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VP candidates: A record of difference on LGBT issues
Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine and Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence have very different records on LGBT issues.
Speed Read: Push back in Mississippi
A Ohio judge has issued his decision striking down the state ban on same-sex couples marrying but indicated me may grant only a partial stay of the decision. The ACLU has filed a second lawsuit in Maine seeking recognition for
Obama signs inclusive VAWA bill
In signing the Violence Against Women Act Thursday (March 7), President Obama singled out a number of activists on the issue, including the head of an LGBT anti-violence group.
House passes inclusive bill for victims of domestic abuse
In a major victory for Democrats, the U.S. House voted Thursday to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act.
House VAWA excludes LGBT victims
The U.S. House is expected to begin debate Wednesday (February 27) on a bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act but one that, once again, eliminates language to ensure that victims of domestic violence can receive assistance from federally
Anti-violence measure clears Senate
Openly gay U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin was presiding over the Senate February 12 when the U.S. Senate voted 78 to 22 to approve a bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, including provisions to include gay male victims of
House GOP shoot down effort to insert LGBT protections in VAWA
In a strict party line vote, Republicans on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee rejected three attempts Tuesday (May 7) to add protections for LGBT victims of domestic abuse in a bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act.
Republicans wrestle against including LGBT in law to prevent domestic violence
The U.S. Senate will try again this week to consider reauthorization of a law to prevent domestic abuse, but for weeks now, the routine, non-controversial law has been tied up in partisan disputes over new provisions, including one to eliminate
