Tag Archives: Charlie Crist
Speed Read: Senate votes today
President Obama is preparing to sign the long-sought executive order protecting LGBT employees of federal contractors. The Senate will vote today on two openly gay nominees to the federal bench.
Speed Read: ‘Adjusting’ to reality
The U.S. Supreme Court this morning will hear oral arguments in two cases asking whether, under a religious exemption in the Affordable Care Act, employers can deny certain medical coverage by citing the religious objections of the companies’ owners. And
Speed Read: U.N. dings Vatican
A United Nations report openly criticizes the Vatican for contributing to the stigmatizing of gays and their children. Clay Aiken tosses his hat into the ring. Obama tries another nominee for Florida.
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
Charlie Crist: ‘I’m sorry I did that. It was a mistake…. Please forgive me.’
Florida's former Republican governor Charlie Crist apologizes for his past opposition to same-sex marriage, says the Republican Party has gone "nuts," and explains why the LGBT community should support his bid, as a Democrat, to become governor again.
Speed Read: Eyes on Sotomayor
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is pondering whether to grant Utah a stay of the federal district court decision that is allowing same-sex couples to marry in that state. Former Florida Governor Charlie Crist apologizes profusely. Arsonist sought in New
Crist apologizes for mistake on marriage ban
He's in a tight race for governor, but in an extraordinary interview, Florida’s former Republican Governor Charlie Crist apologized for having supported efforts to ban on same-sex marriage on the ballot in that state in 2008.
Florida Gov. and agency won’t appeal court adoption ruling
Neither the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) nor Governor Charlie Crist will appeal a September 22 ruling that overturned the state ban on adoption by gay men or lesbians. But will state Attorney General Bill McCollum appeal on
