Chicago mayor Richard Daley hailed Wednesday’s historic vote legalizing civil unions in Illinois, but urged lawmakers to “move faster” and push for marriage equality. On Thursday,...
2010-12-02 11:44
The Illinois state senate today passed a civil unions bill by a vote of 32-24, following the house’s approval of the legislation Tuesday. Gov. Pat Quinn has pledged to sign the bill, which will...
2010-12-01 13:58
California Attorney General Kamala Harris has said before she would not defend Proposition 8 in court, and Tuesday, after nearly one month of vote tallying, she confirmed it in her victory speech....
2010-12-01 10:15
Margaret Witt, the Spokane nurse discharged under “don’t ask, don’t tell” who was ordered by a judge to be reinstated to the Air Force Reserve this fall, says she plans to be...
2010-12-01 09:43
It’s 1989 all over again in Washington, D.C., as House speaker designate John Boehner of Ohio and incoming House majority leader Eric Cantor of Virginia have called for the dismantling of a...
2010-12-01 09:29
The Illinois house of representatives passed a civil union bill Tuesday afternoon by a vote of 61-52, and the state senate, where the bill was moved out of committee earlier in the day, was set to...
2010-11-30 17:22
Rachel Maddow appeared on News Nation With Tamron Hall to discuss the Pentagon’s report on “don't ask, don't tell,” saying “this report is unequivocal” and that not...
2010-11-30 15:59
San Francisco district attorney Kamala Harris declared victory nearly a month after the California election pitted her against Los Angeles district attorney Steve Cooley for the position as state...
2010-11-30 14:21
The White House says President Obama agrees with the Pentagon report that repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” would not disrupt unit cohesion. The President issued a statement...
2010-11-30 13:44
LGBT ally Lady Gaga continues her advocacy against “don’t ask, don’t tell” with a video calling on supporters to push for repeal in the lame duck session of the Senate.
2010-11-30 09:21
