Month: February 2011
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New poll: 71 percent of Utahns support non-discrimination ordinances
A new poll indicates growing support for a statewide non-discrimination ordinance protecting gay and transgender people in housing and the…
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Anti-discrimination ordinance fails to clear Senate vote
A motion to move a statewide non-discrimination ordinance out of committee failed on Monday with a 21 to 7 vote.…
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Obama: Sexual-orientation classifications need more scrutiny
President Barack Obama and the U.S. Justice Department announced Feb. 23 that they no longer will defend the Defense of…
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Utah-based web hosting company pulls anti-gay website
A Utah-based web-hosting company temporarily removed an anti-gay website that blamed the recent New Zealand earthquake on homosexuals. The company…
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Obama appoints openly gay secretary
President Obama made history by appointing the first male, and openly-gay male, to be his social secretary on Friday. Jeremy…
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Maryland Senate passes gay marriage bill
The Maryland Senate passed legislation Thursday to legalize same-sex marriages. The vote followed a long debate of personal stories, references…
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Hawaii becomes 7th state to legalize same-sex civil unions
Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie signed a bill into law making it the seventh state to allow for civil unions for…
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Gov. Herbert wins award for opposing civil unions
Gov. Gary Herbert received the annual United Families Utah award for his opposition to civil unions. The conservative group presented…
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Prop. 8 opponents ask court to lift ban on gay marriage
American Foundation for Equal Rights lawyers Ted Olson and David Boies filed a motion with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court…
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Obama administration drops defense of DOMA in court
President Barack Obama and the U.S. Justice Department announced Feb. 23 that they no longer will defend the Defense of…
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