Politics
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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...
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White House Names Gautam Raghavan to LGBT Liaison Role
[Photo: Gautam Raghavan, the new White House “point of contact” on LGBT issues, is an associate director of public engagement in the White House Office...
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Out Gay Judicial Nominee Fitzgerald Has Senate Hearing
President Barack Obama’s fourth out LGBT judicial nominee, California attorney Michael...
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New “Cap” on House DOMA Defense Set at $1.5 Million, Additional Change Alters Payment Liability
On Oct. 1, the obligation of the federal government to pay for the House Republican leadership’s defense of the Defense of Marriage Act increased from...
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Baldwin Pitches Senate Bid, Bloomberg Accepts Ally Award at HRC Dinner
Besides President Obama’s keynote address at the Human Rights Campaign’s 15th annual national dinner, the two key political speeches came from a representative from Wisconsin...
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Obama Touts Administration’s LGBT Accomplishments, Swipes at GOP at HRC Dinner
Tonight, President Barack Obama addressed the Human Rights Campaign...
