Politics
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Rhode Island House committee sends marriage bills to floor for final vote
The Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee’s 13 members today unanimously approved two amended bills legalizing same-sex marriage, H5015 and S38, putting both measures on track...
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Obama “couldn’t be prouder” of Jason Collins
President Barack Obama was on his way out of a press conference with reporters at the White House when he stopped and returned to the...
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Federal student aid to start accounting for same-sex parents
The incomes of both parents in a same-sex relationship will begin to be counted by the federal government when determining student aid, the Department of...
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Gay NBA player receives outpouring of support from politicians and advocates
Politicians and advocates are hailing Jason Collins as a hero after the NBA player made history today as the first out male athlete playing in...
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Family Research Council posts videos of Corkins shooting, interrogation prior to sentencing
The conservative Family Research Council (FRC) this week posted two videos of accused shooter Floyd Lee Corkins II to its YouTube page pointing the finger...
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Log Cabin Republicans issue warning on LGBT exclusion
Log Cabin Republicans are making their message to party leaders clear: Support equality for LGBT Americans or risk extinction. In an ad published in Politico...
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LGBT groups warn of shortcomings as ENDA reintroduced
Today’s reintroduction of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) in the Senate and House of Representatives has largely been greeted with cheers, but some are expressing...
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As ENDA returns to Congress, Obama’s White House remains a key component
When the White House puts its full weight behind a piece of legislation it wants to see become law, that push is hard to miss....
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R.I. Senate passes gay-marriage bills, 26-12, sending them back to House for final vote
The Rhode Island State Senate overwhelmingly approved amended House and Senate versions of a marriage-equality bill on a 26-12 vote Wednesday evening, sending the measures...
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Latest ENDA effort greeted with both optimism and skepticism
Hopes are high as the long-stalled Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) will see reintroduction in the Senate and House of Representatives on Thursday. After years of...
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Rhode Island Senate committee approves two gay-marriage bills
The Rhode Island State Senate Judiciary Committee today approved two bills – H5015 and S38 – aimed at legalizing same-sex marriage in the Ocean State,...
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Full Rhode Island Senate Republican Caucus supports gay-marriage bill
Supporters of marriage equality in the Ocean State got a huge boost Tuesday morning from Senate Republicans, just hours ahead of a scheduled vote by...
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Boy Scouts to vote on resolution ending ban on gay youth
The Boy Scouts of America have proposed lifting the organization’s long-standing ban on gay youth, but keeping the ban on gay adults in leadership roles. ...
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Bill to protect LGBT students sees bipartisan reintroduction
Members of Congress are trying again to prohibit anti-LGBT discrimination, bullying and harassment against students in the nation’s public schools through federal legislation announced today...
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R.I. marriage-equality group airs online ads, plans “Weekend of Action” ahead of expected Senate vote
Rhode Islanders United for Marriage, the group seeking to legalize marriage equality in the Ocean State, released two online advertisements Monday and will hold three...
