Politics
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Supreme Court’s upcoming decisions could radically change legal landscape for gays – or not
The wait is almost over. Before the month’s end, the nation’s highest court will decide two landmark cases that have the potential to dramatically change...
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Leahy reignites debate over gay couples in immigration reform
Sen. Patrick Leahy rekindled the debate over inclusion of same-sex couples in immigration reform late Tuesday after filing an amendment similar to one that failed...
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Defense bill with anti-gay provision under veto threat
The White House has threatened to veto a defense spending bill that includes an anti-gay provision advocates say would open the door to discrimination in...
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Obama nominee would become nation’s fourth gay ambassador
The White House announced Monday President Barack Obama’s intent to nominate Daniel Baer as the next ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in...
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White House stands behind first lady’s handling of LGBT heckler
The White House is standing behind first lady Michelle Obama’s handling of an LGBT-rights activist who interrupted her at a private fundraiser in D.C. on...
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House Republicans seek to expand “conscience clause” in defense bill
House Republicans are again attempting to adopt protections for religious liberty in the military that would open the door to discrimination in the wake of...
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Senate Democrats introduce LGBT-inclusive education bill
Senate Democrats are seeking to make protections for LGBT public school students law and part of the rewrite of the nation’s massive education bill. In...
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Michelle Obama heckled for LGBT executive order
First lady Michelle Obama was interrupted at a DNC fundraiser in D.C. Tuesday evening by an LGBT-rights activist calling on President Barack Obama to sign...
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A year later, few details on White House study on anti-LGBT discrimination
It was more than a year ago, in April 2012, that leaders from some of the nation’s largest LGBT-rights organizations sat down for a meeting...
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HRC lobbies Christie for pro-LGBT Lautenberg replacement
The head of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest LGBT-rights organization, released a letter to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) Tuesday asking...
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Pentagon marks LGBT Pride Month while omitting trans servicemembers
The Pentagon will again commemorate June as LGBT Pride Month this year, according to a memorandum distributed by the Defense Department office that oversees diversity....
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Obama proclaims June 2013 LGBT Pride Month
President Barack Obama declared the month of June LGBT Pride Month in a proclamation released by the White House Friday afternoon. “This year, we celebrate...
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BREAKING: Illinois House fails to take up gay marriage bill
The momentum felt in recent months by supporters of marriage equality screeched to a halt Friday after the Illinois House of Representatives ran out of...
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Obama returns to Chicago to push for Illinois gay marriage bill
With the clock ticking, President Barack Obama urged Illinois lawmakers to approve marriage-equality legislation during a fundraiser in Chicago Wednesday night, stating he is “absolutely...
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ExxonMobil shareholders again reject workplace protections for LGBT employees
For the 14th consecutive year, ExxonMobil shareholders voted overwhelmingly today to reject a resolution that would have protected LGBT people from workplace discrimination. During their...
