Monthly Archives: May 2010

May 19, 2010   1 Comment

Pelosi: DADT and ENDA votes this year

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reassured representatives of several LGBT organizations this week that the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) and a measure to repeal Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (DADT) will get votes this year.

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May 19, 2010   No comments

Media asks for broadcast of Prop 8 closing

More than a dozen mainstream media news organizations petitioned the federal judge Tuesday to allow broadcast and webcast of closing arguments in the Proposition 8 lawsuit “to enhance the public’s ability to witness the parties’ respective closing arguments in this

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May 16, 2010   No comments

Keen News Service Podcast, 5/16/2010

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May 14, 2010   No comments

ENDA has the votes, but does it have the priority?

Supporters of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) say they have the votes to pass the bill, they are just waiting for the Democratic leadership to call the bill to the floor. But the leadership has grown quiet.

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May 13, 2010   1 Comment

White House hints Kagan passive on “Don’t Ask” policy

The number of results from a Google search of "Elena Kagan" plus the word "gay" more than doubled from 722,000 on Monday, when President Obama nominated her to the U.S. Supreme Court, to 1,950,000 on Tuesday night, when Politico.com reported

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May 13, 2010   No comments

Liberal nominee clears Senate committee

The Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday morning recommended the nomination of pro-gay law professor Goodwin Liu to the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals by a vote of 12 to 7.

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May 11, 2010   No comments

Reserved ovation for Kagan nomination to high court

Gay legal activists are applauding President Obama’s second nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court: Solicitor General Elena Kagan. But it could hardly be described as a standing ovation.

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May 10, 2010   1 Comment

Kagan being named this morning

Gay legal activists are today applauding President Obama’s second nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court: Solicitor General Elena Kagan.

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May 9, 2010   1 Comment

President Mother’s Day Proclamation Acknowledges Two-Mom Families

For the first time ever, a president’s annual Mother’s Day proclamation has included a specific mention of families that include two mothers.

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May 8, 2010   No comments

Keen News Service Podcast, 5/8/2010

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