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Undercover operation finds Marcus Bachmann’s clinic works to ‘cure’ gay people
An investigation by “Truth Wins Out” has revealed that the clinic of Marcus Bachmann, the husband of presidential candidate Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), practices reparative therapy, a controversial and discredited clinical method designed to “cure” gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people.
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Target shareholders pepper CEO over donations to anti-gay politicians
Target Corp. Chairman Gregg Steinhafel on Wednesday faced some unexpected questions at the company’s annual meeting from shareholders who wanted answers about the company’s funding of anti-gay politicians.
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Boehner denies contract to defend DOMA violates House rules
U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Thursday denied that a contract executed to hire a private attorney to defend the Defense of Marriage Act in court was in violation of House rules regarding government contracts.
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White House unveils web portal aimed at ‘Winning the Future’ for LGBT Americans
The White House has unveiled a new web page aimed at the Obama Administration’s LGBT constituency.
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Pro-gay Democrat scores special election upset to win seat in U.S. House
Kathy Hochul, a county clerk in western New York’s Erie County — who supports marriage equality and the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” — scored an upset on Tuesday and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Iowa lawmakers seek to impeach Supreme Court justices; effort appears doomed
Five Iowa GOP lawmakers filed resolutions in the state House on Thursday seeking to impeach the remaining four Iowa Supreme Court justices who issued an April 2009 ruling legalizing same-sex marriage, but their efforts were squashed on Friday by the House Speaker.
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Frank plans to reintroduce Employment Non-Discrimination Act this week
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) is expected to reintroduce the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) this week, as early as Wednesday, but said he was not optimistic about the bill’s passage in the near term.
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Fred Karger, first openly gay candidate, announces run for President
Fred Karger, a retired political consultant and former adviser to three Republican presidents, has announced his candidacy for the GOP nomination for President of the United States. He will be the first openly gay Republican ever to run for President.
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Two anti-gay New York state Senators under investigation for corruption
In the past week The New York Post has reported separately on two anti-gay New York state senators who are under investigations for corruption, both among the turncoat “group of 8” Democrats who helped kill the marriage equality bill in New York in 2009.
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House GOP leaders working on plan to defend DOMA
In response to the Obama administration’s decision to stop defending the unconstitutional Defense of Marriage Act in court, House Republicans are now saying they are looking to have a plan in place by late this week to defend the law themselves.