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White House issues statement from Obama on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ cloture vote
The White House has released President Barack Obama’s response to the cloture vote taken earlier this morning in the U. S. Senate.
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Obama: Report indicates U.S. military is ‘prepared to serve’ alongside gays, lesbians
The White House today issued this statement from President Barack Obama regarding the Defense Department report released earlier today on the impact of repealing “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell”:
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Reid to bring defense bill to a vote; White House affirms commitment to DADT repeal
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced late Wednesday that he will bring the Defense Authorization bill containing the provision for the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” to the Senate floor for a vote before the scheduled Congressional adjournment in early December.
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Justice department asks U.S. Supreme Court to keep ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ in effect
The Justice Department on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court not to intervene in “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and to keep the policy in effect while a lower court considers the constitutionality of the military’s ban on openly gay service members.
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President Obama to progressive bloggers: ‘I don’t think that the disillusionment is justified’
Five progressive bloggers sat down with President Obama on Wednesday and individually asked questions pertaining to the current political climate looking towards the impending midterm elections, and the administration’s outlook on issues concerning voters.
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‘GetEqual’ video is rude, ineffective, offensive
Whatever the reason, I found, in my personal opinion, that the following video released by the LGBT activist group GETEqual would cause offense as it did in my case. As it was rude in its presentation it became ultimately ineffective.
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White House under severe criticism for defense of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
The Obama administration is coming under fire for its defense of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” by successfully petitioning the Ninth U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals this week for an emergency stay of U. S. District Court Judge Virginia Phillip’s injunction issued last Tuesday against the policy.
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Obama, Clinton tell LGBT youth: ‘It Gets Better’ (Videos)
President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton this week joined the thousands of Americans that have come together as part of the It Gets Better Project to share stories of hope and encouragement for LGBT youth who are struggling with bullying and intolerance over their sexual orientation. “I don’t know what it’s like […]
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Justice department will appeal ruling that struck down ‘Defense of Marriage Act’
On the last possible day they could do so, the Obama administration filed a notice of appeal with the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts in support of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, even though Obama has previously said he opposed the law.
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Valerie Jarrett at annual HRC event: gay teen suicides a ‘terrible tragedy’
Valerie Jarrett, a Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama, spoke at the annual national dinner of the Human Rights Campaign on Saturday evening to address the recent suicides within the LGBT community related to anti-gay bullying.