November 7, 2013

Profiles in Courage & Cowardice: A Tale of Two Legislators
Filed by John M. Becker | November 07, 2013 | 5:15 PM |An Illinois lawmaker left her dying son's bedside to vote for marriage equality. A lesbian legislator in Hawaii, on the other hand, voted against it.Read More

The Craziest Things Conservatives Have Said About ENDA
Filed by Terrance Heath | November 07, 2013 | 4:30 PM |Senate Republicans have mostly kept quiet about their reasons for opposing the bill. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of their fellow Republicans and conservatives.Read More

Senate Passes Inclusive ENDA
Filed by Bil Browning | November 07, 2013 | 2:23 PM |The United States Senate has passed employment non-discrimination protections for LGBT people in a bipartisan vote.Read More

Meet Mr. Balls, a Giant Brazilian Cancer-Fighting Scrotum
Filed by John M. Becker | November 07, 2013 | 12:00 PM |Meet Mr. Balls, a several-foot-tall Brazilian scrotum that's raising awareness about testicular cancer.Read More

Job Discrimination Is Not 'Frivolous'
Filed by Terrance Heath | November 07, 2013 | 10:00 AM |House Speaker John Boehner says he opposes the Employment Nondiscrimination Act because it will lead to "frivolous lawsuits" against employers. For the people who live with it every day, workplace discrimination is anything but frivolous.Read More

Signorile: Dump ENDA Religious Exemptions or Kill It
Filed by Bil Browning | November 07, 2013 | 9:00 AM |The religious exemptions in ENDA were broadened yesterday evening when the Senate accepted an amendment that would "prevent federal, state and local governments from retaliating against religious groups that are exempt from the law."Read More