Category: National Agenda

Judge OK’s Anna Nicole lawyer’s suit, but not for ‘Gay’ allegation

Judge OK’s Anna Nicole lawyer’s suit, but not for ‘Gay’ allegation

Thursday, August 13, 2009
A judge has ruled that Howard K. Stern, attorney of the late Anna Nicole Smith, can go before a jury with his suit against the author of a book about Smith. The suit, filed by [...]

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Harvey Milk, Billie Jean King among ‘Medal of Freedom’ Recipients

Harvey Milk, Billie Jean King among ‘Medal of Freedom’ Recipients

Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Gay leaders Harvey Milk and Billie Jean King were among 16 recipients awarded the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obama today. Milk, the first openly gay elected official in a major U.S. city, [...]

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Fired gay news anchor, Charles Perez, speaks out

Fired gay news anchor, Charles Perez, speaks out

Monday, August 10, 2009
Recently fired Miami new anchor Charles Perez took his side of the story to the Daily Beast today, in a wide-ranging column explaining why he'll continue his suit against ABC Affiliate WPLG-TV Channel 10, claiming [...]

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Bill to end LGBT workplace discrimination introduced in Senate

Bill to end LGBT workplace discrimination introduced in Senate

Thursday, August 6, 2009
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which would ban workplace bias based on sexual orientation and gender discrimination, has a chance of becoming law by the end of 2009, according to Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., its lead [...]

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Census to include Same-Sex Marriage Data

Census to include Same-Sex Marriage Data

Tuesday, August 4, 2009
The Census Bureau plans to release raw data from the 2010 Census about the number of same-sex marriages in the United States, according to new guidelines issued Monday. The announcement reverses an earlier decision made [...]

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Hawaii football coach suspended, fined over gay slur

Hawaii football coach suspended, fined over gay slur

Saturday, August 1, 2009
University of Hawai'i head football coach Greg McMackin was suspended without pay for 30 days and will take a voluntary 7 percent pay cut from his $1.1 million salary after he used a gay slur [...]

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NY Senator takes action against ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

NY Senator takes action against ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) on Monday cemented her stand on the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on gays, announcing a hearing to repeal what she called “an unfair, outdated measure that violates the [...]

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White House directs Census to include same-sex unions in 2010 count

White House directs Census to include same-sex unions in 2010 count

Friday, June 19, 2009
The White House said Thursday it was seeking ways to include same-sex marriages, unions and partnerships in 2010 Census data. The administration has directed the Census Bureau to determine changes needed in tabulation software to [...]

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Princeton Prof launches anti-Gay Marriage ‘American Priciples Project’

Princeton Prof launches anti-Gay Marriage ‘American Priciples Project’

Saturday, May 9, 2009
Robert George, Professor of Jurisprudence and Princeton University and conservative Catholic legal scholar and activist, has launched a new political organization, the American Principles Project. The group's website says it will hold Republicans accountable to [...]

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