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Anderson Cooper Talks Gay Marriage

Anderson Cooper, host of AC360° on CNN, used Vice President Joe Biden’s remarks recently to take President Obama to task over his administration’s stance on […]

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Marriage Discussion Heats Up

It’s been an interesting week for same-sex marriage. On Sunday, Vice President Joe Biden told NBC’s David Gregory, “I am absolutely comfortable with the fact […]

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Rick Santorum Required Free Breakfast Buffets

Before dropping out of the race for the Republican nomination last month, Rick Santorum’s only requirement on lodging while on the campaign trail was that […]

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This Is the Guy Swift Boating President Barack Obama

Joel Arends is the founder, chairman, and only staffer of Veterans for a Strong America, “a grassroots action organization committed to ensuring that America remains […]

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Weekend Roundup

Friday, May 4 Equality Forum continues today with the National Legal Panel (4 p.m.) and National Politics Panel (5:30 p.m.) at the National Constitution Center. […]

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Faith Groups to Obama

On the heels of advocacy by LGBT groups around the country asking President Obama to sign an executive order that would bar discrimination by federal […]

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Obama Pulling Away in Pennsylvania While Romney Closes Gaps Elsewhere

A new Quinnipiac University poll shows that President Barack Obama has an eight percent lead on Mitt Romney in Pennsylvania, but that Romney has narrowed […]

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Gay Romney Spokesman Resigns

One of Mitt Romney’s top spokesmen Richard Grenell has resigned from the campaign as of late yesterday, reports the Washington Post. His departure comes just […]

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Trans Kids and TV Sensationalism

Last month, In the Life released “Becoming Me,” a look at real-life experiences of eight families with transgender and gender-nonconforming children. While mainstream media coverage […]

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State Senate Passes an Arlene Ackerman-Themed Buyout Bill

To prevent another incident like former superintendent Arlene Ackerman’s $905,000 buyout (ugh, it still hurts to type that) last year, the Pennsylvania state Senate has […]

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Equality Forum Celebrates 20 Years

Equality Forum celebrates its 20th anniversary this year when events officially kick off May 3 – 6 in Philadelphia. Looking back on the last 20 […]

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Chris Christie Says He’ll Consider an Offer to Be Vice Presidential Candidate on Mitt Romney’s Ticket

Polanco Lifts Phils With Double. Four first-inning runs couldn’t get it done last night so Placido Polanco had to hit a two-run double in the […]

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The 2012 Pennsylvania Primary’s Best and Worst Ads

If you were living under a rock or mesmerized by Rick Santorum’s sweater vests for the past year or so, chances are that you missed […]

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Josephs Concedes to Sims

Today, State Rep. Babette Josephs conceded Tuesday’s Democratic primary to her opponent Brian Sims, a 33-year-old attorney and LGBT rights advocate. Since he faces no […]

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Jerry Sandusky Case Prompts PA Representative to Introduce Legislation

Pennsylvania Rep. Dan Deasey—and a slew of his constituents who co-signed—want Pennsylvania to pass the Pennsylvania Attorney General Mandated Reporter Law. It’ll force state Attorney […]