Applicants for Justice Department internships and honors programs may have been rejected based on their membership in LGBT groups during the Bush administration, the Blade has learned.
Numerous applicants were denied entry to the department’s Honors Program and the summer intern program starting in 2006 because of their previous work in what were deemed to be liberal organizations, according to an internal Justice Department report issued last year. The practice occurred while Attorney General Alberto Gonzales led the department.
The Blade recently learned that among the blacklisted groups was Immigration Equality, which focuses on LGBT-related immigration issues.
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Mayors criticize Justice Department support for Defense of ...Los Angeles Times, CAPerhaps this issue in the minds of gays is all about “moral equality” not marriage equality? If so, then the gays vs. religious are both engaging in the same moral play (ie defining foundational values). Hypothetically speaking, as an atheist, ...
Obama Justice Department Defends DOMA
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Many in the GLBT community are expressing outrage at the Justice Department's position in this case. For the sake of argument, let's give the Obama Justice Department the benefit of doubt here. Let's assume that this particular case is some how fatally procedurally flawed. Let assume that the Justice Department is following the rule that bad cases make bad law. Let's assume that this is part of a larger legal and/or political strategy. Let's assume the Obama administration is keeping it's powder dry for a future fight against DOMA. Let's assume all of that.
Here's the problem: context is everything. The context here is that after Proposition 8, incrementalism and promises are not enough for the GLBT community. The Obama administration is doing nothing on immigration equality for gay and lesbian couples. Obama's position on marriage equality is to the right of Dick Cheney.
Here's the problem: context is everything. The context here is that after Proposition 8, incrementalism and promises are not enough for the GLBT community. The Obama administration is doing nothing on immigration equality for gay and lesbian couples. Obama's position on marriage equality is to the right of Dick Cheney.
The UAFA also subtly avoids the restrictions imposed by the Defense of Marriage Act by creating a new category of US Visa under the United States Immigration an Nationality Act. This new visa category would allow an alien to obtain a US ...The American State Department, as of May 24th, has begun offering benefits to same sex partners of American diplomats and State Department employees. This comes after many years of the US State Department refusing to grant benefits to same sex partners and spouses. The justification that the state department previously used was based upon the Defense of Marriage Act. State Department officials often sighted DOMA claiming that it precluded allowing benefits for same sex partners.
The current move made by the State Department signals a major shift in state department policy on the issue of same sex domestic issues. Of great import is the f
The current move made by the State Department signals a major shift in state department policy on the issue of same sex domestic issues. Of great import is the f
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