Representative Barney Frank said last year's election affirmed "that the American people support fairness."
(Carol T. Powers/Bloomberg News)
Gay-rights proposals gain in Congress
Measures would add protections
Representative Barney Frank said last year's election affirmed "that the American people support fairness."
(Carol T. Powers/Bloomberg News)
WASHINGTON -- After more than a decade of government inaction, gay-rights proponents in Congress have gotten several major bills moving through the Democratic-controlled chambers, a development that could result in the greatest expansion of federal protections for gays and lesbians in US history. (Full article: 1032 words)
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