Politics
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Obama Campaign Launches LGBT Outreach Effort, With HRC’s Solmonese Wearing Two Hats
Human Rights Campaign president Joe Solmonese was on double duty today, serving as the main speaker on the launch of the Obama for America campaign’s...
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White House Sets LGBT Pride Month Reception for June 15, Sends Out Invites
This year’s White House LGBT Pride Month...
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DOJ Accepts EEOC Ruling That Trans Bias Is Covered By Title VII, ATF Begins Investigation
The Department of Justice has accepted the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s April 20 ruling that claims of gender identity discrimination are a type of sex...
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NAACP President Hopes Group’s Support for Marriage Equality “Will Be a Game-Changer”
Following the May 19 endorsement of a resolution by its board of directors supporting marriage equality, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People...
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BREAKING: NAACP Supports Marriage Equality, Says Position Is “Consistent With Equal Protection”
Today, the board of directors of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People endorsed the rights of same-sex couples to marry, stating in...
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Lesbian Couple Can Divorce in Maryland: Court Rules State Recognizes Valid Same-Sex Marriages Performed Elsewhere
Maryland’s highest court today held that a lesbian couple who had been married in California can get divorced in Maryland, echoing and making law a...
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Obama Administration Issues LGBT-Inclusive Rules Aimed at Eliminating Prison Sexual Assault
Today, the Obama administration announced that it has finalized regulations implementing the Prison Rape Elimination Act. According to an executive summary provided to members of...
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House Passes Version of Violence Against Women Act That Excludes LGBT Provisions
The House — over White House opposition — today passed its version of the Violence Against Women Act on a 222-205 vote. Among the provisions excluded...
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Obama Admin Issues Veto Threat on VAWA Bill, Calls Defense Bill Policy “Potentially Unconstitutional”
In an ongoing fight with Republicans over the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, the White House laid out a veto threat this afternoon,...
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Freedom to Marry’s Wolfson Recognized, Celebrates Banner Day for His Cause of Marriage Equality
Today, Evan Wolfson received the Barnard Medal of Distinction at Barnard College’s commencement ceremony. The founder and president of Freedom to Marry, who began his work...
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Obama, in a First for the President, Talks About “Marriage Equality” In New York Speech
Tonight, for the first time in a public address, President Obama referred to same-sex couples seeking equal marriage rights to opposite-sex couples as “marriage equality.”...
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Obama at Barnard Speaks of Activism “From Seneca Falls to Selma to Stonewall”
President Obama today gave the commencement address for Barnard...
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White House Briefing: Questions About the Halo
On their way to New York City, where President Obama is about to address the graduates of Barnard College, White House press secretary Jay Carney...
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Sheriff Babeu’s Out — of Arizona Congressional Race
Arizona’s Paul Babeu — the Pinal County sheriff who came out amid allegations that he had threatened an ex-boyfriend with deportation — is dropping his...
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Shifting Tide: All National Democratic Leaders Now Support Civil Marriage Equality
President Obama’s announcement that he believes same-sex couples should be allowed to marry has opened the doors to several other Democrats and has solidified the...
