Author Archives: Lisa Keen
State of the Union: LGBT leaders disappointed in what was missing
In his State of the Union address, President Obama spoke of a nation working on issues such as marriage equality and earning the respect of other nations “because we believe in the inherent dignity and equality of every human being,
Movement status: ‘Unprecedented progress’ and ‘second-class’
An independent think tank that studies the progress of the movement on equal rights for LGBT people released its latest report Tuesday, and the assessment is a surprising “mixed.”
Indiana House clears marriage ban; headed for senate
The Indiana House on Tuesday approved a proposal to change the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage. The vote on House Joint Resolution 3 was 57-40. The bill now
Speed Read: Indiana dodges a ballot?
The Republican-dominated Indiana House cut out a significant portion of the proposed bill to ban same-sex marriage, potentially thwarting chances for the ban to be on the ballot this November. A report on the movement says that, beyond marriage, the
Speed Read: Indiana vote too close to call
The first critical vote on the Indiana House floor is expected today and one newspaper's head count shows a tie. Nevada AG concedes defense of ban will be difficult before Ninth Circuit. Sochi's mayor says there are no gays living
Speed Read: Injunctions on the table
The legal team of Olson-Boies asked a federal judge in Norfolk to issue an injunction stopping enforcement of Virginia's marriage ban against their clients. Cases in Oregon are consolidated while signatures for a ballot measure are reportedly well beyond the
Virginia attorney general won’t defend marriage ban in court
The attorney general of Virginia announced this morning that his office will no longer defend the constitutionality of the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.
Speed Read: Lesbian Assembly Speaker
San Diego’s Democratic Assemblymember Toni Atkins won election Wednesday as California’s new Speaker of the Assembly. Openly gay Republican Richard Tisei announces today his second bid for a U.S. House seat from Massachusetts. The Indiana constitutional ban on same-sex marriage
Speed Read: Hell freezes over
President Obama and Russian President Putin talked Tuesday about the Olympic Games but apparently nothing about concerns for LGBT civil rights supporters visiting the country. Indiana's House Speaker took the highly unusual tact of moving an ant-gay bill to another
Putin’s remarks continue to fan controversy over anti-LGBT law
President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone Tuesday on a number of issues facing both nations, including the threats being made on the upcoming Olympic Games in Sochi. But they didn't talk about --at least not according
