Politics
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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...
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Washington Post, New York Times Opinion Pages Cover Contractor Executive Order Proposal
Quick on the heels of Metro Weekly‘s exclusive reporting this weekend and on Feb. 6 about a proposed executive order to prohibit sexual orientation and...
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Queer Activists Wants Sachs Sacked, But HRC Highlights CEO in Marriage Ad
LGBT grassroots activists, calling themselves the Queer Occupy Wall...
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Ninth Circuit Prop 8 Ruling on Tuesday — A Guide to Understanding What’s Happening
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth...
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From Partner Benefits to Affirmative Action, Proposed Contractor Executive Order Specifics Discussed
With the senior policy advisor for Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) telling Metro Weekly on Feb. 4 that timing is key for President Obama to take...
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Advocates Lay Out Case for Obama Contractor Executive Order in Memo to Rep. Barney Frank
Although the White House remains silent about the status of a proposed executive order to ban LGBT discrimination among federal contractors, some of D.C.’s leading...
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Virginia Anti-Gay Adoption Bill Could Cost State Taxpayers Millions
Today, the Virginia legislature took two steps toward passing a bill allowing private adoption agencies to refuse adopting to same-sex couples based on “religious or...
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GLAAD “Standing Up” for Ellen’s Job; Freedom to Work Celebrates DynCorp Policy Change
One Million Moms, a project of the the American Family Association, called upon JC Penny to fire talk show host and comedian Ellen DeGeneres after...
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News Analysis: Post Poll Shows Marylanders Split on Marriage Equality, Supporters Looking for Votes
Just as a recent Washington Post poll shows for the first time that a majority of Marylanders support marriage equality, LGBT activists and their allies...
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BREAKING: Ninth Circuit Says Prop 8 Tapes Should Not Be Released, “Assurances” Given at Trial
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled today that the videotape of the trial over the constitutionality of Proposition 8 — Perry...
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Washington Senate Passes Marriage Equality Bill With a 28-21 Vote
[Photo: The Washington Senate, voting...
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Virginia Non-Discrimination Bill Dies in Committee on Party-Line Vote
November’s chickens have come home to roost for Virginia’s LGBT population. After Democrats lost two seats last year to split the Senate 20-20, and Lt....
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Anti-Abortion Site Credits Anti-LGBT Official With Komen’s Defunding of Planned Parenthood
On Tuesday, the pink-ribboned breast cancer charity known as Susan G. Komen for the Cure stopped issuing grant money to Planned Parenthood, a nationwide, nonprofit provider...
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News Analysis: Ninth Circuit Expects Prop 8 Trial Videotape Decision on Thursday
An appeals court ruling on whether the public should be able to watch video of the trial challenging Proposition 8 is expected on Thursday, Feb....
