Politics
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N.J. Gov. Christie Nominates Bruce Harris – Out Gay, Black Mayor – to State Supreme Court
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) is nominating the gay, black mayor of Chatham, N.J. to the state’s supreme court, a historic nomination celebrated by...
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GLAAD Lays Off 11, Acting Head Says “Tumult” of 2011 Had “Financial Impacts”
On Jan. 27, The Advocate reported that major layoffs had occurred at the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, a fact confirmed by the organization...
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BREAKING: Gingrich Wins South Carolina
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) has won the South...
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Boston Mayor Tells U.S. Mayors to “Get a Commitment” from Congress on DOMA Repeal
[Photo: Boston Mayor Thomas Menino (D) speaks at Freedom to Marry’s “Mayors for the Freedom to Marry” news conference on Jan. 20, 2012. (Photo by...
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Baldwin Raised More Than $1 Million in Last Quarter of 2011 for Senate Race
Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) announced today on Facebook that her campaign for U.S. Senate raised more than $1 million in the last three months of...
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S.C. Shake-Ups: Perry Drops Out, Romney Takes Tax Questions, Gingrich’s Ex-Wife Speaks
This morning, Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced...
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Gay Would-Be Documentarian’s Viral Video A Success — But Largely Excludes Female, Trans And Non-White People
Gay men perhaps know West Hollywood-based filmmaker Ryan James Yezak for his music video tributes featuring nearly naked gay men lip-syncing songs like Katy Perry’s...
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Sarvis to Leave SLDN, New Executive Director Search Launched
Today, Servicemembers Legal Defense Network announced that the group’s executive director, Aubrey Sarvis, would be leaving the organization once a new executive director could be...
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Tennessee State Rep Introduces Anti-Trans “Bathroom Bill,” Senate Version Quickly Withdrawn
This week, Tennessee State Rep. Richard Floyd (R) introduced a bill that would punish trans people with a class C misdemeanor for using a bathroom...
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Evangelical Leaders Rally Around Santorum
The evangelical movement today took a stand to make it clear that, despite the cable TV talk that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has the...
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Washington Senate’s Newly Introduced Marriage Equality Bill Could Face Ballot Opposition
Today, the Washington state senate filed a bill that would make The Evergreen State the seventh in the union to legalize marriage equality. But even...
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Maryland Delegates Mizeur, Mitchell to Co-Host Town Hall Jan. 19 on Marriage Equality
Del. Heather Mizeur (D-Montgomery County) announced she is partnering with Del. Keiffer Mitchell, Jr. (D-Baltimore City) to co-host a town hall meeting on marriage equality,...
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LGBT Legal Groups: “No Reason to Suggest That Canadian Marriages … Are in Jeopardy”
Responding to a report today in The Globe and Mail that “a Department of Justice lawyer says marriage is not legal...
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Investigators Probe Hazing, Homophobia In Beating Death Of Florida A&M Drum Major
A recent hazing-related death at Florida A&M University has raised questions about both ongoing problems of hazing at the university and whether sexual orientation played...
