All posts tagged "politics"
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Frank Departure [UPDATED]
Barney Frank Photo by Chris Geidner} An earlier version of this story was published on Nov. 28, 2011. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) told reporters in...
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Off-Year Advances
The off-year elections, normally a slow-paced night for national coverage, featured several ballot measures – including Ohio, Mississippi and Maine – that garnered significant attention....
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Slim Pickings
I spent my Tuesday evening looking for bright spots. Not bright spots like, ''Thank you, Lord, for not sending Christine O'Donnell to the Senate or...
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Emboldened Bigotry
The war on bullies is on. That's a good thing. Bullying is bad. Sadly, it's not that simple. We're competitive, violent creatures. We pet our...
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Man in the Middle
As a young boy in New Jersey, just about yay-tall, Jonathan Capehart knew exactly what he wanted to be when he grew up: a television...
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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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Alaska candidate Joe Miller: Homosexual cures, choices are a state issue; wants Constitutional ban on gay marriage [video]
”My respect with when answering this question before, is that...
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Gay Republicans launch ad against Barney Frank, gay-friendly Democrats
”If you thought the Housewives were dysfunctional, wait until you meet the real Democrats of DC. They’re catty: Barney. They’re arrogant: Barbara. And they’re in...
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View from the Hill
On April 21, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) called Get Equal's protest of a hearing held by House Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller (D-Calif.)...
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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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Senate Falls Short (UPDATED)
The Senate voted this afternoon, Sept. 21, to block consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act, which includes an amendment aimed at repealing the military's...
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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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Palm Springs (GO)Party?
The day after the U.S. House of Representatives voted in May on an amendment aimed at ending the ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy, the Human...
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Outspoken, Episode 1 [video]
Ebone Bell asks the questions ''What grade would you give President Obama on LGBT issues?'' and ''What's your favorite topic: Politics or
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DADT Repeal Clears House
At 8:30 p.m. Thursday, May 27, Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Pa.) was recognized to introduce Amendment No. 79 – compromise legislation to end the ''Don't Ask,...
