All posts tagged "barack obama"
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Edward DuMont, Out Gay Appeals Court Nominee, Asks Obama to Withdraw His Nomination
After waiting more than 18 months without even receiving a committee hearing on his nomination, Edward DuMont, a partner at the Wilmer Hale law firm,...
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Seeking Adoption Equality
On Monday, Oct. 31, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) introduced the Every Child Deserves a Family Act – a bill previously introduced in the House by...
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Janice Langbehn Honored With Presidential Citizens Medal
Janice Langbehn, a woman who came...
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Anti-Bullying Bills Up in the Air as Senate Committee Considers Education Bill Reauthorization
Today and Thursday, Oct. 20, the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee is slated to consider the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education...
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Senate to Vote Today on Alison Nathan’s Nomination, Would Be Second Lesbian Federal Judge
[Photo: President Barack Obama greets departing Associate Counsel to the President Alison J. “Ali” Nathan, left, Meg Satterthwaite, and their twin sons Oliver and Nathan,...
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Strong Words, But Still Evolving
Saturday evening, Oct. 1, President Barack Obama addressed the Human Rights Campaign for the second time in his presidency, speaking at the Washington Convention Center...
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White House Names Gautam Raghavan to LGBT Liaison Role
[Photo: Gautam Raghavan, the new White House “point of contact” on LGBT issues, is an associate director of public engagement in the White House Office...
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Barack Obama's speech at HRC's National Dinner 2011 [video]
On Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011, President Barack Obama addressed the 15th annual Human Rights Campaign national dinner. In addition to touting the administration's accomplishments --...
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Obama Touts Administration’s LGBT Accomplishments, Swipes at GOP at HRC Dinner
Tonight, President Barack Obama addressed the Human Rights Campaign...
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What Advice Would You Give Obama?
On Saturday, Oct. 1, President Obama will be be giving the keynote address at the Human Rights Campaign’s 15th annual national dinner. The speech, HRC...
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Obama Talks Bullying, DOMA and Immigration at White House Roundtable
Today, President Obama talked about bullying and the Defense of Marriage Act over the course of a 50-minute “Open for Questions” roundtable moderated by Jose...
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Out Lesbian Judicial Nominee Set for Senate Vote in Coming Weeks
[Photo: President Barack Obama greets departing Associate Counsel to the President Alison J. “Ali” Nathan, left, Meg Satterthwaite, and their twin sons Oliver and Nathan,...
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Pentagon Official to Be Named White House LGBT Liaison, Advocates Say
Gautam Raghavan, currently the deputy White House liaison at the Department of Defense, will be taking over as the full-time LGBT liaison in the White...
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Ya Got Trouble
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is always having to change the subject. First it was his health care reform law, which inspired President Obama's. Now...
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“DADT IS HISTORY.”
With additional reporting by John Riley. [Photo: The U.S. Armed Forces Recruiting Station in New York City’s Times Square on Sept. 19, 2011, in the...
