This Week in Lesbian News…
March 8, 2010
Pro-equality laws went into effect in D.C. and Mexico City last week and a bill that would repeal the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy was introduced in the U.S. Senate. It’s all that and more in a week of lesbian news…
D.C. Law Permitting Same-Sex Marriages Takes Effect. The nation’s capital became the sixth U.S. [...]
This Week in Lesbian News…
March 1, 2010
Military leaders weigh in on the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” while the Attorney Generals in Maryland and Massachusetts gave their opinions on same-sex marriage. It’s all that and more in a week of lesbian news…
Democrats Block Anti-Marriage Equality Legislation in West Virginia. West Virginia House Democrats stalled a Republican sponsored “marriage protection amendment” [...]
Marine Corps Head Opposes End to DADT
February 25, 2010
Gen. James T. Conway (left), the commandant of the Marine Corps, today told the Senate Armed Services committee that he does not think the law barring gays from serving openly should be changed. This makes Conway the most senior officer to break publicly from President Obama’s push to change the current law. For more on [...]
Major Study of Gays in Foreign Militaries Released
February 24, 2010
General David Petraeus, Commander of U.S. Central Command, on the review of “don’t ask, don’t tell”: “It will suggest the policies that could be used to implement a change if it does come to that, so that it could be as uneventful as it was, say, in the U.K. or the Israeli militaries or, indeed, [...]
This Week in Lesbian News…
February 22, 2010
Victories for marriage equality continue in New Hampshire as support for the anti-gay bill continues in Uganda. It’s these stories and more in a week of lesbian news…
Referendum 71 Update in Washington State. The U.S. Supreme Court announced last week that it will hear a case relating to Washington State’s Referendum 71 on 4/28. [...]
New Hampshire House Rejects Anti-Gay Marriage Bills
February 18, 2010
The New Hampshire House voted down two bills yesterday (2/17) aimed at ending marriage equality. One of the bills called for a repeal of the marriage legislation (New Hampshire became the fifth state to legalize gay marriage on Jan. 1) and the other (which the House voted 201-135 to kill) was a proposed constitutional amendment [...]
This Week in Lesbian News…
February 15, 2010
Despite attempted bans, same-sex marriage laws hold steady in Iowa and New Hampshire and a new poll shows that 75% of America agrees with Obama that DADT should end. It’s all that and more in a week of lesbian news…
Constitutional Ban on Marriage Equality Fails in Iowa and NH. On Tuesday (2/9/10), Republican lawmakers in [...]
This Week in Lesbian News…
February 8, 2010
A Super Bowl advertising controversy, surprising support for the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and the 22nd National Conference on LGBT Equality… It’s all that and more in a week of lesbian news…
Victory for Equality in Maryland. On Wednesday (2/3), the Maryland House of Delegates Judiciary Committee defeated a bill that sought to reject [...]
Obama Describes Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill as “Odious”
February 4, 2010
This morning, President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke out against the pending anti-homosexuality bill in Uganda at the 58th National Prayer Breakfast. The Human Rights Campaign has reported that: “during his address, President Obama stated that it is unconscionable, at home or abroad, to target lesbians and gays for who they [...]
Gen. Colin Powell Supports Repeal of DADT
February 4, 2010
- FROM THE HRC – Yesterday, the effort to repeal the discriminatory Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell law received a monumental boost of support from General Colin Powell. The former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the 1990’s, who supported the laws passage back in 1993, changed his position in a statement sent out [...]
