All posts by Chris Geidner
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EEOC Commissioner Feldblum Calls on Obama, Senate to Keep EEOC Fully Staffed
On Friday, April 27, Stuart Ishimaru stepped down from his post as one of five commissioners on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The bipartisan panel...
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Ground Shifts Quickly Beneath White House on Federal Contractor Executive Order Issue
Within two weeks of President Obama’s April 11 decision not to pursue an executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual...
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LGBT Advocates Praise Senate Passage of LGBT-Inclusive VAWA Reauthorization
Today, on a 68-31 vote, the Senate acted to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act — a bill that has, in the past, been enacted...
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News Analysis: As Campaign Heats Up, Obama Campaign Presents Differing Messages on LGBT Issues
Today, Rolling Stone published its cover interview with President Obama. In it, Jann Wenner asked Obama about marriage equality. From the interview: Wenner: You’ve shied...
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BREAKING: White House Endorses Safe Schools Bill and Student Non-Discrimination Act
The White House today announced that President Obama is endorsing the Safe Schools Improvement Act (SSIA) and Student Non-Discrimination Act (SNDA), two bills pending in...
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Romney Hires Out Gay Spokesman to Tackle Foreign Affairs and National Security Issues
Mitt Romney’s campaign tonight announced that it has hired Richard Grenell, an out gay former George W. Bush administration official, to serve as the presumptive...
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Washington Post Editorial Board: “No Principled Reason” for White House Inaction on Executive Order
The Washington Post editorial board tonight strongly criticized President Obama’s decision...
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Obama Pushes for Economy Where “Everybody Gets a Fair Shot” — As LGBT Workers Wait
“Should we settle for an economy where a few people...
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News Analysis: Four Reasons Why Enacting LGBT Workplace Protections Is Different Than Ending DADT
Questions over why President Obama chose last week not to pursue an executive order to ban federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual...
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White House Defends EO Decision, Saying “Time Is Right” for ENDA — and Prompting More Criticism
Facing continued fallout from the Obama administration’s decision not to proceed with an executive order banning LGBT discrimination by federal contractors, White House spokesman Shin...
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News Analysis: Obama Executive Order Decision Raises Question Whether He’s Broken 2008 Pledge
When President Obama’s press secretary on Thursday, April 12, explained the president’s decision not to sign an executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating based...
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News Analysis: White House Briefing Executive Order Talk Raises More Questions Than It Answers
White House press secretary Jay Carney faced nearly eight minutes of questioning at today’s White House briefing on the White House’s announcement on Wednesday evening,...
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White House Says No Federal Contractor Nondiscrimination Executive Order “At This Time”
President Obama does not plan to sign an executive order at this time banning federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or...
