A bill to extend equal COBRA health benefits to LGBT families was introduced in the House of Representatives on Thursday by Senator Barbara Boxer … [Read more...] about Bill To Extend COBRA Benefits Introduced Into Congress
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FINAL VOTE: Marriage Equality Vote in Maryland House Today
A final vote on Maryland's marriage equality vote is set for the House of Delegates this morning and it's going to be very close. Debate … [Read more...] about FINAL VOTE: Marriage Equality Vote in Maryland House Today
Leading Anti-Gay Utah State Senator Chris Buttars is Retiring
Utah State Senator Chris Buttars, who time and time again has been the leading force against LGBT rights in Utah's legislature, is retiring, he … [Read more...] about Leading Anti-Gay Utah State Senator Chris Buttars is Retiring
NY State Senator Carl Kruger’s Closet Blown Open; ‘Live-In Boyfriend’ Helped Launder Bribes
New York Democratic state senator Carl Kruger, who surrended to federal authorities on corruption charges yesterday, took $1 million in bribes which … [Read more...] about NY State Senator Carl Kruger’s Closet Blown Open; ‘Live-In Boyfriend’ Helped Launder Bribes
Video and Transcript: President Obama and First Lady Speak at Opening Session of White House Bullying Conference
The President and First Lady gave remarks at the opening session of today's White House conference on bullying prevention. Watch and read … [Read more...] about Video and Transcript: President Obama and First Lady Speak at Opening Session of White House Bullying Conference
DOMA: Defending the Indefensible
BY ARI EZRA WALDMANAri Ezra Waldman is a 2002 graduate of Harvard College and a 2005 graduate of Harvard Law School. After practicing in … [Read more...] about DOMA: Defending the Indefensible
Octogenarian American Airlines Worker Fired for Using ‘Faggot’ Slur in Defense of Gay People
The NY Post reports that Freddy Schmitt, an 82-year-old American Airlines worker was fired for using the word "faggot" during a workplace … [Read more...] about Octogenarian American Airlines Worker Fired for Using ‘Faggot’ Slur in Defense of Gay People
Read: Openly Gay Maryland Delegates Ask for Equality in Letter — ‘Colleagues, We Need You…’
Openly gay Maryland Dels. Luke Clippinger (D-Baltimore), Bonnie Cullison (D-Montgomery), Anne Kaiser (D-Montgomery), Maggie McIntosh … [Read more...] about Read: Openly Gay Maryland Delegates Ask for Equality in Letter — ‘Colleagues, We Need You…’
Minnesota’s DFL Vows To Fight Right Wing Marriage Amendment
As conservatives in Minnesota plot and plan to get a marriage equality ban on the 2012 ballot, the state's Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party insists … [Read more...] about Minnesota’s DFL Vows To Fight Right Wing Marriage Amendment
Wikileaks Soldier Bradley Manning Hit with 22 Charges, Could Face Death Penalty Over ‘Aiding the Enemy’
A seven-month investigation has led U.S. officials to file 22 new charges against Private Bradley Manning accused of downloading thousands of … [Read more...] about Wikileaks Soldier Bradley Manning Hit with 22 Charges, Could Face Death Penalty Over ‘Aiding the Enemy’









