Politics
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New Jersey Senate Passes Marriage Equality Bill, 24-16
The New Jerey State Senate has passed marriage equality by a vote of 24-16. The bill, which was expected to pass through the Senate, must...
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Maryland House Committees Host Joint Marathon Hearing on Marriage Equality
Like Rocky Balboa, marriage equality...
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High-Dollar Dem Donors Talk With Obama, Celebrating LGBT Successes But Looking for More
[Photo: Contractors, Obama for America staff and attendees of Feb. 9, 2012, fundraiser for President Obama’s re-election work and mill around outside the D.C. home...
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Outliers: Is Mold Infestation the Cause of the Ninth Circuit’s Prop 8 Opinion?
There has been much commentary in the past two days about the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit’s opinion affirming the trial court...
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Illinois Lawmakers Introduce Marriage Equality Bill, as Washington State’s House Passes Its Bill
While the Washington state House passed a Senate-approved state marriage equality bill that will soon be signed into law by Governor Christine Gregoire (D), three...
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News Analysis: How the HHS Contraception Coverage Decision and Marriage Equality Are Related
Today, White House press secretary Jay Carney spent a significant amount of the White House press briefing defending the Health and Human Services Department’s decision...
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“Conscience Clause” Bill That Could Bar Gay Foster Parents Moves Forward in Virginia Senate
The so-called “conscience clause” bill that would allow private child placement agencies to discriminate against prospective adoptive or foster parents based on sexual orientation, family...
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Santorum Trumps Romney, Three Times Over
About 12 hours after the U.S. Court...
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The Village Voice’s Thrasher and Geidner Talk About Prop 8
Thanks to The Village Voice‘s Steven Thrasher, you have the ability to hear me talk about today’s Proposition 8 decision, in addition to reading about...
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Obama’s Press Secretaries and Romney (and the Others) Talk About Prop 8, With Very Different Takes
Although neither candidate supports marriage equality, today’s decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Perry v. Brown striking down California’s...
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Olson and Boies Talk About Their Prop 8 Victory, With Slightly Differing Takes
One of the lawyers fighting Proposition 8 said that today’s decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Perry v. Brown...
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BREAKING: Ninth Circuit Strikes Down Proposition 8 on Narrow Grounds
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today affirmed...
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Prop 8: Five Questions (and Brief Answers) to Help Get Through Today’s Coming Decision
Although the path to get here is a...
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State Department: “Our Message Is Unchanged,” Continues to Oppose Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill
Calling Uganda’s anti-homosexuality bill “manifestly inconsistent with Uganda’s international human rights obligations,” a U.S. State Department spokeswoman tells Metro Weekly it continues to oppose the...
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N.J. Marriage Equality Opponents, Others Champion Ex-Gay Therapy Despite APA Opposition
During the Feb. 2 New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on the state marriage equality bill, Greg Quinlan president of Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays...
