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LISTEN: LGBT Rights Lobbyist Arline Isaacson Talks Teen Bullying, Frank's Retirement And Romney's Flip-Flopping

Charlotte Robinson | Posted 02.11.2012 | Gay Voices
Charlotte Robinson

I talked to Isaacson about Congressman Barney Frank's retirement in 2012, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney's flip-flop on gay rights, the lawsuits to repeal DOMA, Obama's performance on LGBT civil rights, teen bullying, and other issues.

Jurists' Personal Lives Should Remain So

Fred Silberberg | Posted 02.08.2012 | Politics
Fred Silberberg

Since when we have ever required judges to disclose the details of the personal lives in such a manner? On what basis does one's sexual orientation affect his or her ability to determine the legality of matters?

Gay Marriage Is Not About Love

Marten Weber | Posted 02.05.2012 | Gay Voices
Marten Weber

Of course, people who marry should be in love, but the gay marriage argument is about neither love nor inheritance, insurance, or visitation rights. It isn't even about being gay.

Illinois Civil Union Tax Loophole Fixed: Couples Get Joint Tax-Filing

Waymon Hudson | Posted 01.29.2012 | Gay Voices
Waymon Hudson

In a big reversal from the Illinois Department of Revenue, couples who have entered into civil unions will be able to jointly file their 2011 state tax returns.

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...

Gay Rights and the U.S. Supreme Court

Laurence Watts | Posted 01.28.2012 | Gay Voices
Laurence Watts

Unless gay men and women reengage themselves with U.S. politics, they could face an unfriendly president and Senate after November 2012, just when key gay rights cases arrive at the U.S. Supreme Court.

Andrea Stone

What Will Barney Frank Do Next? Gay Rights Lobbyist? Cabinet Secretary? None of the Above?

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 11.28.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- What will Barney Frank do now? Now that the blunt-spoken Democrat from Massachusetts is calling it quits after 30 years in Congress, ...

Frank Invites Gingrich Debate On Gay Marriage

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 11.28.2011 | Politics

Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) took a few swipes at Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich Monday at a press conference in Newton, Mass. announc...

Santorum: 'Our Country Will Fall' Because Of Same-Sex Marriage

Posted 11.21.2011 | Politics

Rick Santorum believes that gay marriage could doom the U.S. "We have to fight the battles in the states," he said Saturday night at Iowa's Thanks...

Elise Foley

Hard Immigration Choice For Older Same-Sex Couples

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 11.19.2011 | Politics

Benjamin Anderson, 55, was born in the United States, served in the Coast Guard, and considers himself a strong patriot. He's moving to Italy next mon...

DOMA Repeal Ratchets Up the Pressure

James C. Hormel | Posted 01.16.2012 | Gay Voices
James C. Hormel

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.

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

Waymon Hudson | Posted 01.15.2012 | Gay Voices
Waymon Hudson

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.

DOMA Repeal Push Heats Up In California, Washington

Posted 11.15.2011 | Gay Voices

One week after the Senate Judiciary Committee's landmark vote in favor of repealing the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the push from several state la...

Rick Santorum: Mitt Romney Is 'To The Left' Of President Obama

The Huffington Post | Hayley Miller | Posted 11.14.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Former senator Rick Santorum accused fellow presidential hopeful Mitt Romney of being more liberal than President Obama when it comes to...

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

Alan Shayne | Posted 01.10.2012 | Gay Voices
Alan Shayne

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.

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

Rev. Ed Bacon | Posted 01.10.2012 | Gay Voices
Rev. Ed Bacon

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.

Elise Foley

Same-Sex Couple Fights DOMA To Stay Together In U.S.

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 01.10.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- U.S. citizen Kelli Ryan and Lucy Truman, a citizen of the United Kingdom, have been together for a decade and legally married in the Uni...

DOMA Repeal Bill Clears Senate Judiciary Committee Vote

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 01.10.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to repeal a federal law defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman, but t...

We Are One: Guru Nanak’s Legacy And LGBT Rights

Sonny Singh | Posted 01.10.2012 | Religion
Sonny Singh

Just as Guru Nanak said hundreds of years ago, "There is no Hindu, there is no Muslim," perhaps today we can also say, "There is no straight, there is no gay." Ultimately, we are all One.

In Repealing DOMA, Progress Is a Great Victory

Sen. Chris Coons | Posted 01.10.2012 | Politics
Sen. Chris Coons

As the Senate Judiciary Committee takes up the Respect for Marriage Act today, we mark a major milestone on the path to equality for all American families.

Real Homophobes Don't Google

Mark Morford | Posted 01.09.2012 | Gay Voices
Mark Morford

I see you there, mumbling angrily at how New York has had legal gay marriage for four whole months and so far, no hellfire, chaos, no petrified Christian children melting into goo in the streets.

Over 70 Major Companies File Legal Brief Against DOMA

Waymon Hudson | Posted 01.08.2012 | Gay Voices
Waymon Hudson

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.

Jennifer Bendery

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 01.07.2012 | Politics

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

DOMA and the High Cost of Government-Mandated Discrimination

James Peron | Posted 01.07.2012 | Gay Voices
James Peron

With DOMA, employers in states with marriage equality are forced to establish a dual system of employment where one set of employees is treated one way, and a second set another way, when it comes to federally regulated issues such as taxation and pensions.

Main Street and Wall Street Agree: End DOMA

Dan Rafter | Posted 01.07.2012 | Gay Voices
Dan Rafter

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.