All posts tagged "defense of marriage act"
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U.S. House approves PRIDE Act allowing married LGBTQ couples to recoup tax refunds
PRIDE Act seeks to remedy discrimination against legally married same-sex couples denied refunds under DOMA
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House Ways and Means Committee approves bill to remedy LGBTQ discrimination in federal tax code
The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee has unanimously approved a bill designed to remedy unequal treatment that married same-sex couples were previously subjected to...
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Congresswoman Louise Slaughter, longtime LGBTQ ally, dies at 88
U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-New York) died on Friday morning after being hospitalized for a fall at her Washington, D.C. residence last week. The 88-year-old...
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3 same-sex couples sue Houston for trying to yank marital benefits
Three city employees and their same-sex spouses are suing the city of Houston and Mayor Sylvester Turner to preserve health care and other same-sex marital...
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Living Icon: Edie Windsor on being an LGBTQ icon and SCOTUS’s future
Edie Windsor's Supreme Court case paved the way for nationwide marriage equality. Even at 87, the Pride Parade Grand Marshal is more than ready for...
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Edie Windsor named grand marshal of 2017 Capital Pride Parade
Capital Pride honors woman whose lawsuit toppled the Defense of Marriage Act
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Spotlight on: The DOMA Diaries
The Rainbow Theatre Project offers a staged reading of Kevin Michael West’s Capital Fringe hit
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WikiLeaks emails show Clinton campaign’s wrangling over DOMA comments
Leaks of hacked emails of Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager John Podesta reveal the internal wrangling that operatives in the Clinton camp went through in order to...
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Sanders hits Clinton over past support for DOMA
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday knocked his opponent, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, for comments she made regarding the Defense...
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Former Attorney General Eric Holder honored at Capital Pride Heroes Gala
Honoree Eric Holder says LGBT rights are a "logical extension" of civil rights movement at Capital Pride Heroes Gala
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Senate confirms Loretta Lynch as next Attorney General
The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Loretta Lynch, the former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, to become the nation’s first African-American...
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Equality California first LGBT group to endorse Clinton candidacy
Hillary Clinton garners first 2016 endorsement by an LGBT group
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Members of Congress renew efforts to repeal DOMA
Legislation that would repeal the remaining sections of the Defense of Marriage Act was reintroduced in the House and Senate on the first day of...
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Supreme Court to consider Louisiana same-sex marriage case next month
Highest court to consider Louisiana same-sex marriage case next month
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