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LGBT & Civil Rights Groups Urge U.S. Ninth Circuit to Uphold Ruling Striking Down DADT

Apr 5th, 2011 @ 12:38 pm | Comments Off -
Lambda Legal, Knights Out, OutServe, the Human Rights Campaign, and the Anti-Defamation League today filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals...

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HRC Poll: Voters Oppose Republican Defense of DOMA

Mar 15th, 2011 @ 1:23 pm | Comments Off -
Washington – American voters oppose the Defense of Marriage Act(DOMA) – the law that forbids the federal government from recognizing legally married same-sex couples –...

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Obama Appoints Lesbian to U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

Jan 27th, 2011 @ 10:30 am | Comments Off -
President Barack Obama today announced his appointment of Roberta Achtenberg, an out lesbian, to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Prior to her public service, Achtenberg was...

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President Obama Signs “Defining Civil Rights Measure” – DADT Repeal

Dec 22nd, 2010 @ 10:45 am | Comments Off -
“In signing this bill today, President Obama delivered on a defining civil rights measure for our country and for gay, lesbian, and bisexual service members who have been silenced...

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National Organization for Marriage Poured $5M into Campaigns of Fear But Lost More Than It Won

Nov 5th, 2010 @ 12:37 pm | Comments Off -
Today, the Human Rights Campaign and the Courage Campaign released a report card on the political activities of the so-called, anti-gay National Organization for Marriage (NOM)...

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