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Written by Jonathan Higbee, | Friday, 05 April 2013
Tags: marriage equality, senators, joe donnelly, heidi heitkamp

Two more democratic senators have come out in support of marriage equality today. Earlier this morning Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (ND) and Sen. Joe Donnelly (IN) announced their positions. Check out their statements after the jump.

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Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 14 February 2013
Tags: obama, senators, enda, employment nondiscrimination act, lgbt employees, lgbt protections, federal contractors

37 U.S. Senators have sent a letter to President Obama asking him to issue an executive order that would put the Employment Non-Discrimination Act in place.

This would protect LGBT employees from discrimination by federal contractors.

More after the jump. 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 22 March 2012
Tags: indiana youth group, iyg, indiana senators, state bureau of motor vehicles, lgbt, gay youth, gay, lgbt teens, pro-lgbt license plates, license plates cancelled, specialty plates

So now they’re taking away our license plates? Really guys? Really?

You’d think homophobic bigots would be all in favor of descriptive tags that set us up for slashed tires and bashed in windows, but maybe they’ve all enrolled in the Kirk Cameron school of love and protection.

Anyway, twenty Indiana Senators have forced the State Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) to revoke a specialty license plate that benefits LGBT youth citing a so-called "contractual violation."

More after the jump!

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Written by Instinct Staff | Monday, 19 March 2012
Tags: nhl, ottawa, senators, proposal, engagement, gay, same sex, video, couple, alicia, christina, lesbian, sports, crowd, cheers

A great sign of progress was displayed in Ottawa, Canada on Saturday when a crowd of thousands supported the surprise engagement of Alicia and Christina. 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Monday, 12 March 2012
Tags: bully, change.org, petition, katy butler, weinstein company, documentaries, mpaa, r rating, congress, senators, representatives, sign, lgbt, youth, gay, schools

 

The signatures from Capitol Hill are flocking en masse to petition the MPAA to change the rating for the anti-bullying documentary Bully. Details follow. 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 02 March 2012
Tags: 20 senators, support, freedom to marry, national democratic platform, same sex, marriage equality, gay, john kerry, dianne feinstein, al franken barbara boxer, list

Freedom to Marry's campaign to add marriage equality to the 2012 national Democratic platform is gaining steam—and supporters! According to Freedom to Marry, 21 Senators (and counting!) including John Kerry, Dianne Feinstein and Al Franken have signed on to support marriage equality. Details follow.

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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 18 November 2011
Tags: joe lieberman, susan collins, senators, bi-partisan, domestic parnterships, protections, same-sex couples, lgbt, gay, federal government, domestic partnership benefits and obligations act of 2011

We are having severe deja vu. At this point, it's becoming increasingly difficult to remember which rights we have in which areas, but at least some leaders are still fighting for us. Details after the jump.

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Written by Jonathan Higbee, | Thursday, 11 August 2011
Tags: pastor david barton, d-bags, bigots, homophobes, christianity, new york, threaten, violence, scalp, native americans, senators, republicans, national organization for marriage, maggie gallagher, terrorists, violence, same sex, marriage equality

Just wow. 

Though he means "no disrespect to our Native American friends," evangelical pastor David Barton invoked images of scalping the GOP New York senators who voted for marriage equality and hanging his bloody prizes in the gallery to scare other lawmakers away from voting in favor of civil rights. Praise Jesus! 

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Written by Jonathan Higbee, | Thursday, 14 July 2011
Tags: new york, city, mayor bloomberg, donation, gop, republican, state senators, vote, yes, marriage equality, national organization for marriage, nom, campaign, census data, same sex households, williams institute, release, studies

Coming through with his promise, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg today donated the maximum ceiling of $10,300 to the GOP state senators who voted for marriage equality last month. 

 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 21 June 2011
Tags: new york, marriage equality, senator kirsten gillibrand, same-sex, gay, albany, senators, video, msnbc, contact, hrc

The notoriously gay-friendly junior New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand revealed what she's doing to help marriage equality move forward in Albany during a MSNBC segment on Tuesday afternoon. Watch the video, after the jump.

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Written by Instinct Staff | Monday, 06 June 2011
Tags: ken mehlman, rnc, marriage equality, gay, new york, senators, lobbying

The former Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman who came out of the closet last year has recently been reaching out to undecided GOP Senators of New York on marriage equality. Catch his angle after the jump.

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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 12 April 2011
Tags: gop, republicans, homophobia, alan simpson, senators, interviews, msnbc, wyoming, rick santorum, video

Former Republican Senator Alan Simpson has assailed the GOP's perpetuation of homophobia. Video after the jump. 

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