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House GOP hires lawyer to defend DOMA, vows to take DOJ funds to foot the bill
House Republicans on Monday appointed a private attorney to defend the Defense of Marriage Act in federal court, and Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) vowed to take funds from the Justice Department budget to pay for it.
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Former GOP Sen. Alan Simpson: ‘We’ve got homophobes in our party’
Appearing on MSNBC’s “Hardball with Chris Matthews” on Monday, former Senator Alan Simpson (R-Wyo.), railed against social conservatives in the Republican party, admonishing male legislators for voting on abortion issues, and “homophobes” like Rick Santorum who say “cruel, cruel things” about gays and lesbians:
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Chair of Texas College Republicans resigns after gay slur caught on video
A Southern Methodist University student has resigned his post with the Texas College Republicans after a video was posted of him describing getting “hammered,” “hooking up” with a young woman and referring to political opponents using a gay slur.
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Fred Karger, first openly gay candidate, announces run for President
Fred Karger, a retired political consultant and former adviser to three Republican presidents, has announced his candidacy for the GOP nomination for President of the United States. He will be the first openly gay Republican ever to run for President.
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Michigan GOP seeks to rescind domestic partner benefits of state employees
Republicans in the Michigan Legislature this week approved a resolution that seeks to overturn a decision to extend state-paid health insurance coverage to same-sex partners of state employees.
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Gillibrand to House GOP: Don’t waste taxpayer money defending DOMA
Just one day after House GOP leadership announced they would take action to defend the Defense of Marriage Act, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) is urging Republican leaders not to waste taxpayer resources to defend the unconstitutional law.
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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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Iowa GOP lawmakers want to impeach justices who struck down gay marriage ban
Three Iowa Republican state representatives are drafting legislation they hope will lead to impeaching four remaining state Supreme Court justices who struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, while a group of attorney’s file suit to keep three other justices on the bench.
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Senate GOP threatens to block all legislation — including DADT — until economic issues addressed
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced Wednesday that GOP Senators will block any legislation from coming to the Senate floor until two key economic issues are addressed: funding the government — the “continuing resolution” which must pass to prevent a government shutdown — and the extension of the Bush-era tax cuts.
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More gays voting Republican now than in 2008, says exit poll
An exit poll on Tuesday announced that roughly 30% of gay voters are now voting Republican. Wait…. WHAT? It seems more and more gay voters are more concerned about other issues than they are about their own civil rights.