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January 26, 2010   1 Comment

U.S. Reps call for action against Ugandan bill

Three openly gay members of the U.S. House of Representatives, along with 91 of their colleagues, have sent a letter to President Obama urging him to do everything he can to stop a bill in Uganda that calls for harsh

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January 7, 2010   No comments

Frank says LGBT still have chance in health reform bill

News on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning suggested there was little hope for keeping pro-LGBT provisions in the health care reform legislation Congress hopes to pass. But Rep. Barney Frank says he’s still “somewhat optimistic.”

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December 23, 2009   No comments

Health reform: Gay provisions likely to be lost in conference

It’s still a little bit of a guessing game as to whether the U.S. Senate will pass a health care reform bill this month or next or never, but if and when it does, there’s little likelihood any pro-gay provisions

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December 10, 2009   No comments

Gay reps snub bill aimed at DADT

U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.) introduced an amendment this month to help combat the military’s “Don’t Ask-Don’t Tell” policy, but no openly gay member of Congress has signed on.

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November 9, 2009   No comments

House health bill fights bias

While conservatives riveted their attention to passing an amendment to ban the use of federal health care funds on abortion, the U.S. House passed a health care reform bill November 7 that includes a number of provisions of benefit specifically

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October 28, 2009   No comments

President signs hate crimes law

President Obama on October 28 announced his signing of the long-sought federal hate crimes prevention law.

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