Lawmakers will introduce a bill to legalize marriage equality in Maryland next week, with the backing of newly reelected governor Martin O'Malley. The announcement comes after Republican senator...
2011-01-21 09:36
The city council of Allentown, Pa., voted Wednesday to extend medical benefits to the same-sex partners of city employees, not including firefighters and police officers. According to The Morning...
2011-01-20 09:13
Legislation that would allow voters to strip Iowa same-sex couples of marriage rights was introduced in the state house of representatives Wednesday. 56 of the 60 Republicans in the house signed on...
2011-01-19 13:29
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Tuesday that given Republican control of the House, it would be “inordinately challenging” to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act in this...
2011-01-19 09:00
Today when Congress returns to Capitol Hill, Republicans will argue the new health law could stretch the nation's already-thin bottom line. The Congressional Budget office says getting rid of...
2011-01-18 11:24
As Gabrielle Giffords recovers in Arizona, her colleagues on Capitol Hill floor are promising to tone down the meanness as they get back to work this week.
2011-01-18 11:22
The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday rejected an appeal from antigay advocates seeking to overturn Washington, D.C.'s marriage equality law, enacted in 2009. The court rejected the challenge led by...
2011-01-18 10:27
During a discussion about gun control, author and pro-equality Republican Meghan McCain invited Rachel Maddow to attend the next National Rifle Association convention with her. Maddow told her guest...
2011-01-18 09:12
Second-term state senator Christine Kehoe of San Diego has been elected chair of the California legislature’s LGBT caucus. Kehoe was selected Thursday by the other six caucus members....
2011-01-14 10:11
Same-sex civil union supporters in Hawaii are “optimistic” that a bill will pass in the state during the upcoming legislative session. Democratic Governor Neil Abercrombie is expected to...
2011-01-13 10:06
