Friday, May 28, 2010
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday night to authorize the Defense Department to repeal the ban on gays serving openly in the military, clearing another hurdle toward dismantling the 1993 law widely known as [...]
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Thursday, May 27, 2010
The Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday voted to repeal the ban on openly gay serve members, a major step toward dismantling the Clinton-era policy widely known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” as part of [...]
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Lawmakers and gay-rights activists predicted Wednesday that both the Senate and House will have enough votes to repeal the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” ban on openly gay service members. According to The Hill: Legislation to [...]
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Thursday, March 25, 2010
The U.S. Senate has rejected an amendment to the health care reconciliation bill that would have stopped same-sex marriage in the District of Columbia until a referendum could be held. Sen. Bob Bennett (R-Utah), who [...]
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Monday, March 15, 2010
[caption id="attachment_6990" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Campbell"][/caption] A group that promotes traditional marriage is funding a new statewide ad campaign in California against U.S. Senate candidate Tom Campbell -- a Republican who supports gay marriage. The Washington, [...]
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Thursday, March 4, 2010
Senator Joe Lieberman (I-Connecticut) introduced a bill on Wednesday to repeal the ban on openly gay service members in the military. The current law, dubbed "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," calls for service members to be [...]
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010
[caption id="attachment_6482" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Lieberman"][/caption] Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) is expected to introduce a bill next week to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," adding an independent voice to the movement to overturn the 1993 law [...]
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Thursday, February 4, 2010
U.S. lawmakers this week introduced resolutions in both the House and Senate, condemning an anti-homosexuality bill in Uganda's parliament, calling it an attack on human rights and an obstacle to battling HIV/AIDS. The Ugandan bill, [...]
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Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Another Utah lawmaker has proposed legislation to prevent the District of Columbia from implementing a gay marriage bill until residents vote on the issue. [caption id="attachment_5765" align="alignleft" width="346" caption="Bennett"][/caption] Republican Sen. Bob Bennett, introduced a [...]
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Wednesday, February 3, 2010
The nation's top military officer said Tuesday that he supported allowing gays to openly serve in the U.S. armed forces, invoking the words of President Obama in calling it "the right thing to do". [caption [...]
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Monday, February 1, 2010
On the heels of his election victory in Massachusetts, Republican Senator-elect Scott Brown appeared on ABC's This Week on Sunday, and signaled he would not serve as his party's strict, unwavering 41st vote in the [...]
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Friday, January 29, 2010
Defense Secretary Robert Gates will unveil the Pentagon's plan to prepare for repealing the controversial "don't ask, don't tell" law regarding gay soldiers at a committee hearing Tuesday, according to CNN. "The Defense Department leadership [...]
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Monday, January 11, 2010
In a sign that he's considering considering challenging Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) in the Democratic primary, former Rep. Harold Ford Jr., (D-Tennessee) has gone on the record in support of same-sex marriage. Though he [...]
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Monday, December 28, 2009
U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk, the front-runner in the Republican primary election for U.S. Senate, finds himself the object of an unusual attack ad from one of his lesser-known opponents, reports the Chicago Sun-Times. [caption id="attachment_4478" [...]
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Monday, December 28, 2009
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) announced Monday that the Senate has confirmed openly gay Minneapolis Assistant Police Chief Sharon Lubinski to be the district of Minnesota’s U.S. Marshal. [caption id="attachment_4467" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Lubinski"][/caption] Earlier this [...]
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