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May 11, 2013
Minnesota state House Speaker Paul Thissen was uncertain about marriage bill passing

House Speaker Paul Thissen talks about how Minnesota turned toward same sex marriage

Minnesota state House Speaker Paul Thissen had early doubts there were enough votes for a marriage bill.

'I wasn't particularly confident at all that we could get there. I mean I wasn't un-confident, but I just didn't know.'

May 9, 2013
Minnesota on way to be 12th gay marriage state with House vote

Minnesota's House of Representatives will vote on gay marriage on Thursday, with Democrats hopeful the bill will pass

Minnesota could become the 12th US state to legalize gay marriage when the House of Representatives vote on the matter on Thursday (9 May).

House speaker Paul Thissen said he believed the bill has the 68 supporting votes needed to pass, even if no Republicans vote for it, as they have indicated.

'We are confident we have the votes to take the bill up this week,' said House majority leader Erin Murphy, MSNBC reports.

March 18, 2013
The New Yorker pokes some fun at Republicans and Senator Portman

Republicans, the New Yorker magazine, gay marriage and some humor go a long way

The New Yorker magazine has fun with Republicans and gay marriage. Using the real story of Senator Rob Portman's announcement that he now is a supporter of gay marriage, writer Andy Borowitz creates an alternative (joke) world where Republicans have decided not to talk to their children.

March 17, 2013
US House Speaker not changing his mind on gay marriage

House Speaker John Boehner 'can't imagine' his views on gay marriage changing

House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner sat down for an interview today (17 March) with the ABC News show This Week. The US political leader was asked about fellow Republican John Portman's new position on gay marriage.

March 16, 2013
Gingrich standing firm on same sex marriage position

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has no plans on evolving when it comes to same sex marriage

Republican Senator Rob Portman's recent reversal on same sex marriage continues to reverberate in the GOP.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich continues to be against marriage equality, but isn't running away from Portman's new position.

January 18, 2013
Gay marriage in Rhode Island to face its first vote next Tuesday

Could become tenth state in the US to legalize same-sex marriage and the last do so in New England

Rhode Island is the only New England state in the US that has not yet made gay marriage legal.

But that may change as the state's House Judiciary Committee has scheduled a Tuesday (22 January) vote on a marriage equality measure that would allow gay and lesbian couples to marry in the geographically smallest US state.

January 15, 2013
Tina Kotek becomes first lesbian sworn in as Oregon House Speaker

She is joined on stage by her partner Aimee Wilson during ceremony

Tina Kotek made history this week when she was sworn in as speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives.

She is the first lesbian in the state's history to serve in the post and has been a member of the House since 2007.

Kotek's partner, Aimee Wilson, sttod by her side during the swearing in.

GayPolitics.com reports that during her first address to the House chamber, 46 year old Kotek talked about inclusion and dialogue.

January 15, 2013
Tiny Rhode Island state to face big battle for gay marriage

Lawmakers in the US smallest state are set to start debating the legalization gay marriage

Rhode Island's Statehouse is set to start debating legalizing gay marriage today (15 January).

Supporters of gay marriage said they will protest in front of the Statehouse to urge lawmakers to legalize marriage equality.

If successful it would be the smallest and tenth state to legalize gay marriage and the last do so in New England, report AP.

January 6, 2013
Boehner swears in gay congressmen with partners present despite opposition to gay marriage

The Republican leading Congressional opposition to the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act has sworn in two gay congressmen with their partners and families present

Republican house speaker John Boehner has sworn in two incoming gay congressmen with their partners and families present despite his opposition to same-sex marriage and federal benefits going to same-sex couples.

Boehner swore in Representative Mark Pocan on Thursday with his husband Philip Frank standing by.

He also swore in Representative Sean Patrick Maloney with his long term partner Randy Florke and their children present.

Both men are Democrats who were swept into office during the 2012 US Presidential Election.

December 19, 2012
LGBT leaders urge Republicans to stop spending money to defend DOMA in court

They decry that $2 million has been spent with US facing 'enormous economic challenges'

Leaders of some of the largest LGBT organizations in the US are demanding that the Republican leadership of the House of Representatives stop spending money to defend the Defense of Marriage Act in court.

The letter, addressed to House Speaker John Boehner, Majority Leader Eric Cantor, and Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, states that 'Americans have sent a clear message that they want lawmakers to focus on strengthening our economy, creating jobs, and securing a bright future for generations to come.'

June 4, 2012
White House race 2012: Mitt Romney and gay rights

In the first of a special two-part feature, GSN looks at Barack Obama’s challenger in the 2012 presidential election, Mitt Romney, and his LGBT record

It’s officially official. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney will meet in this November’s race for the White House.

This matchup has been penciled in all spring. After a GOP primary casting call that included mogul/TV reality boss Donald Trump, pizza man Herman Cain, Representative Michele Bachmann, former Senator Rick Santorum, and ex-House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Romney is the last candidate standing.

April 15, 2012
Malaysian Speaker urged to explain reasons for keeping LGBT lawmakers

House Speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia recently came under fire for turning down a motion to bar free-sex practitioners and LGBTs

The House Speaker should voice out his stand on homosexuality and free sex since they are at odds with Malaysia’s moral and religious values, said Kedah Anti-Malpractices Action Body.

Khairul Anuar Ramli, chairman of the conservative group, claims that Pandikar Amin Muli, Speaker for the lower house Dewan Rakyat, should tell Malaysians why he rejected an anti-LGBT motion last week, reported the New Straits Times.