All posts tagged "barack obama"
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Why bother with the vote?
Our political system is dysfunctional, uninspiring, and deadlocked. That's why you need to vote.
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Shock to the System
Or, how I learned to stop being idealistic and accept our failed political system
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Tennessee lawmakers approve anti-marriage equality resolution
On Tuesday, Tennessee lawmakers approved — without debate — a resolution expressing “disagreement with the constitutional analysis” of Obergefell v. Hodges, the case that legalized marriage...
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HRC Endorses Hillary Clinton for President
President Chad Griffin says organization will put full force behind the candidate.
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Our favorite line from Obama’s final SOTU
Plus: Take our 5-second SOTU poll!
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Fanning suspends role as Acting Army Secretary amid confirmation delays
Republicans have forced openly gay Army Secretary nominee Eric Fanning to step aside until they confirm him
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Gay imam likens Trump’s Muslim comments to Third Reich
On Monday, Donald Trump’s campaign issued a press release calling for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s...
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White House endorses Equality Act
The White House on Tuesday threw its full-throated support behind the Equality Act, giving LGBT advocates a small victory in what is shaping up to...
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Back Where We Started
A small glimmer of optimism still lives within my cynically encrusted soul. I’d hoped that after taking a week-long break from political news, I’d find...
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Joe Biden keynotes at the HRC Dinner
As he strode onstage to swelling music, thunderous applause and cheers and whoops from the audience, Vice President Joe Biden was a rockstar — at...
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Ben Carson compares gay marriage to car seats for kids
Ben Carson has a history of making offensive statements about the LGBT community — and his opposition to same-sex marriage is well known — but...
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Obama ridicules Republicans over gay rights stance
President says religious liberty no excuse for denying equal rights to LGBT people
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Huckabee: Obama disrespected “millions of Americans” by inviting gay activists to meet pope
Huckabee compared the invite to hosting an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting with an open bar
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Rebel Heart Tour: Madonna Takes the Verizon Center by Storm (review)
Madonna makes her top-notch, theatrical concerts feel like celebrations
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Coalition to Obama: Rescind Bush-era “religious freedom” memo
A coalition of 130 LGBT or allied organizations is urging President Obama to rescind a memo from George W. Bush’s administration that they claim has...
