Politics
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Maryland Marriage Opponents Air First Commercial Against Question 6
Opponents of marriage equality have begun airing the first of what is expected to be many commercials opposing Question 6, the ballot referendum that would...
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Boy Scouts Deny Gay Member Eagle Scout Rank
A Boy Scout just days away from his 18th birthday has been denied the organization’s highest award after revealing he is gay. The Boy Scouts...
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Liberty Counsel Moves Forward with Lawsuit Against California’s “Ex-Gay” Ban
Social conservatives moved forward with their lawsuit against California’s historic ban on “ex-gay” therapy for LGBT youth today, filing a lawsuit in federal court. Brought...
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Romney Dominates Obama in First Debate as LGBT Issues Go Unmentioned
The most important night, so far, of the presidential campaign ended with a re-energized Republican base and Democrats scrambling to defend their candidate. President Barack...
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FRC’s Tony Perkins Hints at Legal Action Against “Out of Control” Dan Savage
Family Research Council President Tony Perkins hinted at legal action against Dan Savage today after the founder of the It Gets Better Project unleashed a...
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LGBT Activists Target UPS for Boy Scout Donations
Activists are turning their attention to UPS in their latest attempt to pull corporate funding for the Boy Scouts of America. A week after Intel...
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Barney Frank Backing Appeal of Ruling Requiring Sex-Reassignment Surgery for Transgender Inmate
Out gay Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) said today that he agrees with a decision by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D) last week to appeal a...
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Liberty Counsel Announces Legal Challenge to California’s “Ex-Gay” Ban
As LGBT-advocates continue to hail Gov. Jerry Brown’s signing of a bill on Saturday that made California the first state to officially outlaw gay “conversion”...
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Defeat for NOM As Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Campaign Finance Case
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear an appeal brought by the National Organization for Marriage in a case regarding Maine’s campaign finance laws....
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Schwarzenegger Performed Two Same-Sex Weddings as Governor
In what he dubbed “the scoop” of his interview with Lesley Stahl of 60 Minutes, former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger revealed he officiated over two...
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Supreme Court Takes No Action on Proposition 8 or DOMA Cases
The Supreme Court made no new announcements today on whether they will hear marriage equality cases regarding California’s Proposition 8 or the various challenges to...
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California Outlaws “Ex-Gay” Therapy for LGBT Youth
California became the first state in the nation to officially outlaw gay “conversion” and “reparative” therapy for minors after Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed the...
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DOMA Challenge Goes to Federal Appeals Court in New York
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit heard the latest arguments against the Defense of Marriage Act yesterday as lesbian widow Edith Windsor’s suit...
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Choi Cases Continue Amid Recusal, Writ of Mandamus and High-Level Subpoenas
A day before the Sept. 25 criminal hearing for gay rights – and environmental – activist Lt. Dan Choi, accused of failing to obey an...
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New Poll Shows Maryland’s Question 6 Winning, Fueled by Boost from African-Americans and Independents
Poll data released Wednesday has more good news for supporters of marriage equality. The poll of 813 registered voters, conducted by Annapolis-based Gonzalez Research &...
