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At LGBT Pride reception, Obama urges ban on workplace bias against gays
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Thursday marked Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month by calling on Congress to pass legislation banning workplace discrimination against gays, lesbians and others. “I want to sign that bill,” he said.
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White House objects to ‘conscience protections’ added to defense bill
WASHINGTON — The White House on Tuesday threatened to veto a defense spending bill that includes so-called “conscience protections” that critics say would allow service members to promote anti-gay beliefs without fear of discipline.
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Mich. couple married on American Indian reservation invited to White House
BOYNE CITY, Mich. — Two men who married one another on an American Indian reservation in Michigan, which bans same-sex marriage, have been invited to the White House.
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White House to honor ten openly LGBT public officials on Harvey Milk Day
WASHINGTON — The White House has released a list of ten openly LGBT public officials it will honor Wednesday as “Harvey Milk Champions of Change.”
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Highest Presidential honor to be awarded posthumously to Sally Ride
WASHINGTON — The White House announced Monday that President Barack Obama will bestow a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award, to astronaut Dr. Sally Ride.
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White House, Bill Clinton, pro athletes hail Jason Collins on coming out
WASHINGTON — The White House on Monday joined the chorus of praise by commending NBA veteran Jason Collins for becoming the first active male player in the four major American professional sports to come out as gay.
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White House considering executive order prohibiting discrimination by federal contractors
WASHINGTON — The White House is said to be reviewing whether President Barack Obama should issue an executive order prohibiting federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Separate but equal is never equal – Ever.
I don’t want to rain on anyone’s LGBT Inaugural moment, however… Even though the President mentioned Stonewall along with Selma and Seneca Falls in the same sentence, he doesn’t really see gay marriage as a civil rights issue that needs to be helped along by the federal government. For the truth of the matter is, no matter what President Obama may say, and no matter where he is when he says it – he still believes that marriage equality belongs in the hands of the States.
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U.S. ends civil society dialogue with Russia; harshly criticizes anti-gay law
The Obama administration said Friday it was pulling out of a civil society dialogue with Russia to protest the Kremlin’s crackdown on dissent and new laws against nongovernmental organizations. It also harshly criticized Russia’s parliament for advancing new legislation against “homosexual propaganda.”
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White House still says marriage not a federal issue
WASHINGTON — White House Press Secretary Jay Carney maintained on Tuesday that President Obama’s LGBT remarks in his inaugural speech weren’t an attempt to nationalize the issue of marriage.