Gay Married Couples Suing The Government Over DOMA
BOSTON — Gay married couples suing the government over a federal law that doesn't recognize same-sex unions say there is "no legitimate or plaus...
BOSTON — Gay married couples suing the government over a federal law that doesn't recognize same-sex unions say there is "no legitimate or plaus...
AmericaBlog | John Aravosis | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics
We are launching today a donor boycott of the DNC. It's really more of a "pause," than a boycott. Boycotts sounds so final, and angry. Whereas this c...
Irene Monroe | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics
As one of the most vocal critics of the National Equality March that took place in Washington this weekend, Barney Frank has many LGBTQ Americans wondering if he has become a bureaucratic gatekeeper.
Drew Westen | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics
What makes the president's actions during the health care debate disturbing is their common thread: If he has values, he doesn't want to talk about them, and it's hard to find many he isn't willing to give up.
AP | DENISE LAVOIE | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics
BOSTON — The Department of Justice on Friday asked a federal judge in Boston to dismiss a lawsuit that claims a federal law defining marriage as...
Michael J. Wilson | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics
The notion that marriage is threatened by legally sanctioned relationships because of sexual orientation is patently absurd.
Associated Press | DEVLIN BARRETT | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics
AP -- The Obama administration filed court papers Monday claiming a federal marriage law discriminates against gays, even as government lawyers contin...
Think Progress | Posted 07.22.2009 | Politics
Last night, Center for American Progress President and CEO John Podesta moderated a panel at the American Constitution Society convention that include...
Boston Herald | Associated Press | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics
U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, one of the nation's leading gay rights champions, blasted President Obama yesterday over a controversial anti-gay marriage cou...
NY Times | Posted 07.17.2009 | Politics
The Obama administration, which came to office promising to protect gay rights but so far has not done much, actually struck a blow for the other side...
Paul Hogarth | Posted 07.16.2009 | Politics
The U.S. Justice Department filed a brief late last week defending a constitutional challenge to DOMA. If pursued by the courts, it could greatly damage gay and lesbian rights.
Los Angeles Times | Posted 07.16.2009 | Politics
With the Obama administration facing growing discontent among gay supporters, the mayors of Los Angeles and San Francisco joined in voicing concern to...
AP | LINDA DEUTSCH and LISA LEFF | Posted 07.13.2009 | Politics
LOS ANGELES — Gay rights groups expressed dismay with the Obama administration Friday over its championing of the Defense of Marriage Act, a law...
AP | DENISE LAVOIE | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics