House plans DADT repeal vote

Steny Hoyer said the House will vote on a stand-alone DADT bill this week.

A sit-in of 20 LGBT activists in the Capitol Rotunda called for a vote on ENDA.

Withers: Monserrate loses in special election

At least for now Hiram Monserrate [1] is on permanent leave from Albany. The disgraced politician was easily beaten in tonight’s 13th State Senate District special election [2]. With 35 percent of the vote counted, he pulled in 34 percent while Senator elect Jose R. Peralta garnered 60. Republican challenger Robert Beltrani was third with six percent.

We’ve covered the whole Monserrate mess, from the misdemeanor assault conviction of his former girlfriend to his tacit support of anti-gay fliers, so I’ll repeat nothing tonight. It’s good to know this guy is gone from doing the people’s business.

[1] http://www.365gay.com/blog/031610-will-hiram-monserrate-be-gone-after-tonight/
[2] http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/17/nyregion/17hiram.html

Oz Senate kills same-sex marriage

In a 5-45 vote, the Australian senate rejected a bill to legalize same-sex marriage.

Trangender rights bill passes NY Assembly, faces uphill battle

The Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act quietly passed throught the New York Assembly on Tuesday with at 91-40 vote. This is the third consecutive year the Assembly passed the bill that protects transgender New Yorkers from discrimination in housing and employment.

The bill now faces a series of hurdles in the Senate, …

Iowa homophobes try to get marriage ban

Congressional Republicans are trying to skirt leadership and get an antigay bill to a vote.

NH panel recommends against gay marriage repeal

(Concord, NH) A New Hampshire House committee is recommending against repealing the state’s five-week-old gay marriage law.

The Judiciary Committee also voted Tuesday to recommend that the House kill a proposed constitutional amendment that defines marriage as between one man and one woman. The vote was 12-8 on both measures, led …

Hawaii Senate passes civil unions bill

(Honolulu) The Hawaii Senate approved same-sex civil unions Friday, potentially setting up the measure for final passage as soon as next week.

The Senate passed the bill on an 18-7 vote, moving it to the House and signaling that the Senate’s Democratic majority has enough votes to override a possible veto …