All posts tagged "politics"
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Discretion Required
A leading gay critic of the administration's progress on LGBT issues called the compromise language unveiled this week for ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' a ''conditional...
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White House Signals Support
In a two-paragraph statement devoid of the strong arguments for the repeal of the ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy that have been made by repeal...
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Shifting Timelines
Two weeks ago, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) said the job protection bill that he is sponsoring in the House would be marked up and voted...
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Brunch Buddy, Part 1 [video]
Houston Mayor Annise Parker (D) was a featured speaker at the Victory Fund's Champagne Brunch, held at the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel on Sunday, April 18....
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Voices of Experience
From Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) to moderate Republican Sen. Susan Collins (Maine), many substantial questions raised at last week's hearing regarding...
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Massachusetts Robocalls
The National Organization for Marriage appears to be making automated telephone calls today in support of U.S. Senate candidate and Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown (R)...
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Gay Federal Employees Closer to Benefits
On Wednesday morning, Dec. 16, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee favorably reported the Domestic Partner Benefits and Obligations Act out of committee...
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Federal Employees One Step Closer to Equal Benefits
A House committee on Wednesday evening approved a bill to provide equal benefits to gay federal employees with domestic partners, but not without a political...
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Hate Crimes bill passes Senate
Suddenly, with little fanfare or notice, the signs of ''change'' for the LGBT community are beginning to appear in Washington. The Obama administration this week...
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Staying in the House
U.S. Rep. Barney Frank thought about running for the U.S. Senate, but that was five years ago, when it looked like Democratic presidential candidate John...
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Time To Act
I am a great proponent of making the case for marriage equality. As the battle in D.C. heated up this past spring and summer, I...
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Parliamentary Patchwork
The District government on Friday, Aug. 28, released some points concerning the new laws recognizing same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions and eliminating discrimination in...
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Out In Congress
There have been gay members of Congress before and there are those who serve now. There has already been an openly gay candidate elected to...
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Lobby Days Loom
Equal rights organizations in Maryland and Virginia both bid farewell to their longtime leaders last year, making way for two new leaders to head the...
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Mara Keisling, Executive Director, National Center for Transgender Equality
METRO WEEKLY: From your -- or your organization's -- perspective, what is the most immediate effect of the presidential election on the LGBT community? MARA...
