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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.
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Target revises policy on political donations, but little has changed
Target has revised its policy on political contributions, following a furor that arose last year when it was revealed the retailer had donated money to a political action group that supported an anti-gay candidate for for Minnesota governor.
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Report: Target continued to fund anti-gay candidates even after CEO apology
Earlier this year, Target Corporation came under fire from LGBT activist groups when it was revealed they had donated money to a political action group that supported Tom Emmer’s bid for Minnesota governor, prompting an apology from Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel. Emmer, you might recall, is a staunch opponent of LGBT rights and same-sex marriage, […]
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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.