Yearly Archives: 2011
Gay federal appeals nominee: 11 months and still waiting for hearing
Republican members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee have been holding up the nomination of President Obama’s only openly gay nominee to a federal appeals bench.
Boehner calls for House group to defend DOMA
House Speaker John Boehner announced March 4 that the House would take some action to defend the federal law that prohibits recognition of same-sex marriages. Meanwhile, at least three bills were introduced this week to either defend or expand the
Gingrich 2012: Batting or baiting?
Educated people who know someone gay are often the most likely to stand up for gay people and support their right to be treated the same as everyone else. Not so Newt Gingrich. The former Speaker of the House, who has
Supreme Court rules Phelps hate protests are protected speech
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that an anti-gay protester’s demonstrations in close proximity to a private funeral service are protected by the First Amendment.
DOJ-DOMA aftermath: swell or tsunami?
Political decisions are a lot like oceanic earthquakes. First, there’s the quake, and then there’s the wave. Nobody can tell just how significant the wave is until it reaches land and, sometimes, the wave has greater impact than the earthquake;
Getting to ENDA: On the Road Less Traveled
On the long list of hopes that LGBT advocates put together at the beginning of the Obama administration was the idea that the president should issue an executive order requiring the federal government enter into contracts only with companies that
