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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Gay Democratic donors boycotting DNC fundraiser

Obama's broken promise has Gay Democratic donors boycotting a Democratic National Committee fundraiser to be held next Thursday, June 25th, because they are outraged by President Obama's legal brief filed last week...

Gay rights: Obama's broken promise

The economic crisis, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the continued spread of swine flu seem to be more than enough problems to keep Obama's administration busy. Still, this does not mean that other...

US Census 2010 will not recognize gay marriages

The United States Census is a count of everyone living in the United States every 10 years, and is mandated by the United States Constitution. " The next US census, to be carried out next year, will not ask...

9th US Circuit Court of Appeals: DOMA Decision "Unconstitutional"

Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Judge Stephen Reinhardt, ruled the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional when applied to exclude same-sex married couples from federal employee benefits. "9th U.S....

DOMA: A National Day of Action

Author of the Defense of Marriage Act, former Liberatarian party presidential hopeful Bob Barr, published an opinion in the Los Angeles Times. Mr. Barr concluded: " In 2006 when then-Senator Obama voted against...

LGBT Group "Join The Impact" Seeks To Repeal DOMA

Join the Impact, the latest national LGBT organization, which sprung up after Proposition 8 succeeded in California, is working on a campaign to take place next Saturday. Organizers across the country are...

Welcome to (Gay) New Jersey

Today marks the first day that gay couples get the right to a civil union under a law passed in December. Under the new law, couples receive the same benefits as heterosexual marriages but without the title....

Gay President

POLL  ----  If a presidential candidate were gay, how would it influence the way you voted?

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