365 Gay News » legislation

No vote: Future of Uganda’s anti-gay bill in limbo

Jennifer Vanasco — Fri, 13 May 2011 12:36:36 +0000

(Kampala, Uganda) Uganda’s parliament adjourned Friday without acting on an anti-gay bill that would mandate the death sentence in some cases, drawing praise from an advocacy group that said(...)

Neff: Love, marriage and the law

logointern1 — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 16:15:16 +0000

The day we learned that the Mexico House of Representatives voted to amend the nation’s social security rules to allow medical and social benefits for same-sex couples, we again were reminded(...)

New York City Council calls on state to pass HIV/AIDS housing bill

logointern2 — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:30:37 +0000

New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn spoke on the steps of City Hall this week to call for the passage of an affordable housing bill for low-income New Yorkers living with(...)

Neff: Gays and healthcare reform

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:14:27 +0000

We have two health insurance plans in a two-person household, and neither plan is going to win any Consumer Reports awards.

Our cost for health insurance is $400-plus per month, too large a(...)

Daigle: Crisis of Conscience

codydaigle — Sun, 17 May 2009 03:36:34 +0000

On Tuesday, the Louisiana House of Representatives will consider HB517, a bill designed to protect health care providers across the state from “liability, discrimination or employment action(...)

House passes inclusive hate crimes bill

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:24:57 +0000

(Washington) The House of Representatives passed legislation Wednesday to add sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of categories covered under federal hate crime law.

The Local Law(...)

Withers: Is hate crime legislation the way to go?

James Withers — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:09:18 +0000

Once I felt sorry for George W. Bush (yes. I’m a punk). It was during one of the 2000 election debates. Opponent Al Gore noted how he supported hate crime legislation and pointed to the 1998(...)

Bush To Sign AIDS Bill

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:36:52 +0000

(Washington) President Bush said on the weekend that he’s eager to sign legislation that triples money to fight AIDS and other diseases around the world – an initiative that has won him praise from some of his harshest critics. In a rare case of cooperation between the White House and the Democratic-controlled Congress, lawmakers voted [...]