September 21, 2011 | Posted by Denis Dison
President Barack Obama, speaking today at the United Nations General Assembly, urged world leaders to support the rights of gays and lesbians, according to AMERICAblog Gay, which quoted the relevant part of his speech:
And to make sure our societies reach their potential, we must allow our citizens to reach theirs. No country can afford the [...]
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August 10, 2011 | Posted by Advocate.com Daily News
A Quinnipiac University poll finds that New
York State voters believe Gov. Andrew Cuomo is a better leader than
President Barack Obama, with adjectives like “good” and “competent” topping
the list of words used to describe the governor.
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July 26, 2011 | Posted by Advocate.com Daily News
Vermont Law School lifted its campus ban on military recruiters last
Friday, the same day that President Barack Obama certified the repeal of “don’t ask,
don’t tell,” The National Law Journal reports.
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July 22, 2011 | Posted by Denis Dison
Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., the only openly lesbian Member of Congress, today welcomed the news that President Barack Obama and the Pentagon have certified the U.S. military is prepared to accept openly gay and lesbian troops. In a statement, Baldwin said troops that have been discharged under the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy deserve an [...]
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July 14, 2011 | Posted by Advocate.com Daily News
The Department of Justice is urging the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
to put its decision from last week on hold, so as to keep “don’t
ask, don’t tell” enforceable until the law is officially repealed by
President Barack Obama and key military lea…
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July 6, 2011 | Posted by Denis Dison
The Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund announced today it will honor U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., at the group’s annual Gay & Lesbian Leadership Awards event on October 5th in Washington, D.C.
Collins will be honored for her leadership role in the push to end the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” [...]
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July 5, 2011 | Posted by Denis Dison
Brenda S. “Sue” Fulton, an out lesbian, has been appointed to the Board of Visitors to the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., the White House announced this afternoon.
Fulton, a 1980 West Point graduate, was honorably discharged from the Army at the rank of Captain after serving for five years in the Army [...]
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June 30, 2011 | Posted by Advocate.com Daily News
A Clinton-era memo invites comparison: How should President Barack Obama’s stance on marriage be weighed against his administration’s accomplishments?
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June 29, 2011 | Posted by Advocate.com Daily News
Though he notably promised that “don’t ask, don’t tell” would be history when its repeal is certified “in weeks, not months,” President Barack Obama in his Wednesday speech celebrating LGBT Pride Month wavered little from administration mes…
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June 29, 2011 | Posted by Advocate.com Daily News
President Barack Obama did not directly address a question during
Wednesday’s news conference on whether marriage is a civil right,
referring instead to his track record on LGBT issues and his support for
states to decide the issue.
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