New gay Congressman sworn in
(Washington) The number of openly gay members of Congress grew by one on Tuesday with the swearing in of Jared Polis (D-Colo.). Polis joins the returning Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) in the House.
Polis has been given a plum committee position. He has been named to the House …
Economy may delay major gay bills
(Washington) The new Congress convenes today but four pieces of legislation pushed by LGBT advocates may be placed on the back burner as lawmakers grapple with the rapidly deteriorating economy and two wars.
Joining the two returning gay members of the last Congress, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass) and Tammy Baldwin (Wisc.) …
Barney Frank blasts Obama choice of anti-gay pastor
(Washington) The first openly gay member of Congress says it was a mistake for President-elect Barack Obama to invite the Rev. Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his inauguration.
“Mr. Warren compared same-sex couples to incest. I found that deeply offensive and unfair,” Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., said in a …
First transgender hired on Capitol Hill
(Washington) Diego Miguel Sanchez has become the first openly transgender person to work on Capitol Hill.
Sanchez was hired by Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), Chairman, House Financial Services Committee to serve as his Legislative Assistant for LGBT, Healthcare, Labor, Veterans and Census issues.
Sanchez takes up the new position on Jan. 6.
Until his …
Openly gay member of Congress given Obama inauguration honor
Wisconsin Rep. Tammy Baldwin, the first openly gay non-incumbent to be elected to Congress, has been honored by President-elect Obama.
Baldwin, one of three openly gay representatives who will be serving in the 111th Congress along with Massachusetts’ Barney Frank and Colorado’s Jared Polis, has been named an honorary co-chair of the Presidential Inaugural Committee.
“Vice President-elect Biden and I are grateful to these distinguished men and women for agreeing to serve as honorary co-chairs for the Inauguration,” the President-elect said in a statement Monday. “From family members to former presidents, each of these leaders has an unwavering commitment to bipartisan cooperation and a proud record of service to their community and our country. They exemplify the spirit of unity and shared purpose this Inauguration will reflect.”
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Barney Frank blasts Obama choice of anti-gay pastor
(Washington) The first openly gay member of Congress says it was a mistake for President-elect Barack Obama to invite the Rev. Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his inauguration.
“Mr. Warren compared same-sex couples to incest. I found that deeply offensive and unfair,” Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., said in a …
First transgender hired on Capitol Hill
(Washington) Diego Miguel Sanchez has become the first openly transgender person to work on Capitol Hill.
Sanchez was hired by Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), Chairman, House Financial Services Committee to serve as his Legislative Assistant for LGBT, Healthcare, Labor, Veterans and Census issues.
Sanchez takes up the new position on Jan. 6.
Until his …
