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Lesbian activist picked for Ill. House vacancy

Jennifer Vanasco — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:00:31 +0000

A Cook County state’s attorney will become the third openly gay member of the Illinois House.

On Saturday, LGBT activist Kelly Cassidy was appointed state representative for the 14th District.(...)

Indiana Senate approves Constitutional gay marriage ban

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:46:34 +0000

The Indiana Senate approved a state constitutional amendment that would gay marriages and civil unions on Tuesday.

The vote was 40-10, reports IndyStar.com

The measure has already passed the(...)

Gay legislators having impact in marriage debates

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 13:43:10 +0000

(New York) Of America’s 7,382 state legislators, only 85 are openly gay or lesbian. They are, however, playing an outsized and often impassioned role when the agenda turns to recognizing(...)

R.I. moving forward on gay marriage

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:00:49 +0000

(Providence) Days after new Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee called on lawmakers to swiftly legalize gay marriage, a House lawmaker says he’ll introduce a bill to do so.

Rep. Art Handy says(...)

NJ governor signs tough law to fight bullying

logointern1 — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 17:15:51 +0000

(Trenton, NJ) New Jersey’s governor has signed an anti-bullying bill that gay rights advocates say is the toughest law of its kind in the nation.

The issue has gotten more attention since a(...)

NJ senator introduces college anti-bullying law

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 20:00:54 +0000

(Trenton, NJ) New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg has introduced legislation to require colleges to adopt a code of conduct that prohibits bullying and harassment.

The Tyler Clementi Higher(...)

It gets worse: Dismal results in state legislatures

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 13:26:50 +0000

Among the more dismal losses in Tuesday’s result came in New Hampshire, where Republicans won a veto-proof majority in both the state House and Senate.

That means that while Democratic(...)

Calif. legislature approves removing gay ‘cure’ language

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:30:26 +0000

From Equality California:

California Legislature Approves Removing Gay ‘Cure’ Language from State Code

Code instructs state to research ‘cure’ for lesbian, gay, and bisexual(...)

Neff: Aloha, Hawaii boycott

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:00:41 +0000

Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle said goodbye to civil unions.

Now she can say hello to a civil suit and a likely tourist boycott.

Lingle vetoed House Bill 444 on July 6, which would have allowed for(...)

Minn. gov. vetoes gay funeral rights bill

Jennifer Vanasco — Mon, 17 May 2010 16:00:47 +0000

Minnesota’s Tim Pawlenty vetoed a bill over the weekend that would have given gay partners “the right to decide what to do with the body of their loved ones, should they die,” according to the(...)