365 Gay News » House http://www.365gay.com The daily news source for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:52:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Full story: Congress acts to extend hate crimes to cover gays http://www.365gay.com/news/full-story-congress-acts-to-extend-hate-crimes-to-cover-gays/ http://www.365gay.com/news/full-story-congress-acts-to-extend-hate-crimes-to-cover-gays/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:53:22 +0000 Jennifer Vanasco/editor http://www.365gay.com/?p=10084 (Washington) The House voted Thursday to make it a federal crime to assault people because of their sexual orientation, significantly expanding the hate crimes law enacted in the days after(...)

]]> http://www.365gay.com/news/full-story-congress-acts-to-extend-hate-crimes-to-cover-gays/feed/ 5 House committee takes up hate crimes bill http://www.365gay.com/news/house-committee-takes-up-hate-crimes-bill/ http://www.365gay.com/news/house-committee-takes-up-hate-crimes-bill/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:10:31 +0000 Jennifer Vanasco/editor http://www.365gay.com/?p=6799 (Washington) Legislation to add sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of categories covered under federal hate crime law will be taken up Wednesday by the House Judiciary(...)]]> http://www.365gay.com/news/house-committee-takes-up-hate-crimes-bill/feed/ 10 New gay Congressman sworn in http://www.365gay.com/news/new-gay-congressman-sworn-in/ http://www.365gay.com/news/new-gay-congressman-sworn-in/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:02:06 +0000 Jennifer Vanasco/editor http://www.365gay.com/?p=4716

(Washington) The number of openly gay members of Congress grew by one on Tuesday with the swearing in of Jared Polis (D-Colo.). Polis joins the returning Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and Tammy(...)

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