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The reality of coalition, collaboration between the LGBT community and communities of color
In the past month, we have seen milestone after milestone in the march toward LGBT equality. But there is a key element of this progress that we should shine a light on. What for many seemed like a red light at the intersection of race, class, sexual orientation and gender identity has turned yellow — even green — as we see diverse groups strongly and publicly supporting each other across issues and working for civil rights — human rights — for all people.
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Obama hosts White House LGBT Pride reception (Video)
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Friday hosted a reception in the East Room of the White House in observance of LGBT Pride Month, the fourth such reception of his presidency.
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Senate confirms pro-gay U.S. ambassador to El Salvador
The U.S. Senate broke an impasse on Thursday to confirm a U.S. ambassador to El Salvador who had previously been denied the position in part of because of a pro-gay editorial she wrote in one of the country’s newspapers.
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Would ‘President Romney’ undo pro-LGBT advances?
As President Obama and Mitt Romney articulate competing visions for the future in their presidential campaigns, most LGBT rights advocates agree the choice couldn’t be more stark given the advances the community has seen over the past three-and-a-half years and the anti-gay positions espoused by the Republican candidate.
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Obama met with ovations, donations since supporting marriage equality
President Obama has been greeted with thunderous ovations and thousands of dollars in LGBT contributions since his May 9 announcement that he supports allowing same-sex couples to marry.
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Effigy of Obama on American soil: Beyond offensive, sadly typical
The gloves are off and the masks have been removed in the United States as apparently it has become acceptable, even fashionable, to bully your fellow citizens — or better still, hang an effigy of your president, who happens to be black, with a noose, and in a part of the country where not too long ago, that in of itself was quietly approved.
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14-year-old talk show host: ‘President Obama is making kids gay’ (Video)
Caiden Cowger, a 14-year old who hosts a popular conservative radio talk show in West Virginia claims that “President Obama is making kids gay,” and says that 30 kids he knows who weren’t gay when they were growing up have now decided to subscribe to the “belief” of homosexuality.
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The most important election of our lifetime…
I know it is cliché to say that this presidential contest is the most important election of our lifetime, but if you are a gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender, it truly does hold monumental importance. Here are ten reasons why it is critical that Obama wins and what his victory would mean for America and the LGBT community.
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Presidential Proclamation: Obama declares June LGBT pride month
The White House on Friday issued this proclamation by President Barack Obama, declaring June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month, calling on Americans to “eliminate prejudice everywhere it exists, and to celebrate the great diversity of the American people.”
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Matt Barber: ‘President Obama has called Jesus a Liar’
It has come as no surprise that the Religious Right has been up in arms over President Obama’s recent announcement in support of marriage equality, but what seems to have really upset them was his citation of the Bible’s “do unto others” teaching in explaining his views.