Obama appoints Marble to OPM press shop John Marble, the openly gay former communications director at National Stonewall Democrats, has accepted a presidential appointment as a public affairs specialist at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Same-Sex Marriage Gains Traction in DC In a decision that reaffirms the rights of gays and lesbians under the city’s civil rights law, the Washington D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics blocked a proposal to let voters decide whether to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions.
One in six hate crimes is anti-gay andanti-gay hate crime murders highest since 1999 The number of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people killed in bias-motivated incidents increased by 28 percent in 2008 compared to a year ago, according to a national coalition of advocacy groups.
Happy One Year Anniversary Californians! Today marks one year since the California Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples were legally allowed to wed in California . . . for and about eight months since that right was taken away for all but 18,000.
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