Yearly Archives: 2010

May 26, 2010   2 Comments

Compromise DADT repeal poised for votes now in Congress

A measure to repeal the 16-year-old federal law excluding openly gay people from the military started up the Congressional ladder this week—with a reluctant nod from the White House and a controversial rewrite.

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May 23, 2010   No comments

Keen News Service Podcast, 5/23/2010

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May 22, 2010   No comments

Vets keep pressure on for DADT repeal

Leaders of gay civil rights groups and LGBT veterans organizations are optimistic about the next two-week time period, one that may well determine whether Congress moves forward this year to repeal the federal statute commonly referred to as "Don't Ask,

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May 20, 2010   3 Comments

Anti-Bullying Measures Advance Against Obstacles

There’s a tug-of-war underway in the movement to pass more laws to address the growing problem of bullying, and it centers on whether such laws should “enumerate” bullying that targets LGBT youth.

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May 19, 2010   1 Comment

Pelosi: DADT and ENDA votes this year

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reassured representatives of several LGBT organizations this week that the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) and a measure to repeal Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (DADT) will get votes this year.

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May 19, 2010   No comments

Media asks for broadcast of Prop 8 closing

More than a dozen mainstream media news organizations petitioned the federal judge Tuesday to allow broadcast and webcast of closing arguments in the Proposition 8 lawsuit “to enhance the public’s ability to witness the parties’ respective closing arguments in this

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May 16, 2010   No comments

Keen News Service Podcast, 5/16/2010

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May 14, 2010   No comments

ENDA has the votes, but does it have the priority?

Supporters of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) say they have the votes to pass the bill, they are just waiting for the Democratic leadership to call the bill to the floor. But the leadership has grown quiet.

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May 13, 2010   1 Comment

White House hints Kagan passive on “Don’t Ask” policy

The number of results from a Google search of "Elena Kagan" plus the word "gay" more than doubled from 722,000 on Monday, when President Obama nominated her to the U.S. Supreme Court, to 1,950,000 on Tuesday night, when Politico.com reported

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May 13, 2010   No comments

Liberal nominee clears Senate committee

The Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday morning recommended the nomination of pro-gay law professor Goodwin Liu to the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals by a vote of 12 to 7.

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