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  • View from the Hill

    By on October 7, 2010

    On April 21, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) called Get Equal's protest of a hearing held by House Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller (D-Calif.)...

  • Progressives in House Ask Obama Not to Appeal DADT Ruling

    By on September 24, 2010

    Progressive members of the U.S. House of Representatives today took a stand in the ongoing court case challenging the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy....

  • Polis on ENDA [video]

    By on August 2, 2010

    Before leaving town for the August congressional recess, Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) made time to stop by the National Stonewall Democrats 2010 Convention to speak...

  • Youth to the Fore

    By on June 23, 2010

    ''I just hope that President Obama steps up to the plate on LGBT issues.'' Mentioning repeal of the ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy and the...

  • One Story, Two Sides

    By on April 22, 2010

    ''What a stupid thing to do.'' Those were the first words an agitated Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) spit out when commenting on the Get Equal...

  • Life Lessons

    By on March 25, 2010

    When Dominque Walker went to Capitol Hill this week, she was taking up the work started by her mother, who lobbied Congress to ''mak sure...

  • Snow Impact

    By on February 15, 2010

    While most of the Washington area was checking the time for the next snowball fight or their fridge to see how much milk was left...

  • A Higher Education

    By on January 27, 2010

    Citing “relentless harassment and discrimination” and “life-threatening violence” faced by students “based on their sexual orientation,” U.S. Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) today introduced the Student...

  • Out In Congress

    By on May 13, 2009

    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...