Tag Archives: Mark Pocan
Trump mob attacks Capitol; LGBTs reps call for his removal
After a mob of Trump supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol today, disrupting the certification of Joe Biden as the next president, many openly LGBT members of Congress said they believe Trump must be removed from the White House.
LGBT profile continues strong on day two of DNC
LGBT people continued to play a high profile in the Democratic National Convention, participating in the opening keynote, announcing state delegation votes, and participating in the LGBTQ+ Caucus.
Sanders, Cruz prevail in Wisconsin; Log Cabin ponders convention options
A high turnout of Republicans gave Ted Cruz a boost in Wisconsin but also secured a 10-year stint on the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a judicial candidate who had referred to gays as "degenerates" and the feminist movement as being
Speed Read: ‘We will kick them out’
An Arkansas judge said he would rule by May 1 on whether that state's ban on same-sex couples marrying is unconstitutional. Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe warned last week that he'd "kick out" any foreign diplomat who tried to support equal
Speed Read: Rice calls Uganda
White House National Security Advisor Susan Rice posted several messages on Twitter Monday, saying that she spoke “at length” with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni “to urge him not to sign” the anti-LGBT bill. Alaska warms to marriage for gay couples.
Speed Read: Thursday 5 December 2013
A bipartisan group in the U.S. House pressured House Speaker John Boehner to move ENDA to a floor vote. A federal judge in Utah takes arguments against the state's ban on marriage under consideration. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court gets a
Baldwin makes history, heads to U.S. Senate
In an historic victory Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin became the first openly gay person to be elected to the U.S. Senate. Her victory, along with the apparent wins of six out of seven openly LGBT candidates for the U.S.
