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WASHINGTON — Top Pentagon officials are being asked to make known their views on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” within 30 days, according to a U.S. Senator’s letter sent to the White House and obtained by the Blade. In the letter dated Oct. 15, Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.) asks Obama to request that Defense Secretary Robert Gates […] Measure would penalize states with anti-gay laws By Chris Johnson Friday, October 23, 2009 A federal lawmaker is touting an anti-discrimination in adoption bill he recently introduced as a way to find more homes for children living in the welfare system. U.S. Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.) on Oct. 15 introduced the Every Child Deserves a Family Act, […] AUGUSTA, Maine — Supporters of Maine’s same-sex marriage law continued Friday to collect far more campaign contributions than their opponents in a referendum that’s being watched nationally. NO on 1/Protect Maine Equality said in its campaign finance report to the state that it has raised $4 million in its campaign to keep Maine’s same-sex marriage […] “Sarah,” an active-duty soldier in Iraq, can hardly be questioned for her patriotism or courage. But when it comes to filling out her 2010 census form, her primary emotion is fear. “I keep real quiet about my partner,” she tells NEWSWEEK. “Even this conversation is a violation of the law, but I’ve stepped away from […] Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) – President Barack Obama plans to sign legislation today adding gays to the list of groups covered by the federal hate-crime law, the biggest expansion of such protections in decades. Obama will sign a defense policy and funding measure that includes the provision and, according to a White House statement, will save taxpayers tens […] CNSNews.com) — The Obama administration’s safe schools czar, Kevin Jennings, has accused the Baptists, the Boy Scouts and sports fans of anti-gay bias, and he has advocated a special high school for gay teens as well as gay-straight alliance clubs for every high school in America. Jennings, who was a prominent homosexual activist before being named director […] The gay rights community scored two more small victories on Tuesday, courtesy of the departments ofHousing and Urban Development and Health and Human Services. HHS will establish the nation’s first national resource center for the support of gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender senior citizens. The move is designed to help community groups support the estimated […] Senate looks at expanding rights for gay federal workers By CHRIS JOHNSON, Washington Blade Oct 15 2009, 4:44 PM A Senate bill that would extend domestic partner benefits to LGBT federal workers was touted as a way to make the federal government more competitive with the private sector during a congressional hearing Thursday. The Senate Homeland […] He asks lawyers to show how gay unions pose threat to traditional ones Associated Press updated 6:31 p.m. MT, Wed., Oct . 14, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge challenged the backers of California’s voter-enacted ban on same-sex marriage Wednesday to explain how allowing gay couples to wed threatens conventional unions, a demand that prompted their […] THE NEW YORK TIMES By CARL HULSE Published: October 8, 2009 WASHINGTON — The House voted Thursday to expand the definition of violent federal hate crimes to those committed because of a victim’s sexual orientation, a step that would extend new protection to lesbian, gay and transgender people. Democrats hailed the vote of 281 to 146, which […] |
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