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Hagel honors gay service members at Pentagon pride event
ARLINGTON, Va. — In his first appearance at a Pentagon LGBT Pride Month event, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Tuesday honored gay and lesbian service members, calling them “integral to America’s armed forces.”
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White House defends President’s choice for Defense Secretary
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday nominated former Nebraska GOP Sen. Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense, stirring widespread criticism from both sides of the political establishment in Washington.
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DNC 2012: Jubilant LGBT delegates vow to support Obama
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hours before the Democratic National Convention’s opening session was called to order Tuesday night, a record number of more than 550 LGBT delegates, alternate delegates and convention committee members met as a recognized convention caucus.
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White House meeting scheduled to discuss congressional repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Obama Administration sources have told the Advocate’s Senior White House Correspondent Kerry Eleveld, that presidential advisor Valerie Jarrett and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Jim Messina are due to hold a meeting today on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”
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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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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.