All posts tagged "barack obama"
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White House supports banning conversion therapy for minors
— Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama, responding to a petition on the White House website which called for a ban on all...
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White House backs conversion therapy bans
The Obama administration on Wednesday came out in support of ending the practice of so-called “conversion” or “reparative” therapy on minors in an effort to...
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Federal contractors can no longer allow anti-LGBT discrimination
President Obama's Executive Order on LGBT Workplace Discrimination takes effect
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Equality California first LGBT group to endorse Clinton candidacy
Hillary Clinton garners first 2016 endorsement by an LGBT group
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Obama links gay rights and civil rights movements in Selma speech
— President Barack Obama marking the 50th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery marches during a speech at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala. “We’re...
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Obama administration presses Supreme Court to strike down same-sex marriage bans
The Obama administration urged the U.S. Supreme Court to rule in favor of marriage equality nationwide
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Holder names out gay man to head Justice Department’s Civil Division
Attorney General Eric Holder taps Ben Mizer to be the next head of the Justice Department’s Civil Division
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Obama open to lifting military’s ban on transgender service
The White House signaled their support for lifting the military’s longstanding ban on open transgender service
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Focus turns to Ashton Carter to review the military’s transgender ban
Will Defense Secretary Ashton Carter finally order a review of the military's transgender ban?
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg believes Americans are ready for marriage equality ruling
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg thinks Americans are ready to accept a ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
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Obama: In Alabama’s messy implementation of marriage equality, “federal law wins out”
“When federal law is in conflict with state law, federal law wins out.” —President Barack Obama, speaking with BuzzFeed News. Obama made his comments in light...
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State Department to establish envoy on LGBT rights
The State Department will name a special envoy on LGBT rights.
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Obama budget would extend Social Security benefits to all same-sex couples
President Obama is seeking to ensure all legally married same-sex couples have access to Social Security benefits.
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Obama proud of gay soccer player Robbie Rogers
President Obama salutes gay soccer player Robbie Rogers.
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Bill would prioritize LGBT rights as part of U.S. foreign policy
Legislation that would direct the State Department to make international LGBT rights a priority of American foreign policy was reintroduced in both houses of Congress.
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