Search results for "doma"
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Obama on Marriage: “Attitudes Evolve, Including Mine” (With Follow-Up From Gibbs)
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs elaborated today during the press briefing on President Barack Obama’s comments on Wednesday to AmericaBlog’s Joe Sudbay about marriage equality....
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Bracing for Midterms
Despite significant disappointment – or even anger – from many LGBT advocates and activists about the lack of progress toward LGBT equality achieved in the...
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Frank, Baldwin & Polis Encourage LGBT Dem Votes on Nov. 2
The Democratic National Committee has released a letter authored by Reps. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) and Jared Polis (D-Colo.) aimed at getting LGBT...
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DADT Goes Fubar
To care about politics is to be perpetually disillusioned. In the normal course of life, this isn't an indictment. We live in a democracy made...
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News Analysis: Dellinger on DADT, Justice and a “Bold Step”
Former Acting Solicitor General and Duke Law professor Walter Dellinger, who served in the latter part of the Clinton administration, was on The Rachel Maddow...
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State of Play
Mara Keisling, the executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, had a key legislative priority for the 111th
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Awaiting the Grand Gesture
In the coming weeks and months, the Obama administration, through the Department of Justice, will face multiple decisions about whether and how to appeal trial...
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Two of Eddie Long’s accusers go on camera; Church hires investigator; More men coming forward? [video]
”There’s only one way to God and that’s the truth…. I wasn’t free until I came out with it…. I pray for everyone, especially Bishop....
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Senator Saxby Chambliss confirms “faggots must die” comment came from his office
”The has worked side by side with our personnel to determine whether the comment in question emanated from our office. That appears...
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Gaga Goes Maine-stream
Lady Gaga takes her “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal...
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Mostly gay and gay-friendly candidates winning in DC Primary Election
As of early Wednesday morning (with 80%+ of the votes in), the unofficial count of the District of Columbia‘s Primary Election show encumbents holding on...
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The Remainders
The chances of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act being signed into law before the start of the 112th Congress in January 2011 are extraordinarily slim due...
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Lone Star Slight
Although it hasn't gotten the attention given to Ted Olson and David Boies's challenge to California's Proposition 8 or the Gay & Lesbian Advocates &...
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Tricky Timing
Two weeks before Election Day, the U.S. Department of Justice may be in the position of going to the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals...
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Marriage Going Mainstream
When the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was signed into law in the heat of the 1996 campaign season, support for marriage equality stood at...
