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‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal may be attached to 2011 defense budget
The effort to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” will likely come next year as an amendment to the Defense Department spending bill, rather than through a standalone bill, according to gay Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), reports the Washington Blade. Frank said in an interview with the Blade that repealing the 1993 law barring gays from […]
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Anti-discrimination adoption bill introduced in House
A federal lawmaker is touting an adoption anti-discrimination bill he recently introduced as a way to find more homes for children living in the welfare system. U.S. Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.) has introduced the Every Child Deserves a Family Act, which would restrict federal funds for states that discriminate in adoption or foster programs on […]
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House vote expands hate crimes protections to gays and lesbians
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to expand the definition of violent federal hate crimes to include those committed because of a victim’s sexual orientation, a step that would extend new protections to gay, lesbian,and transgender people, reports the New York Times. Democrats hailed the vote of 281 to 146, which brought the measure […]
