Politics

Media Stream: Argentine Marriage Bill

Wednesday, July 14, 2010
By Ivan Garcia, Assistant Editor

Buenos Aires is known for having one of the most gay-friendly capitals in the world, Argentina is currently in debates as to whether or not they should grant the broadest marital protections law for same-sex couples in Latin America. Argentina’s senate is currently scheduled to vote on today on a bill allowing same-sex couples to... »

Charges Dismissed Against Choi and Pietrangelo

Wednesday, July 14, 2010
By Staff Report

Yusef Najafi’s of Metro Weekly reported this morning on the fate of the charges against Lt. Dan Choi and former Capt. James E. Pietrangelo II. Lt. Dan Choi and former Capt. James E. Pietrangelo II walked inside a D.C. Superior Courtroom on a rainy, humid, Tuesday morning, prepared for trial. The D.C. Attorney General’s Office, however, dropped two failure to... »

Judge rules federal same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional

Friday, July 9, 2010
By Ivan Garcia, Assistant Editor

CNN today reported that a  federal judge in Boston, Massachusetts, has ruled that the federal ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional, because it interferes with an individual state’s right to define marriage. The ruling gives same-sex married couples in Massachusetts the same right to federal benefits that heterosexual couples enjoy. U.S. District Judge Joseph Tauro ruled... »

Federal Court Declares Part of Defense of Marriage Act Unconstitutional

Thursday, July 8, 2010
By Ivan Garcia, Assistant Editor

WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization – today praised the decisions of Judge Joseph Tauro of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts in Gill v. Office of Personnel Management and Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Department of Health and... »

*UPDATES* Governor Lingle Vetoes Civil-Union Bill

Tuesday, July 6, 2010
By Ivan Garcia, Assistant Editor

Equality Hawaii, GLBT Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, Human Rights Campaign, PFLAG – Oahu, and Pride Alliance Hawaii have announced Hawaii’s Civil Unions Bill has been vetoed. Today, a coalition of leading lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender organizations in Hawaii denounced Governor Linda Lingle for vetoing HB 444, Hawaii’s Civil... »

People, Politics and Opinions with Nicole Murray Ramirez

Tuesday, July 6, 2010
By Staff Report

Will Equality California support legalizing pot? The NAACP California Chapter’s recent endorsement of the November marijuana legalization ballot measure raises the question if our state’s major GLBT civil rights organization, Equality California, will also take a stand supporting this proposal. As a past state Chair of Equality California, I hope the current board of directors... »

People, Politics and Opinions with Nicole Murray Ramirez

Thursday, July 1, 2010
By Staff Report
People, Politics and Opinions with Nicole Murray Ramirez

Media spotlight on Carl DeMaio and lover Johnathan Hale My phone has been ringing off the wall in the last 24 hours as numerous reporters are now very interested in the personal and business relationship of City Councilman Carl DeMaio and his lover/partner of now over a year Johnathan Hale. Yes, it’s true that I... »

Atkins wins, Denney’s not fooling anyone

Thursday, July 1, 2010
By Michael Portantino, Publisher

Ralph Denney is full of it. Trying to use our poll results, last week, as an indicator of his support in the community was just plain baseless. In one case we counted 46 votes for Denney from the same IP address. He obviously tried his hardest to influence the poll and try and fool... »

Prop 8 Day of Decision

Tuesday, June 29, 2010
By Ivan Garcia, Assistant Editor

On the day of closing arguments,  Wednesday, June 15, Judge Vaughn Walker heard from both sides for the last time before he is to make a decision in the highly publicized Perry vs. Schwarzenegger, the federal case that challenges  Proposition 8, the measure that banned same-sex marriages in California. The rights of the GLBT... »

Supreme Court Upholds Public University Nondiscrimination Policy

Monday, June 28, 2010
By Ivan Garcia, Assistant Editor

The Human Rights Campaign – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) civil rights organization – today praised the U.S. Supreme Court for ruling against a Christian law student group that sought official recognition by a public university but refused to abide by the school’s nondiscrimination policy, which includes religion, sexual orientation... »

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