LGBT Rights
Barney Frank retires, leaving a strong progressive legacy
December 6, 2011Liberals, labor and progressives mourned while Wall Street breathed a sigh of relief when Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., announced his retirement Nov. 28 after 30 years in office.
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Heavy Metal’s progressive journey
June 30, 2011"Metal is expanding and becoming more diverse. It's becoming global and it's becoming a tool for social and political commentary." These words were spoken by anthropologist and filmmaker Sam Dunn in a report by MSNBC. Dunn...
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GOP: Gay friendly?
May 11, 2011How do the potential 2012 GOP presidential nominees view the LGBT community?
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Lawmakers: Time has come to end “Don’t ask, don’t tell”
December 14, 2010Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Pa., and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., say they plan to introduce a standalone bill in the House this week to reverse the controversial policy that bans openly gay service members.
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Appeals court hears California marriage equality case
December 7, 2010The effort to overturn Prop. 8, California's ballot initiative barring same-sex marriage, reached a new milestone Dec. 6 on its way to the U.S. Supreme Court, as a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of...
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