Tag Archives: Seattle
Historic wins at the polls for LGBT candidates
Fifty-five percent of the 72 known LGBT candidates Tuesday won their elections, including some stunning historic firsts.
Washington State leaders back Clinton but Sanders takes the delegates
Many of Washington State's best known openly LGBT leaders, including Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, endorsed Hillary Clinton, but the state caucus voters gave Bernie Sanders the lion's share of the state's delegates Saturday.
Speed Read: Crowd cheers rainbows
The crowd at Boston's St. Patrick's Day Parade Sunday cheered a group of gay men who walked behind a "diversity" float, tossing rainbow-colored beads to observers. Sam Adams beer makers and Heineken withdrew their sponsorship of the parades for excluding
Speed Read: Continents of difference
Ugandan president ponders what to do with "abnormal" people. Russian president implores gays to "leave children" alone. U.S. president promises no collection of intelligence targets based on sexual orientation. And more...
Speed Read: New DOD regs publish today
The Defense Department's new regulations on identification cards --including for same-sex spouses-- goes into effect today. Justice Sonia Sotomayor may announce today whether to grant a stay of the court decision in Utah that has allowed same-sex couples to marry.
Speed Read: Eyes on Sotomayor
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is pondering whether to grant Utah a stay of the federal district court decision that is allowing same-sex couples to marry in that state. Former Florida Governor Charlie Crist apologizes profusely. Arsonist sought in New
Speed Read: Monday 16 December 2013
Lesbian Republican activist Mary Cheney's record of contributions to candidates confirms her claim "I'm really conservative." Boston Mayor Marty Walsh will try to convince St. Patrick's Day parade organizers to drop its an LGBT contingent. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says
