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Iowa GOP lawmakers want to impeach justices who struck down gay marriage ban
Three Iowa Republican state representatives are drafting legislation they hope will lead to impeaching four remaining state Supreme Court justices who struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, while a group of attorney’s file suit to keep three other justices on the bench.
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Monday morning quarterbacking the 2010 mid-term elections, and its effect on the LGBTQ community
As the Republican leadership meets to plan the impending transfer of political power in the U. S. House of Representatives coupled with the marginal difference of seats held in the Senate by both parties, it becomes obvious to most Washington observers that the 112th Congress will be frictional, adversarial, and hardly bi-partisan.
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Gronstal pledges to block anti-gay marriage vote in wake of Iowa judge’s outster
Opponents of LGBT rights are celebrating the unprecedented ouster of three Iowa Supreme Court justices who helped legalize same-sex marriage in the state last year, but House Majority Leader Mike Gronstal (D) is pledging to block any attempt to pass a constitutional amendment which would ban gay marriage.
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More gays voting Republican now than in 2008, says exit poll
An exit poll on Tuesday announced that roughly 30% of gay voters are now voting Republican. Wait…. WHAT? It seems more and more gay voters are more concerned about other issues than they are about their own civil rights.
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Reid, Gillibrand, Boxer, Schumer victorious in Senate; Frank, Baldwin, Cicilline win House races; Brown, Cuomo head to Governor’s offices
Following is a state-by-state overview of key election results of LGBT candidates, and races of interest among the LGBT community. Overall, Republicans have gained control of the U.S. ouse of Representatives, and Democrats have retained control of the U.S. Senate.
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White House under severe criticism for defense of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
The Obama administration is coming under fire for its defense of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” by successfully petitioning the Ninth U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals this week for an emergency stay of U. S. District Court Judge Virginia Phillip’s injunction issued last Tuesday against the policy.
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Paladino launches attack ad questioning Cuomo’s support of gay rights
New York’s Tea Party-Republican candidate for governor, Carl Paladino is now trying to use gay rights against Andrew Cuomo, claiming his Democrat opponent was “all but invisible” when same-sex marriage was being discussed in the state legislature last year.
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Target, Best Buy’s pick for MN governor won’t support anti-bullying legislation
The national debate over bullying entered the Minnesota governor’s race Saturday during a televised debate in which Republican candidate Tom Emmer said that he would oppose legislation to combat school bullying against gay and lesbian young people.
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Carl Paladino: NY gubernatorial candidate warns of homosexual ‘brainwashing’
Carl Paladino, the Republican candidate for governor of New York, is under siege by both conservatives and Democrats for saying that he did not want his children “brainwashed into thinking that homosexuality” was an acceptable option.
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Iowa gubernatorial candidates defend, attack same-sex marriage in televised debate
More than a year after the Iowa Supreme Court ruled to allow same-sex marriage in the “Hawkeye” state, the argument continues, taking stage at last night’s debate between gubernatorial candidates Chet Culver, the Democratic incumbent, and Republican rival Terry Branstad.