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1. Would you feel comfortable reporting your LGBT status on a Census form?

Gay & Lesbian Leadership SmartBrief | Nov 03, 2009


2. Lone Star conservatives are upset over GOP's choice of out candidate

Gay & Lesbian Leadership SmartBrief | Nov 03, 2009

Some Texas conservatives are upset that one of the two candidates for U.S. attorney for San Antonio that were submitted to the White House by the state's Republican U.S. senators, Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn, is openly gay. According to Cornyn's spokesman: "A person's sexuality has no bearing on his qualifications for a job. ... It's just not even remotely considered." Dallas Morning News, The (11/01)


3. How will LGBT rights fare on Election Day and in coming months?

Gay & Lesbian Leadership SmartBrief | Nov 03, 2009

This editorial makes note of a half dozen places where LGBT-equality measures are likely to be decided today by voters or in the coming months by lawmakers. Voters in Maine and Washington state today will decide the fate of a marriage-equality law and a domestic-partnership law, while marriage measures in New York, New Jersey and Washington, D.C., are on lawmakers' post-election agendas. New York Times, The (11/01)


4. What does Maine loss mean for marriage movement?

Gay & Lesbian Leadership SmartBrief | Nov 06, 2009

Marriage advocates are regrouping and reassessing their tactics following the repeal by voters of a marriage-equality law in Maine. Some question whether the strategy of targeting individual states has run its course, while others say the marriage movement's time is still coming, and are focusing anew on marriage measures in New York and New Jersey. New York Times, The (11/04) USA TODAY (11/04)


5. Marriage-equality foes look to undo N.H. law

Gay & Lesbian Leadership SmartBrief | Nov 06, 2009

Foster's Daily Democrat (Dover, N.H.) (11/05)


6. Lawyer challenging Proposition 8 makes his case

Gay & Lesbian Leadership SmartBrief | Nov 03, 2009

David Boies, who is co-counsel in a federal lawsuit challenging California's Proposition 8 marriage ban, makes the case for the constitutional right to marriage equality. He cites Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy's landmark ruling overturning Texas' sodomy law on the basis that those who have always faced discrimination still are entitled to their rights under the Constitution. Philadelphia Inquirer, The (11/01)


7. LGBT candidates make history on Election Night

Gay & Lesbian Leadership SmartBrief | Nov 06, 2009

This week's round of elections proved to be a landmark for LGBT candidates. At least 62 won races for municipal and state office on Tuesday, with some outcomes still to be determined. "This has been the most successful nonfederal election year in the Victory Fund's history," said Chuck Wolfe, the group's president and CEO. "More candidates were endorsed and more candidates won than ever before. But just as important is where they won. Some of these are true breakthrough victories that have the potential to change the political landscape in some communities." GayPolitics.com (11/04)


8. Chicago Cubs' new ownership team includes lesbian

Gay & Lesbian Leadership SmartBrief | Nov 03, 2009

Windy City Times (Chicago) (11/01)


9. Georgetown students rally against hate crimes after 2nd anti-gay assault

Gay & Lesbian Leadership SmartBrief | Nov 03, 2009

Washington Post, The (11/03)


10. Mixed martial arts throws down welcome mat for gay athletes

Gay & Lesbian Leadership SmartBrief | Nov 03, 2009

Writer Thaddeus Russell looks at Ultimate Fighting Championship and mixed martial arts' growing appeal among gay men and straight women. The league reportedly is the first professional sports organization to open its doors to out athletes. "Any guy involved in grappling is the furthest thing from homophobic in the world," said UFC President Dana White. Daily Beast, The (10/31)




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