All posts tagged "LGBTQ"
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No White House Updates on Proposition 8 Case
One day after the Supreme Court announced arguments on the two cases before the court regarding same-sex marriage are scheduled for late March, the White House...
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Whitman-Walker Expanding
Whitman-Walker Health, the local nonprofit community health center that specializes in HIV and other LGBT-related health issues, announced this morning it will open a new,...
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Obama Nominates Hagel Despite LGBT Concerns
President Barack Obama formally nominated former Sen. Chuck Hagel as secretary of defense Monday, leaving advocates cautious and curious about the Nebraska Republican’s views on...
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Barney Frank Seeking Senate Appointment
Former Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) is openly jockeying for the Senate seat currently held by Massachusetts Democrat John Kerry. In an interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe...
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Tammy Baldwin Makes History
Tammy Baldwin made history yesterday when she was sworn in as the U.S. Senate’s first out member. Vice President Joe Biden administered the oath of...
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Obama Describes Hagel Apology for Anti-Gay Comments as “Positive Change”
President Barack Obama defended former Sen. Chuck Hagel on Sunday, describing the Nebraska Republican’s apology for anti-gay comments made in 1998 as evidence of evolving...
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With Kerry Headed to State, Barney Frank Considers Senate Appointment
President Barack Obama nominated Sen. John Kerry for secretary of state today. The announcement was anticipated by many who suspected Kerry would replace Secretary of...
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Hagel Apologizes for Anti-Gay Remarks, Endorses Open Service
Facing the ire of LGBT-rights activists, former Sen. Chuck Hagel apologized today for anti-gay comments made in 1998 that surfaced yesterday. In a statement provided...
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Obama Takes Pride in LGBT Record with Time
President Barack Obama has no illusions over what he has delivered when it comes to LGBT rights. In an interview with Time for the magazine’s annual...
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2012: The Year in Review
The year may have at times seemed like little more than a presidential campaign, but 2012 saw its share of sorrows and bright spots. By...
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CUAllies Rejected
Two weeks after the Catholic University of America rejected the proposal for CUAllies, a student organization for LGBT students and their allies, the club's lead...
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LGBT Coalition Urge House GOP To Drop Costly DOMA Legal Defense
The leaders of the nation’s largest LGBT-rights organizations urged Republican leaders in the House of Representatives to cease funding the legal defense of the Defense...
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“Beekman Boys” Rally Racers in Support of Gay Youth
“Thank you for helping him see that not only DOES it get better, it gets AMAZING.” Excerpt from a letter sent by the mother of...
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Wealthy LGBT Americans Urge Support for Obama’s Plan to Avert “Fiscal Cliff”
In a Dec. 5 letter sent to Democratic and Republican leaders on Capitol Hill, 24 of the country’s most financially successful gays and lesbians urged...
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UVA Assault Prompts Call for Expanded Protections
A Virginia nonprofit organization is calling on the members of the General Assembly to add sexual orientation and gender identity to Virginia laws regarding bias-motivated...
