Author Archives: Lisa Keen
Quinn bid for NYC mayor falls flat
Lesbian city official and mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn fell far short Tuesday of her goal to win at least a run-off spot in the New York City mayoral race’s Democratic primary. Despite having the endorsement of the New York Times and
Interpreting DOMA ruling: Under Obama, the ruling is achieving maximum impact
The impact of the June 26 U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down the core provision of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) continues to roll out, both within the Obama administration and in court.
LGBT groups: Don’t “retreat” from Olympics, “speak up” in solidarity
At least five international LGBT groups say they oppose a boycott of the Winter Olympic Games in Russia over that country’s anti-gay laws. And President Obama ruled out a U.S. boycott of the Winter Olympics in Sochi next year, saying
Rustin, Ride win presidential award
The White House announced Thursday (August 8) that President Obama has awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to civil rights activist Bayard Rustin and first American woman into space Sally Ride. Both were gay.
Obama cancels one-on-one with Putin over various issues, including “human rights and civil society”
President Obama said Tuesday (August 6) that countries that participate in the Olympics “wouldn’t tolerate gays and lesbians being treated differently” during the 2014 Olympics in Russia.
Five nominees are cleared, others are snagged
The U.S. Senate has confirmed 75 candidates for various executive branch offices, including four openly gay ambassadors and the highest openly gay official at the Department of Justice.
Post-DOMA: Litigation abounds to secure details and free states that still have bans, including in the south
“The lay of the land is getting a bit complicated,” says James Esseks, director of the ACLU’s National LGBT and AIDS Project. Esseks, who was one of the attorneys involved in pressing the case of Edith Windsor –the case which
Reid: ‘Sit down and shut up’
The U.S. Senate’s first and only openly gay member was presiding over the august body August 1 when Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid took the unprecedented tact of telling his colleagues to “sit down and shut up.”
Grassley grills DOJ nominee on paper
Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee had nothing to ask openly gay Justice nominee Stuart Delery during his confirmation hearing last month. And the Committee voted to advance his nomination to the full Senate July 11. But ranking minority member
Fallout over Supreme Court decision: New Jersey, other states court fights intensify
After the fireworks surrounding its landmark rulings on two cases involving same-sex marriage, the U.S. Supreme Court quietly dispensed with nine other DOMA-related petitions last week, denying their requests for review.
