Politics
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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 &...
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DHS Will Provide Written Guidelines for Considering Same-Sex Couples in Immigration Cases
Almost two months after Democrats on Capitol Hill urged the Obama administration to recognize in writing binational same-sex relationships with regard to deportation proceedings, the...
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Massachusetts Gov. Patrick Appealing Transgender Inmate’s Landmark Ruling
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D) is facing criticism from the LGBT community after announcing his administration will appeal a federal court’s ruling earlier this month...
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Maryland Pro-Equality Forces Court Key Demographics Through Ads, Phone-Banking to Catholics, Rural Voters and African-Americans
Marylanders for Marriage Equality, the coalition of labor, religious and community groups seeking to uphold Maryland’s marriage-equality law by approving the Question 6 referendum at...
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Senators Introduce Nondiscrimination Bill for Jury Selection
Legislation introduced last week by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) seeks to bring nondiscrimination language to the court system, prohibiting the exclusion of individuals from serving...
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Southern Poverty Law Center Moving Ahead with Lawsuit Against Va.-Based Public Advocate
The Southern Poverty Law Center is following up on the group’s July warning to the Falls Church-based Public Advocate of the United States and the...
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Ryan Speaks Out on DADT Repeal, McCain Remains Silent
Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan said those still wishing to overturn the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” need to “move on” in an...
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Supreme Court Makes No Announcement on Marriage Equality Cases
The Supreme Court announced it would take up six cases in an order issued this morning, but made no announcement on the marriage equality cases...
