Politics
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Family Research Council Scores 10 House Votes, Two Relating to DOMA
The Family Research Council’s political arm, FRC Action, today released its “Vote Scorecard” for the first session of the 112th Congress. Of the 10 House...
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U.S. Pastor Council Promotes Video Decrying Annise Parker’s “GLBT Agenda for Houston”
[Image, above: Screen capture of the FaithVotes web site at 1:30 p.m. today. Image, below: Screen capture of the FaithVotes web site at 2:30 p.m....
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Debate on DOMA Repeal Bill to Begin in Senate Committee on Nov. 3
The Senate Judiciary Committee has set Nov. 3 for beginning the mark-up of the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill that would repeal the Defense...
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Ninth Circuit Keeps Prop 8 Tapes Under Seal, Sets Argument Timeline for Appeal
The U.S. Court of Appeals fo the Ninth Circuit today granted a stay pending appeal of U.S. District Court Judge James Ware’s order unsealing the...
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Spirit Day Ends With News That Senate Committee Fails to Address Bullying in Education Bill
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) announced that the committee today reported the Elementary and Secondary Education Reauthorization Act...
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Janice Langbehn Honored With Presidential Citizens Medal
Janice Langbehn, a woman who came...
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Anti-Bullying Bills Up in the Air as Senate Committee Considers Education Bill Reauthorization
Today and Thursday, Oct. 20, the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee is slated to consider the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education...
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Choi’s Defense Set Back After District Judge Issues Mandamus to Prevent Selective Prosecution Defense
The defense team of former Army Lt. Dan Choi was dealt a setback on Oct. 11 after a U.S. District Court judge ruled that the...
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Senate Judiciary Committee to Hold Vote on DOMA Repeal Bill in November
Today, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) announced that his committee, which held a hearing on the Respect for Marriage Act earlier this year,...
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Alison Nathan, Out Lesbian, Confirmed for Federal Judgeship on 48-44 Vote
At 2:25 p.m. today, on a 48-44 vote, the U.S. Senate confirmed Alison Nathan’s nomination to serve as a federal judge on the U.S. District...
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In Colorado House Race, Out Servicemember is a First in a Post-DADT America
Today, in the 28th House District in Colorado, a little bit of history is being made as Brian Carroll announces his candidacy for the 2012...
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Senate to Vote Today on Alison Nathan’s Nomination, Would Be Second Lesbian Federal Judge
[Photo: President Barack Obama greets departing Associate Counsel to the President Alison J. “Ali” Nathan, left, Meg Satterthwaite, and their twin sons Oliver and Nathan,...
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Supreme Court Turns Down Louisiana Adoption Birth Certificate Challenge Brought By Gay Couple
Today, without comment, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case challenging Louisiana’s policy that prevents unmarried adoptive parents from both being listed on...
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CA Gov. Brown Signs Two Pro-Trans Bills Into Law [and Signs Bullying Bill, Vetoes LGBT Data Bill]
California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed two pro-transgender equality bills into law on Oct. 9. Masen Davis, the executive director of the Transgender Law Center,...
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Judge Considers Government’s Writ Request in Choi’s Trial
The federal government asked U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Chief Judge Royce Lamberth today to stop a magistrate judge in the court...
