As reader Brian writes in an email, perhaps this article should be titled "More proof gay rights are on the bottom of the Obama to do list," because "two simple repeals of old law [DOMA and DADT] — cheap dates — are last on Obama's to do list.
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Over at The Hill, our window of opportunity is, after election 2009 shivers, apparenly chasing our legislative allies up for re-election in Red/Purple states back into the closet.
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Worried about the coming midterm elections, Democrats are running scared from any controversial legislation and say they aren't sure that a repeal of DADT will even be on their agenda in 2010.
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Over at The Hill, our window of opportunity is, after election 2009 shivers, apparenly chasing our legislative allies up for re-election in Red/Purple states back into the closet.
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Members of Congress ask us to support them because they claim to share our values and our agenda. Then, they win -- and they whine and moan when we actually expect them to pass the agenda they promised during the campaign.
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I organized a sassy roundtable for the queer issue of Maximum Rocknroll, which was the October issue -- the issue is now off the stands, but here is the roundtable for your viewing pleasure -- it's a bit long, but I figured you might love it -- or love to hate it.
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Allyson Robinson asks a poignant question for trans people like me, as well as -- by extention -- for lesbian, gay, and bisexual people too.
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The past week has been huge for forward progress in LGBT political news. Between the administration's clarified definition of "family," HHS's announcement of the creation of an LGBT senior resource center, HUD's new study on LGBT discrimination in housing, and the Senate's passage of hate crimes legislation, the fundies must be going apoplectic.
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As Congress begins to consider Immigration Reform, a gay man testified about being separated from his partner of ten years while they search for a country where they can be reunited.
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That's the headline you'd read, about us, if a lead Democrat had suggested that our commander in chief was "afraid" of making a foreign policy decision.
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Congress has promised to begin the process of reforming America's broken immigration system later this year.
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• Richard Hatch released from jail after serving a 51-month tax evasion sentence.
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I pretty much called it. Immigration reform is "controversial," and the current crop of Democrats don't do controversy.
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What a vein-popping summer! Such anger, such hatred. This vitriol is mainly centered on the tug-of-war battle concerning health-care reform.
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On October 10-11, 2009, the LGBT community and allies will gather in Washington, D.C. from all across America to let our elected leaders know that now is the time for full equal rights for LGBT people.
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by Patrick Appel DiA sizes up the politics of tackling immigration in an election year: [M]aybe introducing an immigration bill in spring 2010 and having it dominate the headlines in the summer of a mid-term election year would be great.
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Yesterday the mayor of Amsterdam married five bi-national couples on a gay Pride party boat to send a message to the United States about marriage equality and immigration reform.
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Choosing between love and country At last, there's a real chance for immigration reform that includes same-sex couples By Julie Kruse Friday, July 31, 2009 THERE'S A BATTLE looming for LGBT families that we can win now — a battle to keep lesbians and gays from literally being torn from our same-sex partners.
The Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, today launched a national, grassroots campaign called "No Excuses" to demand action from Congress on key issues of equality.
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Five gay couples will marry in Amsterdam to protest U.S. immigration law, urge passage of gay-inclusive immigration reform
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