Tammy Baldwin

Tammy Suzanne Green Baldwin (b. Feb. 11, 1962) is a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin and a member of the Democratic Party. She previously served as the U.S. Representative from Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district from 1999 to 2013. Baldwin is the first openly gay U.S. Senator in history, elected to the Senate on Nov. 6, 2012, and assumed office Jan. 3, 2013.

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Three gay Republicans seek election history with bids for U.S. Congress

Sunday, January 19, 2014

Dan Innis' husband persuaded him to run for the U.S. House. It didn't matter that Innis, a former business school dean, faced an aggressive Democratic incumbent, GOP colleagues who oppose his right to marry, and history…

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Bill lifting ban on HIV organ donation heads to Obama for signature

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday approved legislation that lifts the federal ban on the donation of HIV-positive organs to HIV-positive recipients.

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U.S. Senate approves LGBT-inclusive workplace discrimination bill

Thursday, November 7, 2013

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Senate approved legislation outlawing workplace discrimination against gay, bisexual and transgender Americans, demonstrating the nation's quickly evolving attitude toward gay rights nearly two decades after Congress rejected same-sex marriage.

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U.S. Senate moves toward final passage workplace discrimination bill

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Senate is moving forward on the first major bill barring workplace discrimination against gays in nearly two decades as Americans' shifting views about homosexuality have significantly changed the political dynamic.

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Workplace discrimination bill clears first hurdle in U.S. Senate

Monday, November 4, 2013

WASHINGTON -- The Senate pushed a major anti-bias gay rights bill past a first, big hurdle Monday, a clear sign of Americans' greater acceptance of homosexuality nearly two decades after the law prohibiting federal recognition of…

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Meet Janet Mefferd, the go-to radio host for anti-LGBT hate mongers

Sunday, October 27, 2013

Janet Mefferd has become one of talk radio's most relentless purveyors of homophobia, using her eponymous program to provide a platform to fringe anti-LGBT activists and to spout her own bigoted, occasionally conspiracy-minded views.

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Domestic Partner bills would ensure all federal employees receive equal benefits

Thursday, September 19, 2013

WASHINGTON -- Legislation that would extend employee benefit programs to cover same-sex domestic partners of federal civilian employees on the same basis as spousal benefits was introduced Thursday in the U.S. House and Senate.

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N.J. Senate election: A case study in LGBT tolerance, equality, representation

Monday, September 2, 2013

Newark, N.J., mayor Cory Booker has been something of a celebrity in the political arena. If you’re a New Jersey resident and you read the newspaper, you’d probably heard of him even before he announced his…

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Baldwin leads 85 lawmakers calling for end to blood donation ban for gay men

Friday, August 2, 2013

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is leading a group of 85 House and Senate lawmakers criticizing what she's says is the sluggish pace the nation's top health officials have taken at reevaluating blood donation policies…

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Holder, Kerry honor LGBT staffers at pride events at Justice, State departments

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Departments of Justice at State celebrated LGBT pride this week, with events attended by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of State John Kerry, respectively.

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