George W. Bush Calls Out Republicans Trying to End HIV Program PEPFAR
The former president urged Congress to continue funding PEPFAR, a program that was created under his presidency that’s saved more than 25 million lives.
September 13, 2023
CONTACTStaffCAREER OPPORTUNITIESADVERTISE WITH USPRIVACY POLICYPRIVACY PREFERENCESTERMS OF USELEGAL NOTICE
© 2024 Pride Publishing Inc.
All Rights reserved
All Rights reserved
By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Private Policy and Terms of Use.
speaker of house
Paul Ryan Elected House Speaker
The former vice-presidential candidate won the top spot in the House of Representatives with a comfortable 236 votes.Â
October 29, 2015
Watching the 'Armageddon' of the House GOP and Speaker Johnson
Only House Republican extremists survive by playing games with the role of speaker — Johnson is doomed — and more disastrous, triggering a government shutdown and refusing war aid, creating a doomsday scenario ahead for the GOP.
October 25, 2023
Out Lesbian Elected Oregon House Speaker
Tina Kotek will be the first openly gay woman to lead a state legislative chamber.
November 16, 2012
Gay House Speaker Marks First for Colorado
Mark Ferrandino, an openly gay Denver democrat, was nominated as the Speaker of the House of Representatives by fellow state legislators on Thursday. Ferrandino is the first openly LGBT person to hold the speaker's gavel.
November 8, 2012
House Speaker Boehner Thinks ENDA is Unnecessary
John Boehner seems woefully under-educated on the discrimination LGBT people face in the American workplace.
April 19, 2012
Kevin McCarthy Elected Speaker of the House on 15th Vote
Although McCarthy's a solidly conservative Republican, he'd been opposed by the far-right wing of his party.
January 7, 2023
As House Speaker, Paul Ryan Will Be as Antigay as John Boehner
The outgoing speaker has been no ally, but certainly neither has Ryan, who today said he'd consider the job.
October 20, 2015
Colo. House Speaker and Partner Get Civil
House Speaker Mark Ferrandino and his partner Greg Wertsch took advantage of the civil union law the Speaker helped enact on Saturday.
May 26, 2013
Rhode Island House Speaker Promises Marriage Vote
Gordon Fox, the speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, said that he would hold a vote on the marriage equality bill next session.
June 30, 2012
Advocate Channel
Politics
N.C. Not Complying With DOJ Deadline on HB 2
Even with the Department of Justice threatening to withold billions in federal funding if parts of HB 2 aren't repealed, state leaders say they refuse to make changes by the Monday deadline.
May 5, 2016
House GOP Nominates Paul Ryan for Speaker
The Republicans will submit his nomination to the full House tomorrow, and approval is expected, but it's not a positive development for LGBT Americans.
October 28, 2015
Gay R.I. House Speaker Resigns After FBI Raid
Providence Democrat Gordon Fox, the openly gay speaker of the State House, resigned his post Saturday after the FBI raided his home and office.
March 24, 2014
Former House speaker Hastert stepping down after this term
Rep. Dennis Hastert of Illinois, who served as speaker of the House longer than any other Republican in history--and was in charge during the House page scandal last fall involving former Rep. Mark Foley--intends to retire next year at the end of his term, party officials said Tuesday.
August 16, 2007
Speaker of Oklahoma house to intervene in same-sex divorce case
The speaker of
the Oklahoma house has filed a motion to intervene in a
case involving an appeal of a Tulsa County judge's decision
to dismiss a same-sex divorce decree, reports the
Associated Press.
July 20, 2007
Pressure persists on House speaker Hastert over Foley scandal
The House page scandal engulfing former congressman Mark Foley and House Republicans persists as Speaker Dennis Hastert works to hold on to his job and rank-and-file Republicans worry that the pre-election drip-drip of damaging political news isn't over yet.
October 4, 2006
Kevin McCarthy, Former Speaker of the House, Says He's Quitting Congress
McCarthy’s departure marks the end of a turbulent congressional career and the beginning of a new chapter in GOP politics.
True
December 6, 2023