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DOMA Hearing: Al Franken Slams Focus on the Family's Tom Minnery
Senate Hearings on Overturning Defense of Marriage Act California Senator Diane Feinstein's Respect for Marriage Act, which would overturn DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act), is undergoing hearings with the Senate...
created by NowPublic Staff | 29 wks ago | updated 29 wks ago
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Diane Feinstein to Seek Repeal of Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)
US Senator Diane Feinstein to Introduce Bill to Repeal Defense of Marriage ActDiane Feinstein (D-CA) will introduce a bill to the US Congress that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). The Defense of Marriage Act, passed in 1996, defines marriage as between a...
created by NowPublic Staff | 50 wks ago | updated 50 wks ago
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Minnesota Battle to End Ban on Gay Marriage May Cause Set-Back
In the state of Minnesota, a lawsuit seeking to overturn the state's ban on same sex marriage is facing tough odds in court. It also lacks the broad public support that...
created by Susan Marie Kovalinsky | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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462 views | 14 recommendations | 5 comments
Gay Activist Michelangelo Signorile Leads LGBT Town Hall in D.C.
Update: See Video report on Signorile's LGBT Town Hall, D.C.See Reports and Responses , Signorile's LGBT Town Hall, D.C. Gay activist and author Michelangelo Signorile will host his LGBT Town Hall in...
created by Susan Marie Kovalinsky | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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378 views | 18 recommendations | 0 comments
Rick Santorum Does About-Face on Gay Issues, while mulling 2012
Conservatism and anti-gay sentiment has often, although not always , gone together: Huckabee says gay marriage "outside the ideal" Some conservatives want AIDS patients isolated Tea Party and...
created by Susan Marie Kovalinsky | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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857 views | 22 recommendations | 12 comments
Gay Activist Michelangelo Signorile to Host DC GLBT Town Hall
Michelangelo Signore to Host Washington, DC Emergency Summit/Town Hall on LGBT issues Gay activist and author Michelangelo Signorile will be hosting a Leadership Town Hall meeting in Washington,... Obama Administration defending DOMA in San Francisco case
This story below, is in direct conflict with this Now Public story by this author, last night.I am a bit confused as to what bill the House Senate Committee passed 8-1 this past week, which allows for all federal civilian employees to receive family... DOMA's end ? Some fear, yes
The End of DOMA? Fear on the right of legislation which will destroy the Defense of Marriage Act In Washington, DC this week , the Senate Homeland Committee passed in a vote of 8-1 a piece of legislation which states that all federal civilian... Gay Apartheid: The real campaign against gays & lesbians?
The defeat in Maine on same-sex marriage continues to bother many and opinions differ on why Maine residents voted for or against same-sex marriage. Some believe Rural-Urban divide was at work in Maine's repeal... 790 views | 94 recommendations | 31 comments
Obama to Speak at HRC Dinner Before National Equality March
President Obama will speak at a Human Rights Campaign dinner a day before the National Equality March to be held in Washington, DC, October 10-11. Speakers have also been announced for National Equality March, the...
created by Rhonda J Mangus | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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195 views | 20 recommendations | 0 comments
Obama on DOMA , gay marriage: Rejecting MA lawsuits
One can only wonder if today's ruling will impact gay community opinion on the Obama administration in a negative way. The GLBT community may have thought Obama would take a radical stance on these issues, but most are now enlightened on that... Community leaders recall Kennedy's impact on equality for LGBT
Community leaders recall Senator Edward 'Ted' Kennedy's impact on equality for LGBT Americans. Chai Feldblum worked with Senator Kennedy on ENDA, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), to prohibit...
created by Rhonda J Mangus | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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325 views | 46 recommendations | 9 comments
DOMA Criticized by Obama After Smelt v. United States Ruling
On August 17, President Obama issued a statement in which he showed that he objects to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and that he intends to ask congress to repeal DOMA in order to decrease discrimination against LGBT couples. In the statement against DOMA, Obama... Should Gays Participate Openly in the US Military?
I believe that gays should and soon will be able to serve openly in the US military. While many ex-military people have adamantly opposed ALL gay service in the military, Markos Moulitsas stands out among them... 158 views | 0 recommendations | 2 comments
White House to recognize accomplishments of LGBT Americans
June is Gay & Lesbian Pride Month and the White House will recognize the accomplishments of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) Americans next Monday, June 29th, to commemorate the 40th...
created by Rhonda J Mangus | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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291 views | 44 recommendations | 4 comments
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