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White House endorses ‘Respect for Marrriage Act,’ bill would repeal DOMA
On the eve of the first ever congressional hearing on proposals to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the White House on Tuesday announced President Barack Obama’s endorsement of the Respect For Marriage Act — the bill that would repeal DOMA.
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U.S. Senate confirms first openly gay man to serve as federal court judge
The U.S. Senate on Monday evening confirmed confirmed J. Paul Oetken to the Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York, and the first openly gay man to serve as federal judge in U.S. history.
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WND writer attacks Obama for ‘pandering to deadly disease spreaders’
On Tuesday, an anti-gay commentary penned by Les Kinsolving, WorldNetDaily’s White House correspondent derides Obama’s support for ‘disease spreaders,’ also known as homosexuals.
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Obama appoints first openly gay person to U.S. Military Academy board
President Barack Obama on Tuesday appointed the first openly gay person to the U.S. Military Academy’s Board of Visitors, the the board that advises the President on matters relating to West Point.
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Obama hosts LGBT leaders, champions, advocates at White House pride reception
President Obama on Wednesday spoke to LGBT grassroots and community leaders, youth champions and advocates from around the country at a White House event observing LGBT Pride Month.
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New York Times to President Obama: Time to evolve on marriage equality
An editorial appearing in The New York Times on Sunday calls on President Barack Obama to evolve on marriage equality.
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Obama: ‘Gay couples deserve the same legal rights as every other couple’ (Video)
President Barack Obama on Thursday evening told hundreds of supporters at his first ever fundraising event targeted to gay donors, that “we are all created equal” — but stopped short of endorsing marriage equality for same-sex couples.
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New video from GetEqual calls on Obama to ‘evolve already’ on marriage equality
In this video released today, activist group GetEqual calls on President Barack Obama to “evolve already” on the issue of marriage quality.
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Obama to mention NY marriage bill at LGBT fundraiser, but don’t expect endorsement
President Barack Obama will be in New York City on Thursday evening to attend a trio of fundraisers in a campaign swing through the state.
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White House aide: Obama’s 1996 pledge in support of marriage equality is fake
At the Netroots Nation blog conference on Friday, White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer said that a 1996 pledge supporting marriage equality was completed by “someone else” other than Barack Obama: