All posts tagged "white house"
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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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Hillary Clinton, Matt Bomer, Sally Field, White House throw support behind Houston’s HERO legislation
Houston's anti-discrimination measure HERO faces voters next week
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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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White House hires first openly transgender staffer
The Obama White House has hired the first openly transgender staffer to serve in any presidential administration with its selection of Raffi Freedman-Gurspan to serve as Outreach...
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Surprise same sex marriage proposal in front of rainbow White House
Billy Sanchez proposed to Jason Morse in front of a rainbow-colored White House
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President Obama: Today, justice arrived like a thunderbolt
"This ruling is a victory for America."
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“Rowdy crowd” backs Obama over heckler at White House LGBT reception
President Barack Obama ticked off a laundry list of LGBT achievements by his administration during last night’s White House Pride Month reception. However, not everyone...
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U.S. Ambassadors say trade agreement will help LGBT lives
— An open letter signed by the seven out gay U.S. ambassadors and the out gay Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons, posted on the...
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Proponents embolded by White House support for ban on conversion therapy
For Apryl Prentiss, the news out of the White House last Wednesday was a validation. That was the day the White House responded to an...
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White House now offers a gender-neutral restroom
–White House spokesman Jeff Tiller, speaking with CNN. The White House complex now offers a gender-neutral restroom, letting guests and staff use a restroom that...
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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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White House criticizes Indiana’s discriminatory religious freedom law
White House voices concerns over Indiana's anti-LGBT law
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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.
