to legalize marriage equality....
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White House downplays message of gay-inclusive Olympic delegations
The White House is downplaying any message of condemnation of Russia’s anti-LGBT law that could be perceived from the composition of the U.S. delegations to...
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Pennsylvania’s GOP governor backs LGBT nondiscrimination bill
Pennsylvania’s socially conservative Republican governor has endorsed legislation that would outlaw LGBT discrimination in the state, drawing praise from advocates and signaling the GOP’s continued...
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Obamas, Bidens to skip Sochi Olympics, send gay-inclusive delegations
Top United States officials will not attend the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, this February, signaling a continued strained relationship between the two countries over...
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Social Security begins paying claims of same-sex couples
Social Security has begun processing claims and awarding payments to the surviving spouses of same-sex marriages in what is the latest change made by the...
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Fed student-loan process to account for marriages of same-sex couples
The nation’s federal student-aid programs will receive an update to better reflect the post-DOMA legal environment, the U.S. Department of Education announced Friday. Under the...
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D.C. activists join Friday protest against India sodomy ruling
About 25 protesters, most affiliated with the LGBT South Asian group KhushDC, gathered in front of the Indian Embassy off Dupont Circle Friday night for...
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All states now processing benefits for same-sex National Guard families
More than a month after Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel ordered all states to come into compliance with federal policy, every state in the nation...
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EMILY’s List adds Mizeur’s Maryland gubernatorial campaign
EMILY’s List, the nation’s largest political action committee dedicated to supporting the candidacies of pro-choice Democratic women seeking public office, announced Friday it was placing...
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U.S. Customs to broaden recognition of same-sex families
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will recognize same-sex couples as families during the customs declaration process following the enactment of a Final Rule sent Friday...
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U.S. critical of India re-criminalizing gay sex
The U.S. State Department criticized a decision by the Supreme Court of India re-criminalizing homosexual conduct yesterday, but gave few hints as to how the decision...
