GLAAD and other LGBT groups call on Congress to maintain family unity at the heart of immigration reform. The groups support changes to the immigration bill that will provide an accessible pathway to citizenship, and ardently oppose draconian amendments that would make immigrants permanent second-class citizens.
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02/26/13
The state Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments this week in cases involving school transfers and survivor's benefits for the gay partner of a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper.
02/26/13
An Illinois House committee could vote Tuesday on a measure allowing same-sex couples to marry.
02/26/13
A lawsuit brought by a lesbian Army veteran and her wife over the denial of disability benefits can move forward over the objections of the Department of Justice, a federal judge in California ruled Monday.
02/26/13
Russian foreign minister has defended a bill that's now pending in the Russian parliament and, if adopted, will target the gay community.
02/26/13
Dozens of prominent Republicans...have signed a legal brief arguing that gay people have a constitutional right to marry, a position that amounts to a direct challenge to Speaker John A. Boehner and reflects the civil war in the party since the November election.
02/25/13
Will Illinois Republican Committee Chairman Pat Brady get the boot following his public support of marriage equality?
02/25/13
Two Republican Texas lawmakers have filed bills that would cut funding for schools and universities that have policies supporting their LGBT students and staff.
02/25/13
As Republicans rebound from the 2012 election and plot their future, an uncomfortable debate over gay rights is taking place.