All posts tagged "enda"
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Marching On
On Jan. 5, Ohio Republican John Boehner was sworn in as the speaker of the House of Representatives. Boehner, who received a 0 percent score...
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Now the Fun Part
Some thoughts at the start of the 112th Congress: 1. Congressional sessions do not end the day after the election. Prior to ratification of the...
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ENDA's Absence
It wasn't supposed to be like this for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. As the members of Congress put in place the final priorities for the...
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Wrestling with the Truth
Some people are very guarded when it comes to their personal space. Donna Rose is not one of them. Instead, she likes to hug. Her...
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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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Pelosi: DADT “will be gone by the end of the year”
Photo: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi addresses the crowd at the Victory Fund’s Gay & Lesbian Leadership Awards, where she was the honored guest. (Photo by...
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The Hard Road
'Tis the season for hyperbole and panic. How else to explain claims from some LGBT quarters that absolutely nothing has been done to advance LGBT...
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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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Polis on ENDA [video]
Before leaving town for the August congressional recess, Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) made time to stop by the National Stonewall Democrats 2010 Convention to speak...
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Zack Tells All
Zack Rosen, usually writing at The New Gay and known more recently for showing all (Google it, grown-ups), is now comfortable telling all too, following...
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Jail Storms
Lets talk about my ass. In particular, lets talk about how often I sit on it. I think my desk chair knows more about me...
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Eight Arrested in Pelosi Protest at Capitol
A little before noon today, July 28, eight individuals associated with Get Equal, who had been taking an ordinary tour of the U.S. Capitol, began...
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Arresting Development [video]
On Wednesday, July 28, eight individuals associated with Get Equal were arrested for ''Unlawful Conduct -- Demonstrating in the Capitol Building,'' according to the U.S....
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Humm: “True Democracy” Is “Not Easy” But Needed For LGBT Movement
Andy Humm raises more questions than he answers in his column introduced by Michael Petrelis at Petrelis’s blog, but it is a good thought piece...
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After Dismissal, Questions Remain — And Get Equal Makes a Move on ENDA
Although the charges were dismissed against Lt. Dan Choi and James Pietrangelo on Wednesday morning (as Metro Weekly‘s Yusef Najafi reports here), questions remained about...
