Tag Archives: LGBT

White House Endorses Safe Schools Bills

The White House used GLSEN’s annual Day of Silence to announce that President Barack Obama will endorse two bills designed to curb bullying and harassment against LGBT students. Continue reading

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Cantor Stresses Country Continues to “Strive to Provide Equal Treatment to Everybody”

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said on Thursday that the country continues to strive to “provide equal treatment to everybody.” Continue reading

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D.C. Police Announce Arrest in Shooting of Gay Man in IHOP

District of Columbia officials on Monday afternoon announced that a 27-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the shooting of a gay man inside a Columbia Heights IHOP earlier this month. D.C. Police Chief Kathy Lanier identified the suspect … Continue reading

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Proposal Would Allow Same-Sex Couples to File Joint Customs Declarations

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Tuesday will formally unveil a proposal that would expand the list of those who are eligible to file a joint custom declaration form when they re-enter the country to include domestic partners and same-sex couples who have entered into civil unions. Continue reading

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HUD Secretary Speaks at White House LGBT Homelessness Conference

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan spoke about the need to prevent homelessness among LGBT Americans at a White House conference on the issue in Detroit earlier on Friday. Donovan cited Michelle DeShane, a lesbian woman who wanted to … Continue reading

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