May 24, 2013

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Frank Rich: Why Liberals' Past Culpability On Gay Discrimination Can't Be Forgotten

New York Magazine | Frank Rich | Posted 02.27.2012 | Politics

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When the news came last June that the New York State Senate had voted to legalize same-sex marriage, I was at a dinner party that felt like New Year's...

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HERE WE GO AGAIN: DOMA Ruling Appealed

AP | Posted 04.26.2012 | San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO — Three GOP congressional leaders are appealing a federal judge's ruling that declared a law prohibiting the government from recognizi...

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Gay Marriage: The Walls Are Tumbling Down

Leslie Gabel-Brett | Posted 04.25.2012 | Gay Voices

Although we still have a long way to go, it would be hard not to draw the conclusion that February 2012 is the month that the walls came tumbling down and the march toward marriage equality in this country became unstoppable. In less than three weeks, here's what has happened.

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Lincoln, Obama, and Military Benefits for Same-Sex Couples

Ian Moss | Posted 04.23.2012 | Black Voices

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President Barack Obama's admiration for Abraham Lincoln is well known. He even calls Lincoln his "favorite president." Both were confronted with the greatest civil rights issue of their generation. For Obama, it is gay rights and for Lincoln, it was the institution of slavery.

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House Appealing Ruling On Gay Spousal Benefits

Posted 02.24.2012 | Politics

By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO--The U.S. House of Representatives will appeal a judge's ruling that struck down a key provision of the federal Def...

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Another Big Win for Marriage Equality

Adam Winkler | Posted 04.24.2012 | Politics

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A week after a federal court rejected California's Proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriage, another federal court issued a landmark ruling in favor of marriage equality. This time the law declared unconstitutional was the federal Defense of Marriage Act.

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Court Rules In Favor Of Gay Couple, Says Government Can't Deny Health Benefits

AP | LISA LEFF | Posted 04.23.2012 | Politics

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SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in San Francisco ruled Wednesday that the U.S. government cannot deny health benefits to the wife of a lesbian c...

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Obama Administration Makes Stunning Announcement On Gay Rights

Posted 02.18.2012 | Politics

The Obama Administration will no longer defend legislation in court banning same-sex couples from receiving military and veterans benefits. In a le...

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New Democratic Convention Chairman Reiterates Support For Same-Sex Marriage

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 02.15.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Newly appointed Democratic National Convention chairman Antonio Villaraigosa on Wednesday seemed to signal support for same-sex marriage...

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When DOMA Hits Close To Home

Mike Ruiz | Posted 04.14.2012 | Gay Voices

We must immediately stand together and stand up for our equal rights and demand the immediate and full repeal of DOMA, so that upstanding individuals, such as Allan Spyere, are not to face such dastardly consequences.

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Same-Sex Couple Wins Immigration Relief, Removing Deportation Fear

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 02.10.2012 | Politics

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WASHINGTON -- The Defense of Marriage Act is intact, but at least two same-sex married couples have been granted a reprieve, at least temporarily, fro...

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Charlie Morgan Takes Battle With DOMA To Capitol Hill

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 02.09.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Charlie Morgan, the lesbian National Guardsman who is battling Stage IV breast cancer and the Defense of Marriage Act that would deny su...

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Meeting Set For Boehner Aide, Lesbian Guardsman With Cancer

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 02.02.2012 | Politics

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WASHINGTON -- The lesbian National Guardsman whose fruitless effort to secure an audience with someone in Speaker of the House John Boehner's office w...

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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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Washington State Senate OKs Gay Marriage Bill

AP | RACHEL LA CORTE | Posted 04.02.2012 | Politics

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington state Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage, setting the stage for the state t...

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Lesbian Guardsman Battling Cancer To Tell Boehner Staff That Her Wife Deserves Benefits

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 02.01.2012 | Politics

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WASHINGTON -- A lesbian National Guardsman -- who is fighting Stage IV breast cancer and who fears time is running out for overturning the Defense of ...

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Why Same-Sex Marriage Recognition In The Military Matters

Katie Miller | Posted 03.27.2012 | Gay Voices

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Pushing for same-sex partner recognition and family benefits in the military may appear to be a narrow goal in the wide scheme of LGBT issues, but military families are setting the stage for DOMA repeal, and same-sex marriage recognition in the military reclaims the term "family."

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Pelosi: I Hope Obama "Would Just Say He Supports Equality In Marriage"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 01.12.2012 | Politics

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has said for more than a year now that his position on same-sex marriage is "evolving," a stance that has frustra...

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It All Starts With A Kiss

Kathryn Hamm | Posted 03.09.2012 | Weddings

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In some ways, it seems like a really small thing. It was just a kiss. A G-rated kiss. The kind of kiss that most folks wouldn't pay much attention to if they walked past the embrace on a city block.

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San Francisco Married Couple Wins Deportation Reprieve

Posted 01.05.2012 | Gay Voices

A California gay couple embroiled in a complex immigration battle won a two-year reprieve against the threat of deportation Wednesday -- with a little...

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What a Difference a Year Makes, But We're Not There Yet

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 02.19.2012 | Gay Voices

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This week we mark the one-year anniversary since President Obama signed legislation enabling the repeal of DADT, and in that year, supporters of LGBT equality have been forced to defend the progress we've made at every step.

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Lambda Legal's Biggest LGBT Rights Victories Of 2011

Kevin Cathcart | Posted 02.18.2012 | Gay Voices

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Across the country, Lambda Legal fought and won many key victories for LGBT people, people living with HIV, and their families. We're very proud of our accomplishments this year, which are summarized here.

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Documenting DOMA's Injustice

Erwin de Leon | Posted 02.18.2012 | Gay Voices

Amanda Lucidon, an award-winning photojournalist, is the producer and director of The Legal Stranger Project, which documents, through a series of intimate personal stories, the great disparities encountered by lesbian and gay couples under DOMA.

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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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Gay Veteran Speaks Out About Tense Exchange With GOP Candidate

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 12.13.2011 | Politics

Bob Garon, a 63-year-old gay military veteran, spoke on MSNBC Tuesday about his tense exchange Monday in Manchester, N.H. with Republican presidential...

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