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Obama Pride: President's Gay Marriage Support Prompts Line Of LGBT-Friendly Merchandise

Posted 05.16.2012

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It might have divided Washington, but President Obama's endorsement of same-sex marriage last week has drawn ample praise from many high-profile lesbi...

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Gimme, Gimme (Another Four Years and I'll Stand With You)

Dr. Cheryl Pappas | Posted 08.27.2011

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New York has just legalized gay marriage, while the dust settles on President Obama's NYC efforts to garner money and votes from the gay community.

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Obama Affirms Support For Repealing DOMA, Says His Stance On Gay Marriage Is 'Evolving'

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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On Tuesday evening, with the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell headed for the president's desk, Barack Obama signaled that he will continue to push for ...

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Obama's Big Gay Speech: HuffPost Bloggers Weigh In

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama will address the Human Rights Campaign -- the largest gay rights fundraiser in the country -- this Saturday, and a number of HuffPost bloggers have weighed in.

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Gay Rights Speech: What Should Obama Say Tonight?

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 05.25.2011

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What should Obama -- the first minority president -- say in what's being called his "big gay speech"?

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The Gay Guide to Obama's Remarks Today

Lane Hudson | Posted 05.25.2011

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The administration has taken backward steps away from fulfilling the vision Obama laid out for LGBT Americans. What the president says today will be far more consequential than what he does.

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Our Moral Imperative

Rea Carey | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last week's Department of Justice brief defending DOMA was not merely disappointing, it was a public abrogation of the promise of equality the president himself embraced as a candidate.

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WATCH: Speak Out Against The Jim Crow Of Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Lee Stranahan | Posted 05.25.2011

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I'm just personally sick of the stupidity of kicking people out of the military simply because of who they love.

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Obama On The Spot Over Gay Partner Benefits

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Just seven weeks into office, President Obama is being forced to confront one of the most sensitive social and political issues of the day: whether th...

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A Letter to Our President

Harvey Fierstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mr. President, we need you to rise above the daily politics of compromise. America needs to hear you say, "We will no longer tolerate the oppression of our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters."

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When inclusion becomes relativism

Morgan Warners | Posted 05.25.2011

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President-elect Barack Obama erred in asking Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his inauguration. A spokeswoman for Obama implied that the move ...

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The Bigotry of Hope

David Paul Appell | Posted 05.25.2011

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You'd think if anyone would appreciate that civil rights are civil rights, it's black Americans. And that's what makes the support of some among them of such bigotry particularly appalling.

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Obama Camp Calls On Clinton Gay Supporters

Queerty | Posted 05.25.2011

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Barack Obama's gay push continues. In addition to releasing a gay pride message yesterday, the Senator's campaign last night organized an impromptu co...

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Obama Makes Gay Ad Buys in Ohio, Texas

The Advocate | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Obama campaign is lavishing some of its cash advantage on LGBTs with targeted ad buys in Ohio and Texas leading up to the critical March 4 primar...

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Obama Takes On The Black Community's Homophobia

The Guardian | Matthew Harwood | Posted 05.25.2011

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While the media concentrates on the verbal slaps between the Obama and Clinton camps, there hasn't been much traction on what Barack Obama said to a b...

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