Metro Weekly

All posts tagged "congress"

  • Fighting Back

    The difficulties of having a bill to repeal the ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy considered by a committee whose chairman said only in January that...

  • Shifting Timelines

    Two weeks ago, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) said the job protection bill that he is sponsoring in the House would be marked up and voted...

  • Time to Tie the Knot

    As D.C. enters its second month of same-sex couples being able to obtain marriage licenses, some wonder if – as with California and Maine –...

  • Murphy's Law?

    On Friday afternoon, March 19, a day before he was to be the keynote speaker at the 18th Annual National Dinner of the Servicemembers Legal...

  • Sheehan's Stand

    Since Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) first began hearings last month on the military's ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy,'' he's had many witnesses voice disagreement with...

  • DADT Repeal Still Uncertain

    Calling Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Penn.) ''a tireless champion'' for the repeal of the ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy, Servicemembers Legal Defense Network spokesman Kevin Nix...

  • ENDA May Still Be on Track

    Legislation can be like a train: It runs on a track, makes certain stops along the way, and is often attached to other trains. But,...

  • All About the Timeline

    Movement toward a repeal of the military’s ”Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy continued forward this week with renewed vigor, as both the House and the...

  • Celebrating Victory

    It's in my nature to urge caution when it comes to celebrating our political successes. Long experience has taught us that defeat is sometimes snatched...

  • Feldblum on Hold

    At least one senator has put a secret hold on the confirmation of openly gay law professor Chai Feldblum and four others to the Equal...

  • The Army Speaks UPDATED

    In a blow to those seeking a moratorium on enforcement of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” military policy, both Secretary of the Army John McHugh...

  • Gay Federal Employees Closer to Benefits

    On Wednesday morning, Dec. 16, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee favorably reported the Domestic Partner Benefits and Obligations Act out of committee...

  • Promised Fireworks at Hearing Fizzle

    There were expectations that Republicans would challenge openly gay EEOC nominee Chai Feldblum Thursday over some of her writings. Those writings included how non-discrimination laws...

  • Out In Congress

    There have been gay members of Congress before and there are those who serve now. There has already been an openly gay candidate elected to...