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Politics
Congress held the first hearing on the Equality Act. Republicans made it all about trans people.
Many of the Republicans’ objections to banning LGBTQ discrimination had to do with transgender women.
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News (USA)
Democrats are asking the military to defy Trump’s transgender ban
Members of the House Judiciary and Armed Services committees, as well as the LGBT Equality Caucus, are asking military leaders not to comply with Trump’s dictate.
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News (USA)
Growing list of Democrats boycotting Trump inauguration
More than 30 House Democrats plan to boycott President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Friday, casting the Republican businessman as a threat to democracy.
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News (USA)
US monument status doesn’t guarantee Stonewall Inn’s future
The area around Stonewall Inn may become the first national monument dedicated to gay rights, but that mean the property will always be a bar.
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News (USA)
Democrats reintroduce DOMA repeal bill on opening of 114th Congress
Democratic lawmakers kicked off the 114th Congress on Tuesday by reintroducing the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill that would fully repeal the Defense of Marriage Act.
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News (USA)
Obama Administration expands federal benefits for married same-sex couples
WASHINGTON — A year after the Supreme Court struck down a law barring federal recognition of gay marriages, the Obama administration granted an array of new benefits Friday to same-sex couples, including those who live in states where same-sex marriage is against the law. The new measures range from …
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Life
Mat Staver struggles to defend allowing businesses to discriminate against gays
Testifying before a House committee today about supposed threats to religious freedom in the U.S., Liberty Counsel’s Mat Staver struggled to defend his support for allowing businesses to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation.
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News (USA)
Lawmakers press Kerry on Americans’ safety during Olympic games in Russia
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of 88 Congressional lawmakers, led by U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), the ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, is pressing Secretary of State John Kerry to ensure the saftey of American athletes and spectators at the 2014 Olympic games in Sochi, Russia.
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News (USA)
Lawmakers reintroduce DOMA repeal bill on heels of Supreme Court ruling
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday reintroduced the Respect for Marriage Act in the U.S. Congress, just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
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News (USA)
Nadler to reintroduce immigration bill that includes gay binational couples
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) is set to reintroduce legislation on Tuesday that would enable gay Americans to sponsor their foreign partners for a green card as debate continues over whether such language should be included as part of comprehensive immigration reform.