Tag Archives: Florida
Supreme Court surprise: Staving off Florida
It was a small victory, but at the U.S. Supreme Court even small victory's can mean a lot. And the November 16 victory was especially satisfying for LGBTQ people: It came against one of the most hostile states in the
Sanders tries to coax LGBT support, but Dems behind Biden
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders worked hard to leverage former Vice President Joe Biden's votes in the Senate for DOMA and DADT, but Democrats and many in the LGBT community are uniting behind Biden for the nomination.
Sinema advances in Arizona, Baer in Florida
U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema advanced as expected in Tuesday's primary in the U.S. Senate race for Arizona. Another openly LGBT winner Tuesday night: attorney Lauren Baer in Florida, running for a U.S. House seat.
U.S. House: Races of top interest to LGBT voters
LGBT candidates and issues are playing a role in many of the close contests between Democrats and Republicans vying for U.S. House seats next month.
Clinton surges despite stumble; GOP race is down to three
Democrat Hillary Clinton moved with lightning speed to correct a misstatement about Nancy Reagan's contribution to AIDS, and she surged in Tuesday's primaries. U.S. Senator Marco Rubio dropped out after losing Florida to real estate mogul Donald Trump.
One candidate is half way, another seeks loyalty oath, a third backs down
Hillary Clinton now has more than half the delegates needed to secure the Democratic presidential nomination. Some Donald Trump supporters are executing a haunting salute while swearing to vote for him. And John Kasich suggests gay couples are 'pressuring' businesses
Sunday Speed: 3 cases at Supreme Court
Three separate appeals were filed with the Supreme Court this week, seeking the high court's ruling on whether states can ban same-sex couples from marrying or refuse to recognize the marriage licenses same-sex couples have obtained in other states. A
Speed Read: No religious exemption
President Obama will sign an executive order tomorrow that prohibits federal contractors from discriminating against LGBT people but, importantly, it does not provide a new exemption to allow contractors to claim a religious-based need to discriminate.
Speed Read: White House celebration
The White House will host its annual Pride reception this afternoon. The Seventh Circuit federal appeals court issued a stay of a federal judge's ruling that Indiana's marriage ban is unconstitutional. And cases advance in Louisiana and Florida.
