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Rep. Barney Frank says ENDA is “winnable”

logointern3 — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:00:25 +0000

U.S. Rep. Barney Frank on Wednesday announced he would soon re-introduce the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), characterizing it as “winnable.”

But the bill, which seeks to prohibit(...)

Thursday Watercooler: DOMA repeal legislation introduced

James Withers — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:11:25 +0000

High school wrestler does his part. Do you remember ACC wrestling champion Hudson Taylor? He was the athlete who put a Human Rights Campaign sticker on his headgear. High school wrestler

Thursday Watercooler: The day DADT repeal was made law

James Withers — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 16:49:36 +0000

The dismantling of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” started yesterday. Words fail. So here is the video of President Barack Obama signing the bill that will start the undoing of DADT.

Republicans(...)

DADT in danger as GOP sends ‘drop dead’ letter

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 14:30:41 +0000

Republicans say they’re trying to create “an environment for private-sector job growth;” Rep. Barney Frank says they’re just trying to stop repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.

The(...)

Big losses in the U.S. House and Senate

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 13:21:40 +0000

Republicans won control of the U.S. House in Tuesday’s elections. As of 3 a.m. Wednesday, it appears the GOP will hold at least 234 seats, to Democrats’ 180.

But Democrats retained a slim(...)

Withers: A DADT supporter in MA

James Withers — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:17:51 +0000

It’s getting that some DADT supporters are making the Family Research Council sound sane, and we know Mary McCarthy’s quip about lying and Lillian Hellman can be attached to FRC’s front door.(...)

Mass. Rep. Frank lends $200,000 to own campaign

Jennifer Vanasco — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 21:00:34 +0000

(Boston) U.S. Rep. Barney Frank is lending $200,000 to his re-election campaign, citing the need to defend himself against an expected “flood of right-wing attack ads” by conservative(...)

Gay teen suicides create a `teachable moment’

logointern1 — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 16:20:41 +0000

(Haddonfield, N.J.) Gay Americans have arrived at a “teachable moment.”

Often feeling marginalized in political discourse or grousing that they’re used as political pawns, they have the nation’s(...)

Rep. Frank denies Clinton stop indicates weakness

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 14:30:59 +0000

(Boston) When it was announced that former President Bill Clinton would make a campaign appearance for U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, more than a few eyebrows went up.

Sure, it’s a year when incumbents(...)

Rep. Frank faces town hall foe in Mass. primary

Jennifer Vanasco — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:00:25 +0000

(Boston, Massachusetts) Rep. Barney Frank’s retort was an Internet sensation. Questioned at a town hall last year about the “Nazi policy” of health care reform, Frank told the speaker who made(...)