ENDA Vote Coming Soon: Rep. Frank says House committee vote will happen in next two weeks; tells Victory Fund brunch …
ENDA Vote Coming Soon: Rep. Frank says House committee vote will happen in next two weeks; tells Victory Fund brunch …
News:Legislation aimed at ending employment discrimination against LGBT people will be marked up in committee ”this week or next,” according to Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.). Frank, speaking to Metro Weekly after his appearance at the Victory Fund’s annual Champagne Brunch, said the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) – currently in the House Education and Labor Committee – has been …
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White House Furious Over CBS Blogger Claim About U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan
White House Furious Over CBS Blogger Claim About U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan
The White House fought a blog battle this week and won. CBS blogger Ben Domenech wrote a blog in which he said that U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan is a lesbian. Elena Kagan is on the Obama shortlist . . .
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Higher Ed Roundup: House passes student loan overhaul
Higher Ed Roundup: House passes student loan overhaul
By: Anne Simons The U.S. House of Representatives passed health care reform legislation late Sunday night that also included provisions for an overhaul of the federal student loan program, Reuters reported. The legislation means the government’s role in providing t…
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Bullying bill OK’d in House, 148 to 0
Bullying bill OK’d in House, 148 to 0
The Massachusetts House, after an emotional debate, unanimously approved a bill yesterday that seeks to curtail bullying in schools and in cyberspace, mirroring similar legislation passed last week by the Senate.
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Getting naked for art at the Sydney Opera House
Getting naked for art at the Sydney Opera House
SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Some 5,200 Australians posed naked in front of the Sydney Opera House on Monday for a photo shoot by New York-based artist Spencer Tunick for another signature installation of nudes against urban backdrops.
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Vanessa Richmond: Colbert Is “Queen For The Day” At Olympic Pride House
Vanessa Richmond: Colbert Is “Queen For The Day” At Olympic Pride House
In between public tapings, Steven Colbert made an almost secret visit to Vancouver’s Olympic Pride House on Thursday night. In front of two dozen people, he bantered with the director of the centre.
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WA House: Paid surrogacy should be legal
WA House: Paid surrogacy should be legal
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Women in Washington should be allowed to collect money for becoming surrogate mothers, the state House decided Monday. On a 59-39 vote, lawmakers approved a bill that would allow women be paid for serving as a “gestational surrogate” — meaning they carry a child, but are not its biological mother. Current state law bans compensation for surrogate mothers. If it becomes law …
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Hastings presses White House to keep word on allowing gays to serve openly in military
Hastings presses White House to keep word on allowing gays to serve openly in military
– South Florida’s U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings was only partly satisfied when President Barack Obama last week called for an end to restrictions on gays in the military.
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