All posts tagged "white house"
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Defense bill with anti-gay provision under veto threat
The White House has threatened to veto a defense spending bill that includes an anti-gay provision advocates say would open the door to discrimination in...
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White House stands behind first lady’s handling of LGBT heckler
The White House is standing behind first lady Michelle Obama’s handling of an LGBT-rights activist who interrupted her at a private fundraiser in D.C. on...
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Michelle Obama heckled for LGBT executive order
First lady Michelle Obama was interrupted at a DNC fundraiser in D.C. Tuesday evening by an LGBT-rights activist calling on President Barack Obama to sign...
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A year later, few details on White House study on anti-LGBT discrimination
It was more than a year ago, in April 2012, that leaders from some of the nation’s largest LGBT-rights organizations sat down for a meeting...
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Obama proclaims June 2013 LGBT Pride Month
President Barack Obama declared the month of June LGBT Pride Month in a proclamation released by the White House Friday afternoon. “This year, we celebrate...
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ExxonMobil shareholders again reject workplace protections for LGBT employees
For the 14th consecutive year, ExxonMobil shareholders voted overwhelmingly today to reject a resolution that would have protected LGBT people from workplace discrimination. During their...
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White House playing quiet on role in Leahy’s amendment decision
White House press secretary Jay Carney declined to say what role the White House played in convincing Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy to withhold...
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Obama to award nation’s highest civilian honor to Sally Ride
President Barack Obama will posthumously award the nation’s highest civilian honor to lesbian astronaut Sally Ride, the White House announced Monday. Ride, who became the...
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White House to honor LGBT leaders as “Champions of Change”
Ten out LGBT elected or appointed officials will be honored for their commitment to equality and public service at the White House on Wednesday afternoon as...
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Marking Obama’s one-year marriage anniversary
When Barack Obama sat down with Robin Roberts of ABC News on the afternoon of May 9, 2012, many knew what the president was going...
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White House says “we’ll see” on same-sex couples in immigration reform
The White House made no promises Wednesday to push for a comprehensive immigration bill that includes protections for binational same-sex couples. Speaking to reporters, White...
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Choi Found Guilty
A U.S. magistrate judge Thursday found former Army Lt. Dan Choi, a gay rights activist who became famous for being discharged under the military's ''Don't...
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110 members of Congress urge Obama to sign federal-contractor executive order
Calls for President Barack Obama to sign an executive order prohibiting federal contractors from LGBT discrimination continued today. In a letter sent to Obama today,...
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Obama: Administration was obligated to take Prop. 8 position
President Barack Obama elaborated on the Supreme Court brief filed by his administration yesterday in the Proposition 8 case, telling reporters today that same-sex couples...
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White House leaves options open in Proposition 8 case
White House press secretary Jay Carney today left open the possibility that the Obama administration will take a public stance and file a brief in...
