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Pundit: Rainbow-hued White House was “abominable”
“When I saw it, it was like someone stabbed me in the gut.”
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First openly transgender official hired at White House
Raffi Freedman-Gurspan is an outreach and recruitment director for presidential personnel in the Office of Personnel.
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White House lit in rainbow colors after Supreme Court marriage ruling
The White House is lit up in rainbow colors in commemoration of the Supreme Court’s ruling to legalize same-sex marriage.
Gay and lesbian couples in Washington and across the nation are celebrating Friday’s ruling, which will put an end to same-sex marriage bans in the 14 states that still maintain them.
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Heckler interrupts Obama at Pride reception to protest deportation of LGBT immigrants
President Barack Obama took on a heckler head-on at an LGBT pride month reception at the White House Wednesday, scolding the protester for being disrespectful in “my house.”
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Obama issues Presidential Proclamation declaring June LGBT Pride Month
“All people deserve to live with dignity and respect, free from fear and violence, and protected against discrimination, regardless of their gender identity or sexual orientation….”
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Obama administration: Gambia president’s anti-gay threats ‘unconscionable’
U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice condemned on Saturday the president of Gambia’s pledge to slit the throats of gay men in his country as “unconscionable.”
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Obamas commemorate International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
“We take this opportunity to reaffirm that LGBT rights are human rights, to celebrate the dignity of every person, and to underscore that all people deserve to live free from fear, violence, and discrimination, regardless of who they are or whom they love.”
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Rick Santorum gearing up for another run at the White House in 2016
The notoriously anti-gay former U.S. Senator and failed 2012 presidential hopeful is gearing up for another run at the White House.
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White House admonishes Gambia over human rights abuses
WASHINGTON — The White House is admonishing Gambia for human rights abuses and says it’s deeply concerned by the government’s failure to protect citizens. White House spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan says Gambia’s government won’t let a U.N. investigator probe reports of torture and detention of people based on their sexual orientation or political views.
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White House commemorates World AIDS Day with Presidential Proclamation
President Barack Obama on Friday issued the following Presidential Proclamation in advance of World AIDS Day on Monday, an annual observance to raise awareness and commemorate those who have lost their lives to one of the most destructive epidemics in recorded history.