Politics
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Romney Ends Up With Five States on Super Tuesday, Including (Eventually) Ohio — But Santorum Takes Three
With former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) winning primary races...
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DOJ Files Civil Rights Lawsuit Against MN School District; Settlement Proposal With DOJ, Students Follows
Following an investigation that began in November 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice today filed a federal lawsuit against the Anoka-Hennepin School District, the Minnesota...
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Trevor Thomas, Out Gay Michigan Congressional Candidate, Gets Former Gov. Granholm’s Backing
Today, out gay Michigan congressional candidate Trevor Thomas (D) announced the support of former Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D) and former Lt. Gov. John Cherry (D)...
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Two Coasts, Two Visions of Equality — for AFER and SLDN
[Photo: Servicemembers Legal Defense Network co-founder Michelle Benecke speaks at SLDN’s 20th annual dinner, where the plaintiffs of the organization’s ongoing lawsuit seeking equal spousal...
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HRC’s Incoming President, Chad Griffin: “This is the grandest, most exciting opportunity of my life.”
On his way to the airport to return to Los Angeles from DC, the incoming president of the Human Rights Campaign, Chad Griffin, spoke with...
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BREAKING: Chad Griffin Named HRC’s Next President, Prop 8 Foe to Take on the Nation
The Human Rights Campaign today announced that Chad Griffin, the force behind the challenge to California’s Proposition 8,...
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Prop 8 Perry Plaintiffs Say Ninth Circuit Should Deny Full-Court Review
Responding to the Feb. 21 decision by the proponents of Proposition 8 to seek expanded review from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth...
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In Midst of Chick-Fil-A Protest at NYU, Student Government Reiterates Opposition to Ban
Although students gathered outside Chick-fil-A at New York University today to stand in opposition to the restaurant’s substantial contributions to anti-LGBT groups, the university’s student...
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BREAKING: Gov. O’Malley Signs Marriage Equality Bill, Making Maryland Eighth State (Plus DC) to Do So
[Image: Gov. Martin O’Malley (D), flanked by Senate President Thomas V. “Mike” Miller (D-Calvert, Prince George’s counties), left, and House Speaker Michael Busch (D-Anne Arundel...
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LIVE: Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley Signs Marriage Equality Bill
Watch live now as Marlyand...
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How Lady Gaga and Gay Students From the ’20s Overlap: A Secret Court, a New Foundation
On Wednesday, Feb. 29, a rally in support of nine Harvard students expelled for homosexuality in 1920 coincided with the launch of Lady Gaga’s pro-LGBT...
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HRC Endorses Dem Elizabeth Warren Over GOP Sen. Scott Brown in Massachusetts
The Human Rights Campaign announced today that it is endorsing Elizabeth Warren (D) in her challenge to unseat Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.), who won the...
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Andrew Breitbart, Right’s Hero and Unexpected Gay Ally, Has Died at 43
Andrew Breitbart died overnight, a fact first reported a little before 9 a.m. this morning at his site, Big Journalism, and confirmed to Metro Weekly...
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With Marriage Done, Maryland Gender Identity Bill Gets a Senate Hearing
With marriage equality out of the way, transgender Marylanders are hoping there is enough goodwill — and enough time left in the 2012 legislative session...
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Trans Group Decries DC Police Chief for “Abdicating” Responsibilities, But Lanier Shoots Back
A local organization today accused Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy Lanier of “abdicating” her responsibility to keep transgender people safe, but Lanier retorted that the...
