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Presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty underscores right-wing credentials
Unannounced Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty underscored his right-wing credentials Monday, affirming that he opposes repealing the ban on gays in the military, and that he believes marriage is “between a man and a woman.”
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Pentagon prepares to implement DADT; Appeals court rejects DOJ motion to suspend case
It has been just over a month since President Obama signed the bill to repeal of the military’s ban on openly gay service members. And Pentagon officials on Friday they think they may be ready to begin implementation of the new law within the year.
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Obama makes three prominent LGBT appointments to administration, judgeship
President Obama on Wednesday appointed two prominent gays to important positions in his administration and nominated an openly gay attorney to a judgeship for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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Obama promises gays in the military ‘this year’ in ‘State of the Union’ address
President Obama once again brought up the issue of gays in the military during his annual State of the Union address. Last year, he called for repeal of the federal law barring openly gay people from serving. This year, just a month after having signed a bill to repeal that law, the president…
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The LGBT Movement — ‘State of the Union’
Making an assessment about the “State of the Union” can be a very subjective exercise. There are, however, objective measurements that can be found that enable people to apply to whatever place, time, or view of the union they wish in making their assessment. And, for LGBT people, here are a few of those to reflect upon…
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U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal by opponents of DC’s gay marriage law
The U.S. Supreme Court this week refused to hear the appeal of a group of clergy in Washington, D.C., who want to put the city’s new marriage equality law on the ballot. The denial of review appears to be the end of the line now for opponents of equal marriage rights in the nation’s capital.
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DOJ says ‘Defense of Marriage Act’ justified to prevent ‘inequities’
The U.S. Department of Justice filed its brief Thursday with a federal appeals court that will hear the government’s appeal of two district court decisions that found the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional.
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Appeals court looks to California Supreme Court for guidance in Prop 8 case
A 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel surprised many Proposition 8 observers Tuesday when it suddenly issued five documents relating to the case. But there was no decision Tuesday in Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the landmark case challenging California’s voter-approved ban on gay marriage.
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‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal: the perfect alignment, with a price
The suspense is over: The U.S. Senate finally took a vote on a bill to repeal the ban on openly gay people in the military and passed it, 65 to 31. Having Congress pass that bill, to repeal “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell,” and having that bill signed by the President is an important legislative and political milestone.
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Historic Senate vote: Congress repeals 17-year-old ban on gays in military
The U.S. Senate approved a bill Saturday, Dec. 18, to repeal the 17-year-old law banning openly gay people from serving in the military. The roll call vote on the measure, which came to the Senate Wednesday from the House, was 65 to 31. It had passed the House 250 to 175. Because both bills are […]