Search results for "equality act"
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The Unspoken Six [UPDATED]
With Maryland State Sen. Jim Brochin (D) confirming that he has changed his stance on marriage equality by expressing his support for Senate Bill 116,...
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Talking With Grover
On Feb. 8, Metro Weekly spoke with Grover Norquist, the president of Americans for Tax Reform, in preparation for this week’s cover, “Guess Who’s Coming...
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Guess Who's Coming to CPAC?
Andrew Breitbart does not play nicely with others. He's prone to endless fits on Twitter, pointing his fire hose of tweets at a person for...
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Marriage Talk in Annapolis
Hundreds of supporters and opponents of legal recognition of same-sex marriage in Maryland filled the state's Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee room in Annapolis on Tuesday,...
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Why Is the Craig Ferguson Sketch Anti-Trans?
It turns out that claiming something is anti-trans humor stirs up people, and brings them out of the woodwork to tell you why you have...
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Kittleman Stands Alone
As marriage equality takes center stage among Maryland lawmakers, state Sen. Allan H. Kittleman (R-Carroll, Howard) garnered attention first for announcing that he would be...
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Working for Change
As the Obama administration releases new details on ending ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' and the president continues his public evolution on the vital issue of...
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Military Serenade
Mike Almy only came out to his parents after he became a leading activist pushing repeal of the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy. ''I...
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Iowa legislature moving to ban gay marriage despite testimony against discriminatory bill [video]
”The vote today by House Republicans was a big step backwards for the constitutional rights of all Iowans. I remain committed to protecting the rights...
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Prepping for Repeal Training [UPDATED]
Calling the implementation of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal a “milestone event” for the Defense Department, Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced in a memorandum issued...
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Obama on Uganda Killing: “LGBT rights are not special rights; they are human rights.”
President Barack Obama, following up on an earlier statement today from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, issued a statement this afternoon condemning the killing of...
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Obama Names Achtenberg to U.S. Civil Rights Commission, Levi to Health Advisory Group
Today, President Barack Obama announced that he had named Roberta Achtenberg to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission. Although Achtenberg has a long resume and list...
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Great Expectations
Because I've been doing this long enough, I tend to approach annual political events like the State of the Union speech as a bit of...
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NGLTF’s Carey: Obama should “include our lives, our families in the same way he talks of the lives of others”
Following Monday’s lowered expectations from the Human Rights Campaign for President Barack Obama’s State of the Union adress tonight, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force...
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Maryland Gets Marriage Bill
A group of about 50 activists, couples and legislators stood together in the Joint Hearing Room of Maryland's Legislative Services Building in Annapolis this morning,...
