Politics
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Marriage public education campaign launches in battlefield Ohio
Same-sex marriage supporters are adopting a new approach to securing marriage equality in Ohio, they announced Monday. A new campaign backed by some of the...
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Obama meets with Russian LGBT activists, calls work ‘critically important’
President Obama concluded his visit to St. Petersburg for the G-20 summit by meeting with several Russian activists Friday, including representatives of Russia’s LGBT community....
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Obama scheduled to meet with Russian LGBT activists
President Obama will meet with LGBT activists during his trip to Russia for the G-20 summit this week, a White House official confirmed to Metro...
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Obama administration to extend full veterans’ benefits to same-sex military families
At the direction of the president, the Obama administration will no longer enforce portions of United States Code that deny veterans’ benefits to same-sex military...
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County clerks at the forefront of marriage battles in two states
Following the Supreme Court’s sweeping decision striking down the federal government’s definition of marriage as between a man and a woman, county clerks in two...
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Christine Quinn slips to third place in New York City mayoral race
One week before the Democratic primary for New York City mayor, the woman who would be both the city’s first out and first female mayor...
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Champion in the fight against DADT, Darren Manzella, 36, killed in car accident
Darren Manzella, one of the most high-profile faces in the fight to end the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” ban on out military service by gay,...
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Federal court upholds California ban on ‘ex-gay’ therapy
California’s ban on “ex-gay” reparative therapy for minors was upheld Thursday by a federal appeals court. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously that...
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Same-sex couples to receive equal federal tax recognition nationwide
Same-sex couples married in jurisdictions that recognize their right to wed will be considered married for federal tax purposes regardless of where they currently live...
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Obama commemorates March on Washington with LGBT-inclusive address
President Barack Obama marked the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in a speech that called for unity and directly...
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Steve Lonegan says Cory Booker’s indifference to gay rumors is ‘weird’
The New Jersey Republican running against Newark Mayor Cory Booker for the U.S. Senate said Tuesday that it’s “weird” Booker won’t deny rumors that he...
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Charlie Morgan Act pushes forward as VA continues denial of benefits
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen will push forward with a bill that would expand federal benefits to same-sex military families after indications from the Department of Veterans...
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New Mexico Supreme Court rules photographer cannot deny services to same-sex couple
The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled in a unanimous decision Thursday that a wedding photographer who refused to provide services to a same-sex couple violated the...
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HRC urges fair treatment of Chelsea Manning
The Human Rights Campaign has called on Pvt. Chelsea Manning to be treated with respect by the media and officials in a statement marking the...
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Bradley Manning, sentenced to 35 years, faces uncertain future in military prison
Bradley Manning was sentenced Wednesday by a military judge to 35 years in prison for providing more than 700,000 government files to Wikileaks in one...
