May 19, 2013

Edition: U.S.

Doma Repeal

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DOMA Repeal Is Just The First Step For Gay Couples Seeking Benefits

HuffingtonPost.com | Eleazar David Melendez | Posted 03.27.2013 | Business

NEW YORK -- Among those fighting for the recognition of gay marriage, the prospect of the Supreme Court striking down the federal Defense of Marriage ...

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Young Conservatives Push For DOMA Repeal At Supreme Court

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 03.27.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Casey Syron, 19, was probably the only person at the Supreme Court on Wednesday wearing a National Rifle Association hat. He was also ho...

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Petition President Obama To Enact LGBT Equality Now!

Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson | Posted 03.12.2013 | Gay Voices

We think it's time that Obama use his authority to demonstrate that the federal government will finally begin to offer LGBT Americans equal treatment under the law by enacting executive orders, amending existing ones and promoting legislation that sets a government-wide precedent for equality.

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Obama, Marriage Equality, And Prop 8: Then And Now

Chana Wilson | Posted 11.25.2012 | Gay Voices

Four years later, we are still married in California, along with the 18,000 same-sex couples who squeaked in before Prop 8 passed, but we are still seen as single by the feds, thanks to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). But hallelujah: Change is afoot!

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Zach Wahls, Iowa Activist With Two Moms, Lobbies Congress To Support Families Like His

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 05.18.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- You may not recognize him by name, but Zach Wahls is known by millions as the teenager who gave powerful testimony to an Iowa House comm...

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DOMA Repeal Gains Significant New Ally

The Huffington Post | Max J. Rosenthal | Posted 05.11.2012 | Politics

In February, President Barack Obama declared that the Defense of Marriage Act was unconstitutional and ordered the Department of Justice to stop defen...

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Republican Lesbian Who Helped Write DOMA Now Lobbying To Repeal It

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 03.28.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- It has been 16 years since Kathryn Lehman was a Republican Hill staffer working on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the federal law t...

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Military Gays Demand Greater Equality

HuffingtonPost.com | Max J. Rosenthal | Posted 03.20.2012 | Politics

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WASHINGTON -- At a campaign event in Maryland on Friday, President Barack Obama trumpeted the repeal of the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy as a signat...

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Gay Army Veteran Sues Over Denial Of Military Benefits

AP | JESSICA GRESKO | Posted 04.03.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON — A gay Army veteran and her wife sued the federal government on Wednesday after they were denied military benefits granted to straig...

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Elizabeth Warren Voices Full Support For Gay Rights

HuffingtonPost.com | Meghan Neal | Posted 03.15.2012 | Politics

Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren showed her unequivocal support for gay rights Thursday. In an op-ed on the blog Blue Mass Group, Warren p...

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Romney Gets Endorsement From First GOP Backer Of DOMA Repeal

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 11.29.2011 | Politics

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney picked up some vital Florida endorsements this week, securing the support of three key Cuban-Americans. All thre...

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DOMA Repeal Ratchets Up the Pressure

James C. Hormel | Posted 01.16.2012 | Gay Voices

What today's senators need to know is that voting to ensure that all Americans enjoy the same rights does not require so much courage -- the American people are already ahead of them on these issues. Recent elections made that clear.

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Breaking Down the DOMA Repeal Vote: What It Means and Where We Go

Waymon Hudson | Posted 01.15.2012 | Gay Voices

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The actual legislative road forward may be difficult in the immediate future, but there is reason to celebrate the vote and what it means for the shifting political landscape of full marriage equality.

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DOMA's Defeat Is Near... But It May Come Too Late for Me and My Spouse

Alan Shayne | Posted 01.10.2012 | Gay Voices

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If the federal government recognized same-sex marriage, when I or my partner died, the other would get health benefits, his partner's social security and a big break on inheritance taxes. But we undoubtedly won't be alive when that happens.

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It's Time for a 'Protect Marriage' Movement That Protects All Marriages

Rev. Ed Bacon | Posted 01.10.2012 | Gay Voices

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As the Senate Judiciary Committee begins debate on the Respect for Marriage Act on Capitol Hill, our nation takes a much-needed step toward making liberty and justice for all not just a pledge but a reality.

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Over 70 Major Companies File Legal Brief Against DOMA

Waymon Hudson | Posted 01.08.2012 | Gay Voices

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Just like we should avoid giving money to businesses that use our dollars against us, we should recognize and support companies that match our values when it comes to civil rights and equality.

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GOP's Ken Mehlman, Christine Todd Whitman Back Gay Marriage Campaign

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 01.07.2012 | Politics

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WASHINGTON -- A unlikely group of high-profile Republicans and Democrats is banding together for a new campaign aimed at swaying moderates in support ...

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Main Street and Wall Street Agree: End DOMA

Dan Rafter | Posted 01.07.2012 | Gay Voices

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In case the majority of Americans who say they support marriage equality wasn't convincing enough for repealing DOMA, 70 of the nation's leading businesses and organizations are adding their voice to the growing chorus.

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Gay Troops Bring Lawsuit To Overturn DOMA

HuffingtonPost.com | Max J. Rosenthal | Posted 12.27.2011 | Politics

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WASHINGTON -- Just over a month after the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network on Thursday announced a lawsuit se...

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DOMA Repeal Moves Forward In Senate

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 12.14.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Next month, the Senate Judiciary Committee will be voting on legislation to repeal the federal Defense of Marriage Act, an important ste...

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New Federal Rule Underscores Importance of DOMA Repeal

Ian Thompson | Posted 12.07.2011 | Gay Voices

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It is a sad irony that DADT's demise has allowed LGB service members to serve their country openly, yet their same-sex spouses who are federal employees can be denied the ability to use FMLA time to take part in family support services.

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Record Support For Repealing Ban On Gay Marriage

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 11.15.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- North Carolina Republicans pushing for a state ban on same-sex marriage may be dismayed to know that their efforts have galvanized oppos...

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