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Openly gay Massachusetts lawmaker announces bid for U.S. House
MEDFORD, Mass. — An openly gay Massachusetts state lawmaker has announced plans to seek a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives should U.S. Rep. Edward Markey (D) be successful in his bid for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by John Kerry.
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Barney Frank passed over as interim U.S. Senator
The governor of Massachusetts on Wednesday announced his choice for the interim replacement for outgoing Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) — and it’s not the gay former U.S. House member who was publicly lobbying for the position.
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U.S. Senate confirms John Kerry as Secretary of State
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Senator John Kerry as Secretary of State, filling a key job in President Obama’s second-term national security team.
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Barney Frank asks for U.S. Senate appointment
One day out of retirement as a member of the U.S. House, Barney Frank said Friday that he has asked Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick to appoint him as the interim senator to replace John Kerry, who is expected to be confirmed Secretary of State later this month.
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Kerry nomination excites international LGBT advocates
The nomination of Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) as secretary of state has excited advocates on global LGBT issues.
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HRC commends nomination of John Kerry for Secretary of State
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) on Friday praised the nomination of U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) to be Secretary of State during President Obama’s second term.
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John Kerry seeks to aid lesbian bi-national couple
The Democratic senior senator from Massachusetts is seeking to aid a married lesbian couple in his state by asking the Department of Homeland Security to take administrative action to ensure the foreign national in the relationship won’t be deported back to Pakistan.
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Kerry, Nadler introduce bills targeting LGBT discrimination in housing, credit
Legislation was introduced on Thursday in both chambers of Congress that would amend existing federal law to protect LGBT people in the housing and credit markets. The legislation, which was introduced by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) in the House and Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) in the Senate, is known as the Housing Opportunities Made Equal […]
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Sen. Scott Brown at center of controversy over absence from anti-bullying video
U.S. Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) has come under fire over his refusal to participate in a video for the “It Gets Better Project” that featured all other members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation.
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Massachusetts congressional delegation releases ‘It Gets Better’ video
The Massachusetts congressional delegation on Wednesday released their video contribution to the “It Gets Better Project,” aimed at inspiring LGBT youth facing adversity and depression.