All posts tagged "dadt"
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HRC Endorses Dem Elizabeth Warren Over GOP Sen. Scott Brown in Massachusetts
The Human Rights Campaign announced today that it is endorsing Elizabeth Warren (D) in her challenge to unseat Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.), who won the...
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Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe, ENDA Co-Sponsor, Is Not Seeking Re-Election
Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe (R) will not be seeking re-election, meaning the loss of one of the most pro-LGBT equality members of the Senate Republican...
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With West’s Promotion, Out Gay Lawyer Delery to Take Helm of Justice Department’s Civil Division
Today, the Department of Justice announced that the lawyer who argued against the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act in court this past December,...
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DOJ Won’t Defend DOMA, Other Laws Preventing Equal Treatment for Servicemembers With Same-Sex Spouses
The Department of Justice sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) today stating that the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments would not be...
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High-Dollar Dem Donors Talk With Obama, Celebrating LGBT Successes But Looking for More
[Photo: Contractors, Obama for America staff and attendees of Feb. 9, 2012, fundraiser for President Obama’s re-election work and mill around outside the D.C. home...
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OutServe Announces “Capital Summit” in May to Address LGBT Military Family Issues
Tonight, OutServe announced that it will be holding a “Capital Summit” on May 14 and 15, with the aim of “gather actively-serving military of all...
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Obama Gives State of the Union, LGBT Issues Get One Incidental Mention
President Barack Obama delivered the State of the Union Address tonight. The sole mention of LGBT issues came, basically, as an aside at the end...
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Lesbian Air Force Colonel “Honored and Humbled” to Be Invited to Join First Lady at State of the Union
One of First Lady Michelle Obama’s guests tonight at President Obama’s State of the Union Address will be U.S. Air Force Colonel Ginger Wallace —...
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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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The Year in LGBT Law: A Changed Landscape of Unexpected Developments — and Waiting
On Jan. 1, 2011, most LGBT legal commentators were ready for a federal appellate court ruling on the constitutionality of Proposition 8 — or at...
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Battles Ahead
''It's so romantic to think that I would be able to marry you on my leave,'' Army Capt. Steve Hill says he told the man...
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Defense Bill Conference Report Strips Anti-Gay House Language, Keeps Military Sodomy Ban
Following the report that the House and Senate conferees had reached a compromise on the National Defense Authorization Act, Servicemembers Legal Defense Network announced this...
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SLDN Lawyers Tell Court “American Servicemembers and Their Families Are Among DOMA’s Victims”
Today, lawyers for Servicemembers Legal Defense Network took the next step in their lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of unequal spousal benefits granted to servicemembers in...
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Court Rejects LCR Rehearing
Although the repeal of ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' was finalized Sept. 20, the lawsuit brought by Log Cabin Republicans challenging the constitutionality of DADT had...
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At the White House Veterans Day Breakfast, One More Sign of a Post-DADT America
This morning, Veterans Affairs Secretary Ric Shineski and his wife hosted a breakfast in the East Room of the White House in honor of Veterans...
