May 16, 2012 | Posted by Ty Cobb in Federal Advocacy, Laws and Legislation
In a highly partisan vote, the House of Representatives just passed a bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act...
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HRC Applauds Committee Approval of Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act
May 16, 2012 | Posted by Paul Guequierre in Federal Advocacy, Laws and Legislation
Moments ago, the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee approved the Domestic Partnership Benefits...
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Tell Your Rep: Don’t Play Politics with LGBT Domestic Violence Victims
May 15, 2012 | Posted by Ty Cobb in Call It Out, Federal Advocacy, Laws and Legislation, Hate Crimes, Youth & Campus, Bullying, Anti-LGBT Industry
The House could act as early as tomorrow on a domestic violence bill that ignores the discrimination experienced by LGBT...
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HRC Launches Marriage Campaign to Get Congress on Record
May 10, 2012 | Posted by Michael Cole-Schwartz in Federal Advocacy, Laws and Legislation, Marriage, Marriage & Relationships
The new campaign asks House and Senate members to make public statements for marriage equality.
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Senate ENDA Hearing Set for June 12
May 10, 2012 | Posted by Dan Rafter in Federal Advocacy, Laws and Legislation, Workplace, Blog, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, Anti-LGBT Industry
HELP committee set to consider ENDA next month.
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House Passes Pointless DOMA Amendment to Spending Bill
May 09, 2012 | Posted by Brian Moulton in Defense of Marriage Act, Federal Advocacy, Laws and Legislation, Marriage, Anti-LGBT Industry
Late this evening, the House of Representatives adopted an amendment to a federal funding bill, by a vote of 245 to 171,...
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House Judiciary Committee Puts Politics before LGBT Domestic Violence Victims
May 08, 2012 | Posted by Ty Cobb in Federal Advocacy, Laws and Legislation, Anti-LGBT Industry
The Republican-led Judiciary Committee just rejected LGBT-inclusive amendments to their version of the Violence Against...
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White House Holds Conference on LGBT Aging Issues in Miami
May 07, 2012 | Posted by Robin Maril in Federal Advocacy, Administrative Advocacy, Laws and Legislation, Health, Aging, Florida
Today, the White House hosted a conference on LGBT aging as part of a series of LGBT summits being held across the...
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Speaker Boehner Takes Aim at LGBT Military Families - Again
May 02, 2012 | Posted by Eric Cameron in DADT, Defense of Marriage Act, Federal Advocacy, Laws and Legislation, Marriage, Military
A recent motion would intervene in SLDN's suit on behalf of LGB servicemembers.
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Senate Reauthorizes Violence Against Women Act in Bipartisan Vote
April 26, 2012 | Posted by Dan Rafter in Federal Advocacy, Laws and Legislation
The U.S. Senate just passed the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in a bi-partisan 68-31 vote.
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Tell the Senate: Protect LGBT People from Domestic Violence
April 25, 2012 | Posted by Eric Cameron in Federal Advocacy, Laws and Legislation
Urge your senators to include LGBT protections in the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.
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