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Erin Faith Page is an out lesbian who was selected by her classmates at New England College as the student commencement speaker this year. But NEC, a...
2013-05-17 17:24
Like a lot of Americans, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said a law banning workplace discrimination against LGBT people would impact his family...
2013-05-16 12:56

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Congressman Barney Frank had fun with a conservative reporter who tried to ambush him with a question about gay and straight troops sharing showers after “don’t ask, don’t tell...
2010-12-22 09:09
Federal campaign filings show that Target continued to make contributions to antigay political candidates after the company apologized for it during an uproar this summer. “According to...
2010-12-22 08:58
Wednesday at 6:15 EST President Barack Obama will sign the historic repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell,' the legislation that has been in place for 17 years since President Bill Clinton signed it into...
2010-12-21 17:00
With members of the House and Senate and three discharged service members at her side, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi signed the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” Tuesday...
2010-12-21 13:47
North Carolina’s Supreme Court has voided Sen. Julia Boseman’s, a lesbian, adoption of her former domestic partner’s biological son, saying the birth mother would have had to give...
2010-12-21 10:10
Rachel Maddow spoke with some of the gay and lesbian servicemembers whose advocacy made the once unlikely repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" a reality this year. Guests included Lt. Col. Victor...
2010-12-21 09:23
A new study shows that the Department of Defense could easily train all members of the military in new protocol recognizing the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell."
2010-12-21 08:58
Senate majority leader Harry Reid followed Saturday’s historic vote to repeal “don’t ask, don’t tell” with a tweet to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights...
2010-12-20 09:22
Lady Gaga, who has vocally pushed for repeal of "don't ask, don't tell," is ecstatic that the ban on openly gay soldiers was struck down Saturday.  Gaga has given speeches and filmed videos in...
2010-12-20 09:05
In a rare Saturday session, the senate has voted 63-33 to advance a bill to repeal "don't ask, don't tell." Repeal looked to be dead when Senate Republicans defeated a larger military spending...
2010-12-18 08:51