Politics
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Support For Marriage Equality Unchanged Since Obama Endorsement
Although gay-rights advocates greeted President Obama’s historic declaration of support for marriage equality with jubilation in May, a new poll suggests his support has had...
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Another Court Rules Against DOMA
Another federal judge has ruled against the Defense of Marriage Act. An appointee of President George W. Bush, U.S. District Court Judge Vanessa Bryant today...
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Democrats Take Big Step Toward Marriage-Equality Platform
The Democratic Party is poised to officially adopt marriage equality as part of their national platform at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., in...
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Cheney Says Support for Marriage Equality Has Never Changed
Despite running on the Republican Party platform in 2004 that supported a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, Dick Cheney told ABC News that he supported...
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Court Declares Civil Unions Equal to Marriage
Massachusetts’s highest court declared civil unions to be the “equivalent of marriage” in a ruling Thursday that was hailed by marriage-equality advocates. The unanimous declaration...
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Gay Weddings Generate $259 million for New York City
A year after New York legalized gay nuptials, the money is rolling in. According to a statement released by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg,...
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BREAKING: Mass. Attorney General Urges Supreme Court to Uphold DOMA Rulings
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s office filed a brief on Tuesday urging the Supreme Court to uphold rulings by lower courts that have found the Defense...
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Health Benefits To Be Extended to Children of Gay Federal Employees
The Obama administration moved to expand a key provision of the Affordable Care Act to the children of same-sex couples today. A new rule proposed...
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Republican Congressman Moves To Ban Same-Sex Weddings on Military Bases
Nearly a month after two men became the first gay couple to marry on a military base since the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,”...
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DNC Chair Says Party Platform Will Include Marriage Equality
Come this fall, the Democratic Party could officially endorse marriage equality. In an interview with Philadelphia Gay News, the chair of the Democratic National Committee...
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Campaign Challenges Romney’s Record on Gay Rights
A new campaign is taking direct aim at Mitt Romney’s record and agenda on LGBT issues. Announced on Wednesday and playing off of the wildly...
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Boy Scouts Uphold Ban On Gay Members
Two years after launching a confidential review of the policy, the Boy Scouts of America reaffirmed their ban on out gay members and leaders in...
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Widow Petitions DOMA Case to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has been petitioned to review another case challenging the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act. On Monday, lawyers for 83-year-old Edith...
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Immigrant Files Class-Action Lawsuit Against DOMA
The Defense of Marriage Act has once again been challenged in court after an immigrant from the Philippines filed a class action lawsuit July 12...
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Tea Party Leader Declares Frank-Ready Wedding a Mockery
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and Jim Ready may still be celebrating their new lives as a married couple after exchanging wedding vows July 7, but...
