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Lieberman to sponsor stand-alone legislation to repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Not more than an hour after key procedural vote on the Defense Authorization bill — which contains the DADT repeal language — failed Thursday, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) sent out a series of Twitter tweets, indicating he plans to introduce a “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal as “stand alone” vote this session.
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Senate Republicans block repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ — again
A last-ditch effort in Congress to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” has failed — again.
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Human rights agency condemns Czech Republic’s arousal testing of gay asylum seekers
The European Union’s leading human rights agency has sharply criticized the Czech Republic for using a controversial method of testing the credibility of gay asylum seekers.
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Emmer concedes Minnesota race; Dayton to be first Democratic Governor in 20 years
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Republican Tom Emmer, a staunch opponent of LGBT rights and same-sex marriage, has finally conceded defeat to Democrat Mark Dayton in Minnesota’s governor race — Dayton will become Minnesota’s first Democratic governor in more than 20 years.
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No vote on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ tonight; GOP holding out until tax bill decided
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced this morning that he is likely to hold a procedural vote, as early as today, on a bill that would end the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” ban on openly gay service members.
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SLDN plans ‘Mission: Incomplete’ rally at U.S. Capitol to pressure Senate on DADT vote
The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network has announced plans for a rally on Friday at the U.S. Capitol to protest the Senate’s failure to pass repeal of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell,” the military’s ban on openly gay service members.
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Former student suing school district after enduring years of bullying, harassment
ABERDEEN, Wash. — A 19-year-old graduate of Aberdeen High School has filed a lawsuit against the school district, alleging he endured “severe and persistent harassment” throughout junior high and high school and that school officials were aware of the harassment but failed to take steps end it.
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Study: Gay youth singled out for punishment more often that straight kids
A new study by Yale University suggest that lesbian, gay and bisexual adolescents are 40 percent more likely than their heterosexual peers to be punished by school authorities, police and the courts.
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Gates ‘not particularly optimistic’ of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal this year
Defense Secretary Robert Gates joined the list of skeptics Monday when he said he was “not particularly optimistic” that the Senate would vote before the end of the year to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and allow gays and lesbians to serve openly in the U.S. military.
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Iowa’s governor-elect wants vote to ban gay marriage, criticizes Senate leader
Iowa’s Republican Governor-elect Terry Branstad has renewed his call for a statewide vote to ban gay marriage, and has called the Democratic State Senate Majority Leader a dictator for not allowing senators to take up the matter.