Politics
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As Obama administration concludes DOMA ruling implementation, focus returns to Congress
Attorney General Eric Holder announced the completion of the administration’s implementation of last year’s U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down Section 3 of the Defense...
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U.S. takes further actions against Uganda for anti-LGBT law
The Obama administration will take additional steps against Uganda for their enactment of an anti-LGBT law, including restricting entry to the U.S. by Ugandan officials involved...
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Marriage-equality foes falter in face of an evolving nation
Only 2,000 people turn out for the National Organization for Marriage’s “March for Marriage”
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Obama calls for continued pressure on Congress to pass ENDA
President urges passage at an LGBT gala in New York
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Senate confirms two gay black judicial nominees to federal bench
Includes the first out black man in the nation’s history to serve as a federal judge
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Obama’s move to extend LGBT workplace protections lauded by advocates
LGBT-rights advocates greeted the White House’s Monday announcement that President Barack Obama will prohibit federal contractors from LGBT workplace discrimination with universal praise, describing the...
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Obama to sign LGBT nondiscrimination executive order
President Barack Obama will take executive action to prohibit federal contractors from LGBT workplace discrimination. According to a White House official, Obama has directed his...
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Federal judge places Wisconsin same-sex marriages on hold
A week after striking down Wisconsin’s ban on same-sex marriage, leading some counties to begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, a federal judge has...
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Ban on transition-related care lifted for federal health care plans
Ban on transition-related care lifted for federal health care plans
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Bipartisan support for ENDA grows in the House
The number of House Democrats who are not cosponsors of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act dropped to eight Thursday as Rep. Jim Costa became the latest member...
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Hillary Clinton defends marriage equality evolution in testy interview
Hillary Clinton defends marriage equality evolution in testy interview with NPR
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Rick Perry compares homosexuality to alcoholism
Texas governor suggests homosexuality is a choice
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Holder: Boy Scouts’ gay ban ‘relic of an age of prejudice’
Holder calls Boy Scouts' gay ban a "relic of an age of prejudice"
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Texas GOP’s endorsement of ‘ex-gay therapy’ reflects party’s LGBT divide
Texas GOP's endorsement of 'ex-gay therapy' reflects party's LGBT divide
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Sen. Tammy Baldwin celebrates ruling against Wisconsin’s marriage ban
Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D) celebrated Monday a federal court’s decision striking down her state’s same-sex marriage ban, while accusing Republican Gov. Scott Walker of...
