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Senate to hold hearings on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
July 27, 2009
At the urging of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, the Senate Armed Services Committee will hold hearings on Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell – the first hearings to be held on gays in the military since 1993.
Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., decided his Senate Armed Services Committee (more…)
Out, Safe & Respected – Your rights at school.
July 12, 2009
This brochure is designed to help you know your rights at school and make sure they’re respected, and to give you concrete ideas about how you can make a difference in your school and community. You have the right to be who you are. You have the right to be out, safe and respected at school.
This publication is provided by Lambda Legal, and covers topics such as: (more…)
Massachusetts Challenges Federal Defense of Marriage Act
July 8, 2009
Massachusetts sued the U.S. government on Wednesday, challenging the constitutionality of a federal law that defines marriage as the union of a man and a woman. The state of Massachusetts says the Defense of Marriage Act denies same-sex couples essential rights.
”We’re taking this action today because, first, we believe that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) (more…)
Senate to Pass Hate Crimes as Amendment
June 9, 2009
U.S. Senate leadership has settled on passing hate-crimes legislation — which would expand existing federal law to include crimes motivated by a victim’s actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or disability — as an amendment to another bill rather than voting on it as a stand-alone piece of legislation, reports the Washington Blade .
“We understand that Senate leadership does not believe a hearing or markup on the bill is necessary and plans to bring it directly to the floor as an amendment to another moving vehicle,” Human Rights Campaign spokesman Trevor Thomas told the Blade. (more…)
Obama declares June 2009 as LGBT Pride Month!
June 1, 2009
President Obama issued the following LGBT Pride Month proclamation late this afternoon on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Stonewall:
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: A PROCLAMATION (more…)
