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• Free Republic Founder Joins Boycott Of CPAC

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  The founder of the website "Free Republic", Jim Robinson, has joined a growing boycott of the CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) due to a homosexual activist group sponsoring the event. GOProud, a group that advocates same-sex "marriage," a repeal of the militarys "dont ask, dont tell" policy, and ...
  2 days ago

• Federal LGBT employment benefits bill moves out of committee

  
  Gayboomers — Authority: 134
  By 365gay Newswire(Washington) The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, today praised the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for marking up S. 1102, the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act (DPBO). ...
  2 days ago

• Mecklenburg Countys Bill James Responds To "Homo" Comments

  
  Michael-In-Norfolk - - Coming Out In Mid Life — Authority: 444
  If one wanted to find a stellar example of the callous, mean spirited, and homophobic mindset of the typical Christianist who cares nothing for others and cares nothing for the religious beliefs of others, one would not need to look beyond Mecklenburg County, North Carolina County Commissioner Bill James (pictured ...
  5 days ago

• Equal Employment Benefits for LGBT Federal Employees Clears Senate Committee

  
  Family Equality Council Blog — Authority: 121
  Today, millions of federal employees and their families are one step closer to receiving much needed benefits that will keep them healthy and secure. Yesterday, the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted in favor of the Domestic Partner Benefits and Obligations Act (DPBO), a bill that ...
  6 days ago

• Federal partner benefits bill headed to full Senate

  
  Instant Tea — Authority: 533
  The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee today voted 8-1 to send to the full Senate a measure that would give benefits to the same-sex domestic partners of federal employees. The Domestic Partner Benefits and Obligations Act was sponsored in the Senate by Sen. Joseph Lieberman, an Independent ...
  1 week ago

• ‘Invisible And Overlooked’

  
  Gayboomers — Authority: 134
  Bob McCoy is a youthful, active 78-year-old. He sings in his church choir, takes a weekly computer class, and regularly attends social gatherings organized by a gay senior citizens group in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he lives. But McCoy worries about a day when he can no longer care for himself: he has no close family, ...
  1 week ago

• Questions about Same-Sex Marriage

  
  Gayboomers — Authority: 134
  Since the rise of a national discussion about marriage rights for same-sex couples, many straight friends and family members have been asking important questions about the issue. This section provides some basic answers to those questions, such as:Why do same-sex couples want to marry?Many same-sex couples want the ...
  1 week ago

• Respond To Governor Kaine’s Same-Sex Benefits Proposal

  
  FamilyFoundationBlog.com — Authority: 133
  Winning elections is one thing. But the real work is the constant vigil to ensure that those who got elected follow through on their promises and platforms. With a sweep of pro-family statewide officials and a wider majority in the House of Delegates after November’s election, it would be easy to sit back and ...
  1 week ago

• Gay House members say gay-friendly bills are near

  
  Gayboomers — Authority: 134
  By The Associated Press12.07.2009 1:01pm EST(San Francisco) Two of Congress’s three openly gay members said Saturday that the U.S. House is poised to pass bills to provide health coverage for the same-sex partners of gay federal workers and to protect all gay and transgender employees from job ...
  2 weeks ago

• Continuing the Momentum on Staten Island

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 151
  This guest post on continuing the momentum after the National Equality March comes to us from Wayne Steinman, a HRC member from Staten Island: Staten Islanders were well represented at the October 11th National Equality March, with fifty-five Staten Islanders on a bus (thanks Broadway Impact!), and others who ...
  2 weeks ago

• US House Close to Passage of LGBT Health Coverage, Job Protection Bills

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 151
  Two of Congress’s three openly gay members said Saturday that the U.S. House is poised to pass bills to provide health coverage for the same-sex partners of gay federal workers and to protect all gay and transgender employees from job discrimination. Speaking to an international conference of gay ...
  2 weeks ago

• Washington State’s Domestic Partner Law Goes into Effect

  
  Loganotron — Authority: 137
  How is this not bigger news? I can’t find it on Google News except for these somewhat minor mentions ( here , here , and here ). Shouldn’t this be big news??? © logan for Loganotron , 2009. | Permalink | No comment |Add to del.icio.us Post tags: domestic partner , everything but marriage , Washington ...
  2 weeks ago

• Wash. “everything-but-marriage” law resumes today

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 151
  Fortunately, equal marriage advocates have some good news today, despite the upset witnessed yesterday in New York.  Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire has certified the results of last month’s elections, including the approval of Referendum 71 to maintain domestic partner benefits.  As of 12:01 this morning, same-sex ...
  2 weeks ago

• WA: Everything But Marrige Law Takes Effect Thursday

  
  Gay Marriage Watch — Authority: 148
  On Thursday, it will be 30 days since Election Day. Big deal, you say? It is a big deal. As John Marsh, Bob Teichman, Dee Peterson and others planning to celebrate outside the Snohomish County Courthouse know, the states new domestic partnership law takes effect Thursday. Voters approved it last month by ...
  3 weeks ago

• OH: Cleveland Adds Transgender to List of Protected Classes in Housing & Employment

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 151
  Existing city codes prohibit businesses from denying jobs or housing to citizens for reasons of age, race, religion or sexual orientation. Activists in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community had lobbied for more than a year to include gender identity and expression. The unanimous vote was ...
  3 weeks ago

• Same-sex partner benefits bill passes House committee

  
  Work Fanatic — Authority: 145
  After much debate over gay rights and extending benefits packages, a House committee just passed legislation that would provide health care and other benefits to same-sex domestic partners of federal employees. By a vote of 23 to 12, the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee passed the 2009 Domestic ...
  3 weeks ago

• Same-sex partner benefits bill passes House committee

  
  HRMorning.com — Authority: 475
  After much debate over gay rights and extending benefits packages, a House committee just passed legislation that would provide health care and other benefits to same-sex domestic partners of federal employees. By a vote of 23 to 12, the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee passed the 2009 Domestic ...
  3 weeks ago

• Benefits for same-sex partners are expanding

  
  Gayboomers — Authority: 134
  By Ashley SurdinWashington Post Staff WriterFriday, November 27, 2009 LOS ANGELES — With public attention focused largely on battles over whether gay couples should be able to marry, a less-noticed movement to grant health and other benefits to same-sex partners is gaining significant ground across the country in ...
  3 weeks ago

• Essential documents for domestic partners

  
  loans-blog — Authority: 134
  My partner and I recently signed a contract to buy a condominium unit, and settlement is scheduled to take place by the end of the month. We will put up equal amounts of money for the purchase and have agreed to share all expenses equally. Source: Essential documents for domestic partners
  3 weeks ago

• Insuring health for unmarried couples

  
  fresh healthy body — Authority: 454
  Companies sometimes offer insurance coverage to the spouses of their employers. This, unfortunately, doesn’t mean the unmarried partner of a co-worker can get coverage as well. There is such a document as Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) under which the employers are not required to grant health insurance ...
  3 weeks ago

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