By CHRIS JOHNSON, Washington BladeGay rights activists this week kicked off a national tour to build public support for repealing “Don't Ask, Don't Tell,” as a new lawmaker officially took the lead in sponsoring legislation that would end the ban on service by openly LGBT people in the U.S. military.
Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Pa.), a second-term congressman and Iraq war veteran, this week took the lead on the Military Readiness Enhancement Act, H.R. 1283, now that its former sponsor, Ellen Tauscher, has left Congress for a position in the State Department.
In addition to repealing “Don't Ask, Don't Tell,” the bill would establish a non-d ...
From Washington Blade staff reportsSirdeaner Walker, the mother of 11-year-old Carl Walker-Hoover, who committed suicide in April after enduring persistent anti-gay bullying at school, testified today in front of the House Subcommittees on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education and Healthy Familes and Communities in support of the Safe Schools Improvement Act, according to a press release from the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network.
The Safe Schools Improvement Act is federal legislation that would require that schools adopt comprehensive anti-bullying policies.
“Carl liked football and basketball and playing video games with his ...
BOSTON (AP)Massachusetts is suing the federal government over a law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
State Attorney General Martha Coakley filed the lawsuit Wednesday in federal court in Boston. I ...
Regional retailer See's Candies left one of its San Francisco locations after city officials deemed it noncompliant in its domestic-partnership access for gay and lesbian employees. 
Massachusetts attorney general Martha Coakley filed suit Wednesday against the federal government over the Defense of Marriage Act. 
A group attempting to overtur n Maine's legalization of same-sex marriage said Wednesday that it has collected the signatures necessary to get the issue on the ballot for the November election. 
O&AN's Gary Gaston offers ten tips on saving money and the planet.
Nashville couple to compete in World Outgames in Denmark this month. Forget summer vacation. One Nashville couple will travel to Copenhagen, Denmark, this month to participate in the 2009 World Outgames.
Making the best of time between jobs. With Tennessee's unemployment rate hovering around 11 percent, employment analyst Evan Woodson offers tips on how to bounce back from a pink slip.
O&AN's Gary Gaston offers ten tips on saving money and the planet.
Karma, a posh downtown straight bar, held its first 'gay night' on Wednesday, June 24.
Nashville couple to compete in World Outgames in Denmark this month. Forget summer vacation. One Nashville couple will travel to Copenhagen, Denmark, this month to participate in the 2009 World Outgames.
Massachusetts has filed a challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)
A late night taco fix turned into discrimination when a group of gay men were asked to leave a restaurant for kissing
President Obama has said he 'wrestles' to reconcile his religious faith and gay rights
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