Lesbian to Possibly Fill U.S. Supreme Court Seat?
Stanford Law School professor Kathleen Sullivan, widely considered one of America’s top constitutional scholars, is being mentioned as a possible replacement for Supreme Court Justice David Souter, who has announced he will retire at the end of the court’s current term. Read more
BREAKING: Federal Hate Crimes Legislation Passes House
Just seconds ago the United States House voted to pass the Federal Hate Crimes bill (H.R. 1913). Read more
Hate Crimes Bill Debate: Rep. Virginia Foxx Calls Matthew Shepard “Hoax” (Video)
April 29, 2009 by Bryan · 15 Comments
Today during debate in the U.S. House on the hate crimes bill, I watched as Rep. Virgina Foxx (R – North Carolina) say the following about Matthew Shepard whom she calls a “hoax”. I’d sure love to say that to the face of Judy, Matthew’s mother. Read more
Hate Crimes Bill Introduced in Senate by Kennedy
April 28, 2009 by Bryan · 4 Comments
This afternoon, Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) introduced the Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act in the U.S. Senate. Read more
Federal Hate Crimes Bill Advances
April 23, 2009 by Bryan · Leave a Comment
This afternoon, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee voted 15-12 to advance the federal hate crimes bill, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 (H.R. 1913). Read more
House committee takes up federal hate crimes bill
Legislation to add sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of categories covered under federal hate crime law will be taken up Wednesday by the House Judiciary Committee. Read more
US Census: Gay unions won’t be in census
March 10, 2009 by Bryan · 2 Comments
No matter the legal fate of Proposition 8, the 2010 Census will not count same-sex marriages or ask respondents about their sexual orientation. Read more
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Repeal Bill Refiled by Rep. Tauscher
Legislation to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the ban on gays serving openly in the military was filed Monday in the House of Representatives. Read more
Obama: What a Difference A Day Makes
January 20, 2009 by Bryan · 3 Comments
Taking a look at www.whitehouse.gov you’ll see a big new change. Not only does the site have a great new design, it has some amazing new verbiage surrounding LGBT rights. Read more
Gay Bishop Gene Robinson To Deliver Invocation At First Inaugural Event
January 12, 2009 by Bryan · Leave a Comment
Gene Robinson, the Episcopal church’s first gay bishop, will deliver the invocation at the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday, January 18 – the formal kickoff leading up to the inauguration of President-elect Obama. Read more
