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This is how it starts: GOP congressman vows to vote for Hillary
Republican Rep. Richard Hanna of New York called the GOP nominee a “national embarrassment.”
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Dems stage congressional sit-in to demand gun control after Orlando
While Republicans streamed to the exits hours ago, Democrats remain on the House floor, shouting “No bill no break!”
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Obama to welcome antigay leader of India
Narendra Modi refused to allow a gay American envoy enter his country, but he’s being welcomed here next week
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Paul Ryan weighs House rules change after gay rights chaos
It’s a procedural change that could allow the GOP majority to better manage politically problematic votes.
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Republicans push bill to nix protections for trans students
An Indiana congressman is reinforcing the state’s image as one of the most anti-LGBTQ places in the nation.
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U.S. congressman introduces first federal bill to ban conversion therapy
The Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act would be the first federal law to protect LGBT people from being defrauded by promises that they can change their sexual orientation or gender identity.
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U.S congresswoman demands FTC investigation of ‘gay conversion therapy’ practices
U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier is calling for an investigation into the potentially unfair or deceptive claims and advertising practices of therapists who administer so-called “conversion therapy.”
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Lawmakers introduce resolution calling for federal protections for LGBT Americans
U.S. Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) is banding with other lawmakers to introduce a resolution seeking to protect LGBT Americans from discrimination under federal law as religious objection bills in other states have prompted protests.
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GOP lawmaker introduces bill to strip federal courts of power to rule on marriage equality
Less than a week before the U.S. Supreme Court plans to hear arguments over the constitutionality of same-sex marriage bans, a GOP lawmaker has introduced legislation to strip federal courts of their power to interpret the Constitution as it relates to such matters.
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U.S. House committee won’t consider resolution to kill D.C. LGBT students’ rights law
The resolution was introduced by Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.), who said the law, signed by Mayor Muriel Bowser, would infringe upon the religious rights of faith-based schools.