All posts tagged "fred sainz"
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House Republicans urge Boehner to allow ENDA vote
Six Republican supporters of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act urged House Speaker John Boehner to allow a vote on the LGBT-rights bill as part of a...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett equates marriage equality to incest
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett compared same-sex marriage to incest during a Friday interview, drawing outrage from national LGBT-rights organizations. Appearing on WHP-TV in Harrisburg, the...
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HRC slams Sochi assurances following new statement out of Russia
“Within the past two days, two Russian officials have gone out of their way to contradict the IOC in no uncertain terms. The opinion of...
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Supreme Court’s upcoming decisions could radically change legal landscape for gays – or not
The wait is almost over. Before the month’s end, the nation’s highest court will decide two landmark cases that have the potential to dramatically change...
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Marking Obama’s one-year marriage anniversary
When Barack Obama sat down with Robin Roberts of ABC News on the afternoon of May 9, 2012, many knew what the president was going...
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Obama: Boy Scouts should allow gay members
President Barack Obama reiterated his oppositions to the Boy Scouts’ longstanding ban on gay members and leaders during an interview with CBS News. In an...
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Pressure mounts for Panetta to protect same-sex military families
The same day the Defense Department lifted the ban on women in combat, advocates are calling on Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to immediately grant full benefits...
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Obama makes historic call for equality, but maintains marriage as state issue
One day after President Barack Obama made a historic call for full equality for gay Americans during his second inaugural address, the White House is...
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Liberty Counsel Announces Legal Challenge to California’s “Ex-Gay” Ban
As LGBT-advocates continue to hail Gov. Jerry Brown’s signing of a bill on Saturday that made California the first state to officially outlaw gay “conversion”...
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Groups Challenge Values Voter Summit
LGBT-rights organizations are taking aim at one of the conservative movement's most high-profile and controversial events of the year. Thousands of social conservatives will convene...
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2012 Metro Weekly Next Generation Awards Selection Panel
The Next Generation Awards are chosen from a pool of community nominations by a panel of Washington-area LGBT leaders from the worlds of arts, activism,...
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Romney Hires Out Gay Spokesman to Tackle Foreign Affairs and National Security Issues
Mitt Romney’s campaign tonight announced that it has hired Richard Grenell, an out gay former George W. Bush administration official, to serve as the presumptive...
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White House Defends EO Decision, Saying “Time Is Right” for ENDA — and Prompting More Criticism
Facing continued fallout from the Obama administration’s decision not to proceed with an executive order banning LGBT discrimination by federal contractors, White House spokesman Shin...
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Lambda Legal Files Federal Lawsuit Seeking Marriage Equality in Nevada
Today, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund took what one of its lawyers calls “a strategic step” in the national effort to advance marriage equality...
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HRC Announces Solmonese’s Departure in 2012, Start of “Search Process” for Successor
The Human Rights Campaign this afternoon announced that its president, Joe Solmonese, will be stepping down from his role at the end of his current...
