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Will Obama appoint the first openly gay Cabinet member?
As we wait for the end-of-the-first-term Cabinet shuffle to commence, here’s one question that’s being asked: Will President Obama appoint the first openly LGBT Cabinet member? One person asking is...
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GOP continues DOMA defense among first acts of new Congress
The new 113th Congress begins today with the election of Republican John Boehner of Ohio as Speaker and Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, as minority leader. (Boehner is in no apparent danger of being...
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LGBT groups fight over Chuck Hagel nomination
Former Sen. Chuck Hagel and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta meet at Washington hotel last May in Defense Dept. photo Log Cabin Republicans, a gay group, is running expensive full-page ads in the...
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LGBT groups raise stakes in Chuck Hagel nomination
Despite the enthusiastic support of California gay activist Rick Jacobs, the Chuck Hagel nomination for Defense Secretary is getting more flack from LGBT groups Tuesday. On Monday, Jacobs called out...
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Obama embraces gay, lesbian bi-nationals on immigration
As expected, President Obama endorsed inclusion of bi-national same sex couples in his own immigration framework announced in Las Vegas Tuesday, in contrast to Monday’s bipartisan Senate framework...
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Leon Panetta extends military benefits to same-sex couples
As one of his last acts in office, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta extended additional military benefits to gay and lesbian couples Monday, saying discrimination based on sexual orientation “has no...
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Bill Clinton says he signed unconstitutional DOMA
Former President Bill Clinton Former President Bill Clinton, a Democrat who signed into law and implemented a wave of anti-gay rules and legislation, including the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell ban on gays in...
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Some states with marriage bans not defending DOMA
Indiana is taking the lead among 17 states signing a brief in support of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, to be argued before the Supreme Court March 27. But 38 states ban same-sex marriage. That...
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From NFL players to Karl Rove, opposition melting to same-sex marriage
As the Supreme Court prepares to hear two momentous cases on same-sex marriage this week, opposition is evaporating. From National Football League players to Karl Rove, who said he could imagine the...
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Supreme Court leery of finding broad right to marriage in Prop. 8 case
The Justices of the Supreme Court appeared skeptical Tuesday about finding a constitutional right to same-sex marriage in a landmark case challenging California’s Proposition 8, the initiative banning...
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A fifth of gays, lesbians live in states where they can marry
UCLA’s pro-gay Williams Institute think tank reports today that with the addition of Minnesota to the ranks of states that have legalized same-sex marriage, more than a fifth, or 22 percent, of gays...
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Supreme Court rulings on DOMA, Prop. 8 unlikely to end matters
Uberlawyer David Bois said Tuesday a loss on Prop 8 in the Supreme Court this month won’t be the end of the fight he and Ted Olson are waging for marriage equality. “We will bring lawsuits in other...
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Republican Lisa Murkowski endorses same-sex marriage
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, an Alaska Republican, endorsed same-sex marriage Wednesday, making her possibly the fourth Senate Republican to do so, if one counts Susan Collins of Maine, who led the fight to...
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Here is the complete text of the Supreme Court’s opinions striking down the Defense of Marriage Act signed into law by then-President Bill Clinton. Supreme Court’s DOMA decision
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Here is the complete text of the Supreme Court opinions in the case of California’s Proposition 8, which sought to ban same-sex marriage. Supreme Court Prop 8 decision
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House defense of DOMA gave court grounds to strike it down
When House Speaker John Boehner, supported by former Sacto Rep. Dan Lungren, decided to defend DOMA when President Obama and AG Holder refused, little did they know that they would provide the...
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Statement from President Obama on DOMA decision
Aboard Air Force One, President Barack Obama talks on phone with Edie Windsor, the plaintiff in the DOMA case. Photo: Pete Souza/White House Statement by the President on the Supreme Court Ruling on...
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Nancy Pelosi on Supreme Court rulings
San Francisco married couple Bradford Wells and Anthony John Makk, who faced deportation to Australia, gave a special thank you to House minority leader Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco for intervening,...
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Dianne Feinstein, Jerrold Nadler re-introduce DOMA repeal
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-NY, reintroduced the Respect for Marriage Act Wednesday that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, even though the Supreme Court struck...
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Senate committee passes ENDA with Republican votes
Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, votes for ENDA Rapid movement continued on the gay rights front Wednesday as three moderate Republicans joined Democrats in a historic vote to approve a long-languishing...
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