All posts tagged "barack obama"
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Obama Expresses Support for Gay Community in Convention Speech
With a speech that was both a call to arms to the Democratic base and a direct response to Republican critics, President Barack Obama brought...
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Party Time
During the past long weekend – thanks to organized labor – I had a chance to spend about 48 hours in Florida visiting with my...
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LGBT Attendees Sharing Excitement
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – As Democrats rally in Charlotte this week, LGBT attendees of this week's Democratic National Convention are among the most enthusiastic supporters in...
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Lessons in Discipline
Reactions to the financing of anti-gay groups by Chick-fil-A owner Dan Cathy included ill-considered behavior by some on the pro-gay side that played into the...
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LGBT Voters to Romney: Support our rights and we’d consider voting for you
Perhaps not surprisingly, gay voters are just as concerned about the economy as the rest of America. A new poll released by Logo TV found...
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Obama Administration Condemns Anti-Gay Violence in Zimbabwe
The State Department condemned the violent arrests and continued harassment of dozens of LGBT activists in Zimbabwe earlier this month in a statement released on...
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HRC Jumps Into Fray After GOP Senate Candidate’s Rape Comments
An anti-gay Missouri Republican running for Senate is under fire for comments he made over the weekend saying that women rarely get pregnant from “legitimate...
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Perkins Extends Blame to Obama for Shooting
During an interview today with Rick Santorum on FRC’s Washington Watch Weekly radio show, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins extended blame for Wednesday’s shooting...
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Shooting Shocks D.C.'s LGBT and Political Worlds
A security guard was shot inside the headquarters of the Family Research Council in Washington on Wednesday morning in what appears to be a politically...
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New Federal Law Targets Hate Group’s Tactic of Choice
A bill signed into law earlier this week just made life a bit more difficult for members of the Westboro Baptist Church. President Barack Obama...
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UPDATED: Obama, Romney Against Boy Scouts’ Gay Ban
Nearly a month after the Boy Scouts of America reaffirmed the organization’s ban on out gay members and leaders, Mitt Romney confirmed that he believes...
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Obama Nominates Gay Chinese-American to Federal Judgeship
President Obama today nominated out gay federal prosecutor Pamela Chen to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. If...
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House Democrats Urge DHS To Recognize Same-Sex Couples
Democrats on Capitol Hill today urged the government to recognize binational same-sex relationships in deportation cases. In a letter sent to the Department of Homeland...
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Health Benefits To Be Extended to Children of Gay Federal Employees
The Obama administration moved to expand a key provision of the Affordable Care Act to the children of same-sex couples today. A new rule proposed...
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Owens Leading Anti-Marriage Minority
An organ played ''God Bless America'' as Mitt Romney took the stage at the NAACP's annual convention in Houston July 11. The audience stood to...
