All posts tagged "senate"
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Trump names billionaire NHL owner as Secretary of the Army
Trump Cabinet, Cabinet-Level Nominee and Adviser Threat Gauge Name: Vincent Viola Position: Secretary of the Army LGBT record: No known record on LGBT issues. Threat Level: 🔥 — Sparks and small flames President-elect...
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The Elephant Has Landed: Donald Trump, Republicans and the Future of Equality
Does the future of LGBT rights now hang in the balance?
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Log Cabin Republicans to withhold endorsement of Trump
The nation’s top LGBT Republican group will be withholding its endorsement from GOP nominee Donald Trump this election cycle, choosing to instead focus on growing...
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Eric Fanning is first openly gay man to be confirmed Army Secretary
Eric Fanning is the first openly gay Army Secretary
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Vermont legislature moving towards banning conversion therapy
The Vermont Senate put its stamp of approval on a measure that would ban licensed mental health practitioners from attempting to change a person’s sexual...
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Proposed bill in Colorado would ban conversion therapy
Colorado bills mirrors measures prohibiting attempts at sexual orientation change efforts that have passed in four states and the District of Columbia
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Ken Cuccinelli withdraws name from consideration for Virginia Supreme Court
A day after being certified by the Virginia Senate Committee on Courts of Justice, former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has withdrawn his name from...
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Missouri GOP halts Democrats’ 39-hour filibuster of anti-gay constitutional amendment
Missouri Senate Republicans used a rare procedural maneuver to stop a record-breaking 39-hour filibuster of a proposed anti-gay amendment to the state’s constitution. Republicans, who control the...
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West Virginia Senate guts, then defeats proposed “religious freedom” law
On Tuesday, the West Virginia Senate overwhelmingly defeated a proposed “religious freedom” bill that would have condoned discrimination against LGBT citizens of the Mountain State....
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Virginia Senate passes pair of nondiscrimination bills
The Virginia Senate on Friday passed a pair of nondiscrimination bills with bipartisan support, sending them to the House of Delegates for consideration. The Senate voted to...
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Virginia bill proposes Kim Davis-style clerk exemptions
A Virginia Senate committee has set the stage for what could be an inevitable showdown between opponents and supporters of same-sex marriage, as embodied by...
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Virginia Senate committee approves nondiscrimination bills
A Virginia Senate committee has approved two measures that would prohibit anti-LGBT discrimination in public employment and housing, with both bills earning bipartisan support as...
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Election 2015: Democrats gain seat in Virginia House of Delegates
After millions of dollars spent by both parties to flip seats in the Virginia Senate, the makeup of the upper chamber remains unchanged, while Democrats made very modest...
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November Impact: Upcoming elections LGBT voters should know about
A handful of smaller, low-profile elections could impact progress on LGBT rights
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Senate appropriations bill emerges without D.C. riders
Senate refusal to attack D.C. nondiscrimination laws may bode well for coalition opposing congressional interference
