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For inaugural poet Richard Blanco, a journey home to America
MIAMI — The Miami neighborhood where inaugural poet Richard Blanco grew up, in many ways, resembles Cuba his family left behind. Down the street, a man sells avocados from a small table. His favorite bakery, a few blocks north, serves guava pastries and cafe con leche.
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Gay rights activists laud Obama’s inaugural address, now want action
President Barack Obama’s emphatic gay rights advocacy in his inaugural address thrilled many activists. Yet almost immediately came the questions and exhortations as to what steps should be taken next.
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‘Seneca Falls, Selma and Stonewall:’ LGBT rights are civil rights
Presidential inauguration days are often filled with pomp, circumstance, cheering crowds, and moments to remember, but rarely do they so perfectly illustrate a dramatic shift in our country’s understanding and acceptance of cultural changes. The second inauguration of President Barack Obama did just that. … To be sure, having our President call for full equality for gay Americans in what is one of the biggest and most viewed speeches of his Presidency is monumental.
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Obama’s inaugural address sends Fischer off on another anti-gay rant
It has been awhile since Bryan Fischer went off on a good ol’ fashioned anti-gay rant on his radio program, but yesterday’s inaugural address by President Obama seems to have set him off. In his remarks, Obama declared that “our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else […]
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NOM’s Brian Brown: Gays ‘are already treated equally under the law’
The National Organization for Marriage on Tuesday criticized — to no one’s surprise — President Barack Obama’s LGBT-inclusive inaugural address, calling it an attempt to “further divide the nation on the question of what is marriage.”
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Scenes from the Inaugural Ball
In this scene from Monday night’s Inaugural Ball, President Barack Obama bows as he and first lady Michelle Obama, wearing a ruby colored chiffon and velvet Jason Wu gown, gets ready to dance as singer Jennifer Hudson, right, sings Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together.”
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Watch: Richard Blanco delivers poem ‘One Today’ at Obama’s inauguration
Poet Richard Blanco delivers his an inaugural poem “One Today” on Monday at President Barack Obama’s second term inauguration. In addition to being the youngest ever inaugural poet, Blanco, 44, is the first Hispanic and the first openly gay person to serve in the role. Watch: More on Richard Blanco is here. The text of […]
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Inaugural reaction: Advocacy groups hail Obama’s call for LGBT equality
LGBT advocacy groups on Monday hailed President Barack Obama’s historic call for LGBT equality, becoming the first American president to include his support for marriage equality as part of his inaugural address.
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Obama inaugural speech references gay rights struggle, Stonewall riots
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama referenced the Stonewall gay rights riots in his inaugural address, classing them as a civil rights watershed along with key moments in the struggles for blacks and women.
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Out inaugural poet Richard Blanco pays homage to American experience
WASHINGTON — Poet Richard Blanco has delivered an inaugural poem paying homage to the American experience. Blanco, at age 44 the youngest ever inaugural poet, recited a poem that painted vivid scenes about America and included reflections on his experience growing up as Cuban exile in New York City and Miami. His poem, “One Today,” […]