Gay Calif. Assembly leader sworn in, breaks barrier
(Sacramento) The first openly gay lawmaker to lead either house of the California Legislature has been sworn in as speaker of the state Assembly.
John Perez, a Los Angeles Democrat, took the reins of the 80-member house on Monday, as the state tries to close a $20 billion budget deficit and …
Calif. Assembly leader sworn in, breaks barrier
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The first openly gay lawmaker to lead either house of the California Legislature has been sworn in as speaker of the state Assembly.
John Perez, a Los Angeles Democrat, took the reins of the 80-member house on Monday, as the state tries to close a $20 billion …
UPDATED: Uganda’s anti-gay lawmaker WON’T be at prayer breakfast
Although Ugandan lawmaker David Bahati, author and proponent of Uganda’s controversial anti-gay legislation, said he planned visit the United States in early February for the National Prayer Breakfast, it is not going to happen, event organizers confirmed Monday.
Bahati on Sunday told The Daily Monitor, a daily newspaper in Uganda, “I …
Death threats against gay lawmaker following Iowa ruling
(Des Moines, Iowa) Police in Des Moines, Iowa are investigating death threats against openly gay state lawmaker Sen. Matt McCoy (D).
McCoy met with the Iowa State Patrol at the Capitol but declined to give specifics to the media except to confirm he had been threatened with death.
“That’s all I can …
