Politics
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DOJ Won’t Defend DOMA, Other Laws Preventing Equal Treatment for Servicemembers With Same-Sex Spouses
The Department of Justice sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) today stating that the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments would not be...
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Marriage Equality Passes NJ Assembly 42-33, 12 More Votes Needed for Veto Override
The New Jersey General Assembly has passed the Marriage Equality and Religious Exemption Act by a vote of 42-33, according to The New York Times...
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Congressional Progressive Caucus Leaders Sign On to Marriage Equality Platform Plank
In a growing sign that the Democratic Party could face a significant question this summer over whether it will include marriage equality as a plank...
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Third Republican Lawmaker Supports Maryland Marriage Equality Bill, Vote Approaching
In Washington this past week and New York this past year, Republican lawmakers came out in support of marriage equality to help the bills pass....
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SLDN, DOJ Agree to 60-Day Delay in Case Challenging Gay Servicemembers’ Spousal Benefits
Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, the LGBT military legal advocacy group, agreed to delay its challenge to military policies that the organization says discriminate against servicemembers...
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Washington, New Jersey Marriage Equality Measures Face Upcoming Political Battles
Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire (D) signed a statewide marriage equality bill into law this Monday, Feb. 13. The same day, the New Jersey Senate passed a...
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Prominent Iowa Marriage Equality Defender — One Iowa E.D. Troy Price — Joins Obama Campaign
In an email to One iowa’s supporters, outgoing executive director Troy Price announced that he was leaving the organization to work for President Obama’s reelection:...
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EXCLUSIVE: Nancy Pelosi Supports 2012 Democratic Party Platform Including Marriage Equality
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) supports the 2012 Democratic Party platform including, for the first time, language in full support of marriage equality, her...
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Maryland House Committees Send Marriage Equality Bill to Full House on 25-18 Vote, With GOP Support
The marriage equality bill in Maryland — the Civil Marriage Protection Act of 2012 — will be sent to the full House for a vote,...
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Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill Raises International Tensions, Would Criminalize Touching
As the Associated Press claims that Uganda’s newly re-introduced Anti-Homosexuality Bill (AHB)...
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Washington Governor Gregoire Signs Marriage Equality Bill Into Law
Washington state Gov. Christine Gregoire...
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Freedom to Marry Pushes Dems on Marriage Equality Platform, Supported by HRC, NGLTF, Stonewall Dems
Today, Freedom to Marry announced in a news release that it will be pushing the Democratic Party to adopt full marriage equality in its 2012...
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New Jersey Senate Passes Marriage Equality Bill, 24-16
The New Jerey State Senate has passed marriage equality by a vote of 24-16. The bill, which was expected to pass through the Senate, must...
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Maryland House Committees Host Joint Marathon Hearing on Marriage Equality
Like Rocky Balboa, marriage equality...
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High-Dollar Dem Donors Talk With Obama, Celebrating LGBT Successes But Looking for More
[Photo: Contractors, Obama for America staff and attendees of Feb. 9, 2012, fundraiser for President Obama’s re-election work and mill around outside the D.C. home...
