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More Democratic disappointments
We are at the start of a new year. Democrats have controlled the halls of Congress for three years. Barack Obama has resided in the White House just days shy of a full year. What is there to show for the progress of the LGBT movement under Democratic control?
The president spoke at the annual Human [...]
Trouble for Democrats means gays will suffer
The year 2009 was a mixed bag. It started out great, fizzled quickly but then came back as the year went on. There were highlights and lowlights and we need to remember them all if we are to accurately sum up the year and the decade.
We celebrated a court-mandated marriage equality win in Iowa and [...]
Obama, Kennedy and a year of change
From President Obama’s inauguration to the National Equality March, the last 12 months brought a variety of real and symbolic change for LGBT Americans. Marriage was the top story of the year, but here are the 10 other biggest stories of 2009.
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Barack Obama becomes 44th president: Telling a massive National Mall crowd that, “all are [...]
Year ahead filled with promise, pitfalls
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s recent comment that her 2010 agenda wouldn’t include controversial votes unless the Senate acts first has disappointed some LGBT lobbyists on Capitol Hill.
There are several LGBT-related bills pending at the federal level, including repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the enactment of employment non-discrimination and extending benefits to the same-sex [...]
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