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Rick Santorum and GING-PAC founder William J. Murray

Conservative PAC Issues Warning Over White House Pride Month Ceremony

By EDGE | Jun 17
Members of a religious conservative political action committee issued a warning today to President Obama over last week’s ceremony marking LGBT Pride Month, threatening that "his goal of normalizing homosexuality in America" would not go unpunished."

GOP Senator Says Immigration Bill Could Decide 2016 Election

By Philip Elliott | Monday Jun 17, 2013
Republicans’ hopes to reclaim the White House in the 2016 elections hinge on whether they support - or sabotage - the immigration overhaul being debated in the Senate, two lawmakers who helped write the proposal warn.

No Decision Today on Prop 8 or DOMA

By EDGE | Monday Jun 17, 2013
According to SCOTUSblog, of the nineteen undecided cases remaining before the Supreme Court this session, neither Prop 8 nor DOMA were among five decisions released by the Court today. Thursday June 20, will be the next possible date for a decision.

Media Study: More Pro Views on Same-Sex Marriage

By David Bauder | Monday Jun 17, 2013
Around the time the U.S. Supreme Court was considering the same-sex marriage issue, news reports had more comments from supporters than opponents, a study released Monday concluded.
Councilmember Tommy Wells

Council Committee Passes Two Pro-LGBT Bills

By John Riley | Saturday Jun 15, 2013
The D.C. Council’s Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety passed two bills intended to benefit members of the LGBTI community Thursday, allowing District residents to amend the gender on their birth certificates to align with their gender identity.

Christie Maintains a Political Balancing Act

By Kevin Thomas and Steve Peoples | Friday Jun 14, 2013
Republican Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey is walking a political tightrope as he charts his future, trying to balance his re-election campaign in a Democratic-leaning state with a potential presidential bid aimed at winning over Republicans
John Boehner

LGBT Workers Arrested at House Speaker John Boehner’s Office

By Sergio N. Candido | Friday Jun 14, 2013
LGBT workers from Ohio and Texas were arrested by police today (June 13) outside Republican House Speaker John Boehner’s office for calling on the politician to support workplace protections.
Sen. Ralph Northam

Virginians Choose Pro-Gay Democratic Ticket

Thursday Jun 13, 2013
Virginia voters Tuesday selected a pair of pro-LGBT state senators, Ralph Northam and Mark Herring as the Democratic nominees for lieutenant governor and attorney general, respectively.

HRC Lobbies Christie for Pro-LGBT Lautenberg Replacement

By John Riley | Friday Jun 7, 2013
The head of the Human Rights Campaign released a letter to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, asking him to appoint a pro-LGBT senator to the Senate following the death of Sen. Frank Lautenberg.

Ill. Lawmakers Promise to Hear Gay Marriage Bill

By Jason St. Amand | Wednesday Jun 5, 2013
Illinois lawmakers vow to revive the state’s gay marriage bill this year, in hopes of making Illinois the 13th state to legalize same-sex marriage.

Illinois Marriage Equality Bill May Still Have Chance

By Winnie McCroy | Sunday Jun 2, 2013
Gay marriage legislation may get another chance to pass, thanks to Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan, who moved the deadline for the approval of Illinois marriage equality legislation to August 31.