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Senate passes landmark Respect for Marriage Act in bipartisan vote
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWashington — The Senate on Tuesday night approved historic legislation that provides federal...
Democrats reintroduce Equality Act amid Pride Month
The Hill via Yahoo News· 10 months agoDemocrats in both chambers of Congress on Wednesday resurrected a proposal to extend federal nondiscrimination protections to LGBTQ Americans, vowing to...
Congress codifies marriage equality – but the Respect for Marriage Act has a few key limitations
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Respect for Marriage Act will reverse the 1996 law that defines marriage as one between...
Senate Advances Historic Bill to Protect Same-Sex Marriage
Time via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., center, joins Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, to...
Trio of Pro-LGBTQ+ Politicians Likely to Head Democrats in House
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe U.S. House of Representatives looks to have a new but still strongly pro-LGBTQ+ group of...
8 Ohio cities are ranked highly for protecting LGBTQ people. Advocates say it's not enough
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 4 months agoEight of Ohio's cities get top marks when it comes to protecting equality for LGBTQ people. The...
Mitt Romney Won't Seek Reelection to Senate in 2024
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 8 months agoU.S. Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah, who has emerged as one of the more reasonable Republicans in Congress, has announced he won’t seek reelection in 2024....
North Carolina GOP Censures Sen. Thom Tillis for Marriage Equality Support
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 11 months agoNorth Carolina Republicans have voted to censure the state’s senior U.S. senator, Thom Tillis, over...
How LGBTQ friendly is New Jersey? See how cities scored in new report
App.com | Asbury Park Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNew Jersey municipalities are ahead of the national curve when it comes to inclusion and equality...
Lawmakers return to Washington with lengthy to-do list before midterms
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWashington — With Labor Day and August recess over, lawmakers are returning to Washington for the...