Author Archives: Lisa Keen
Pawlenty boasts of anti-gay positions
Unannounced Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty underscored his right-wing credentials with Iowa Republicans Monday, February 7, assuring them that he opposes repeal of the ban on gays in the military and thinks it would be "reasonable" to rescind funding to
Reaction mixed to Pentagon status report; 9th Circuit case to proceed
Reaction has been mixed to the Pentagon’s status report Friday, January 28, saying training to prepare for implementation of the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell could begin as early as next month.
Pentagon: DADT repeal certification within this year
The Pentagon on Friday, January 28, said training to prepare for implementation of the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell could begin as early as next month.
Pence won’t run for White House in 2012
U.S. Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) announced January 27 that he will not be a candidate for president in 2012. He came out on top of a straw poll conducted at an ultra-conservative Values Voters Summit last September.
GOP caucus aiming to repeal D.C. marriage equality law
The head of a caucus of conservative Republicans in the House told The Hill newspaper that he will very likely introduce a bill seeking to overturn Washington, D.C.’s marriage equality law.
Obama appoints 3 to prominent positions
President Obama on January 26 appointed two prominent gays to important positions in his administration and nominated an openly gay attorney to a judgeship for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Supreme Court refuses appeal by opponents of equal marriage in D.C.
The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday refused to hear the appeal of a group of clergy in Washington, D.C., who want to put the city’s new marriage equality law on the ballot.
