Barack Obama Gay Issues

Obama's Big Gay Speech: HuffPost Bloggers Weigh In

Huffington Post | Posted 10.09.2009 | Politics


Huffington Post

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.

Gay Rights Speech: What Should Obama Say Tonight?

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 10.10.2009 | Politics


Jose Antonio Vargas

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

Our Moral Imperative

Rea Carey | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics


Rea Carey

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.

The Gay Guide to Obama's Remarks Today

Lane Hudson | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics


Lane Hudson

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.

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

Lee Stranahan | Posted 06.14.2009 | Politics


Lee Stranahan

2009-05-15-jimcrowvid.jpgI'm just personally sick of the stupidity of kicking people out of the military simply because of who they love.

Obama On The Spot Over Gay Partner Benefits

New York Times | Posted 04.13.2009 | Politics


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...

A Letter to Our President

Harvey Fierstein | Posted 03.27.2009 | Politics


Harvey Fierstein

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."

When inclusion becomes relativism

Morgan Warners | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics


Morgan Warners

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

The Bigotry of Hope

David Paul Appell | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics


David Paul Appell

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.

Obama Camp Calls On Clinton Gay Supporters

Queerty | Posted 06.17.2008 | Politics


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...

Obama Makes Gay Ad Buys in Ohio, Texas

The Advocate | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


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...

Obama Takes On The Black Community's Homophobia

The Guardian | Matthew Harwood | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


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...