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A visibly irritated Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid (D-Nev.), came to the floor of the U. S. Senate earlier this afternoon, and in a short speech announced that efforts to seek a compromise with Senate Republicans on the Defense Authorization Bill had failed, and that he was going to ask for a cloture vote.

Not more than an hour after key procedural vote on the Defense Authorization bill — which contains the DADT repeal language — failed Thursday, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) sent out a series of Twitter tweets, indicating he plans to introduce a “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal as “stand alone” vote this session.

A last-ditch effort in Congress to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” has failed — again.

The European Union’s leading human rights agency has sharply criticized the Czech Republic for using a controversial method of testing the credibility of gay asylum seekers.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Republican Tom Emmer, a staunch opponent of LGBT rights and same-sex marriage, has finally conceded defeat to Democrat Mark Dayton in Minnesota’s governor race — Dayton will become Minnesota’s first Democratic governor in more than 20 years.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced this morning that he is likely to hold a procedural vote, as early as today, on a bill that would end the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” ban on openly gay service members.

SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake City School Board on Tuesday evening passed an LGBT inclusive anti-bullying policy, as well as a mostly inclusive non-discrimination policy after almost two and a half hours of debate.

The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network has announced plans for a rally on Friday at the U.S. Capitol to protest the Senate’s failure to pass repeal of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell,” the military’s ban on openly gay service members.

ABERDEEN, Wash. — A 19-year-old graduate of Aberdeen High School has filed a lawsuit against the school district, alleging he endured “severe and persistent harassment” throughout junior high and high school and that school officials were aware of the harassment but failed to take steps end it.