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Openly gay presidential candidate Fred Karger shut out from Iowa debate
Openly gay presidential candidate Fred Karger will once again be left out of a nationally televised debate among Republican presidential hopefuls — this time, in Iowa on Thursday night.
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Study: LGBT equality movement seriously outspent; needs more focus, money
The LGBT movement is making progress, but it’s being seriously outspent by opponents and still has “a long way” to go to reach equality. That’s the conclusion of an in-depth analysis by an independent think tank.
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Senate Committee holds first ever congressional hearing on DOMA repeal
U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), a legendary civil rights activist, led off Wednesday’s historic hearing to discuss repealing the Defense of Marriage Act, likening it to laws decades ago that requires separate water fountains and restrooms for “whites” and “coloreds.”
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9th Circuit leaves ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ in place; prohibits investigations, discharges
The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals granted an emergency order Friday night, temporarily reinstating its original stay of an order that had prohibited the government from enforcing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.
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GOP debate: Candidates offer some surprises on LGBT-related issues
The seven Republican presidential candidates showed some differences on gay-related issues in their first high-profile debate Monday night — with some surprises.
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Prop 8 attorneys back in court: Judge seems unlikely to vacate Prop 8 ruling
It now seems unlikely that a federal judge will vacate a landmark decision in which a gay judge ruled that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional.
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Olson, Boies will be absent as federal judge hears motion to vacate Prop 8 ruling
Famed attorneys Ted Olson and David Boies will not be in a San Francisco courtroom Monday when attorneys in the landmark Proposition 8 case square off once again.
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House committee approves three anti-gay DADT, DOMA amendments
The full U.S. House Armed Services Committee approved three amendments late Wednesday night that seek to delay implementation of repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell and to reiterate Congress’s support for the Defense of Marriage Act.
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Proposition 8 — Drama in the court: Judge Walker is called to ‘answer’
The new Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court in San Francisco has asked former Chief Judge Vaughn Walker to come back to court.
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FBI makes arrest in lesbian pair’s kidnapping, child custody battle
A man accused of helping a former lesbian sneak a child out of the country, violating a court order that the mother turn the child over to her former same-sex partner, was arrested April 18 and will be arraigned in federal court in Vermont on Monday, April 25.