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Elizabeth Warren, Susan Collins Introduce Tax Bill to Help Married Same-Sex Couples

The bill would help couples married before the Supreme Court's decision in U.S. v. Windsor.

Another Republican Senator Supports Marriage Equality

On the heels of receiving HRC's endorsement, Collins joins the small number of Republicans on the side of equality.

Did Susan Collins Just Stab Us in the Back?

The moderate Maine senator is loudly endorsing noted homophobe and alleged racist Jeff Sessions for attorney general.

In Important First, Pro-Marriage Republicans Win Reelection

No Republican had ever been tested at the polls in a reelection after having supported marriage equality.

Does Maine's GOP Senator Support Marriage Equality?

The centrist Maine Republican has a long record of support for LGBT rights in the Senate, and sometimes it sounds like she supports marriage equality.

Susan Collins, Joe Manchin Vote for Anti-Trans Language in COVID Bill

The amendment failed, but it received the votes of supposed Republican ally Collins and conservative Democrat Manchin.

Bipartisan Senate Duo Seeks to Block Trans Military Ban

Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Susan Collins will try to block the ban through an amendment to the defense spending bill.

Faith Groups: Add Religious Freedom to Marriage Equality Bill

The organizations support a religious liberty amendment backed by a bipartisan group of U.S. senators, including Susan Collins and Tammy Baldwin.

Republican Sen. Rob Portman Cosponsoring Marriage Equality Bill

Portman, who has a gay son, joins Susan Collins as a Senate Republican cosponsor. A few more GOPers are likely to support the bill.

Latest Obamacare Repeal Crashes and Burns

Republican Senators Susan Collins, John McCain, and Rand Paul voted against the Graham-Cassidy proposal, making Republicans unable to pass the bill with a majority vote.

"Unworthy:" Another GOP Senator Bails on Donald Trump

Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine writes in the Washington Post she rejects the GOP nominee because of his "disregard for the precept of treating others with respect."

Antigay, Right-Wing Jeff Sessions Will Sail Through Atty. Gen. Confirmation

You'd think a man deemed too racist for a judgeship position 30 years ago would be too extreme to be confirmed as the nation's top cop. But you'd think wrong.

Famed Football Coach Vince Lombardi: An Ally of Gay Players

Lombardi, who had a gay brother, was accepting of gay athletes and would have lauded Jason Collins for coming out, friends and relatives say.

Barney Frank On The Whole 'Uncle Tom' Thing

Rep. Barney Frank's statement after publicly calling the Log Cabin Republicans a group of "Uncle Toms."