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Gay Married Couples Suing The Government Over DOMA

AP | DENISE LAVOIE | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

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BOSTON — Gay married couples suing the government over a federal law that doesn't recognize same-sex unions say there is "no legitimate or plaus...

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Melody Barnes's Semi-Endorsement Of Gay Marriage Causes Discomfort In White House

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics

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It's a poorly kept secret that inside the Obama White House, plenty of of aides, staffers, and high-ranking officials support gay marriage. In fact, t...

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What the Gay Boycott of the DNC Can Do

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

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There is a gay boycott of the Democratic Party afoot, and it has the potential to turn into something that leads to real change in American politics.

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Melody Barnes, Obama Adviser, Offers Sympathy For Gay Marriage

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics

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UPDATE: ABC News has posted video (below) of White House domestic policy adviser Melody Barnes acknowledging disagreement with President Obama on the ...

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AMERICABlog Founder Blamed For Gay Anger At Obama By DNC Treasurer

AMERICAblog Gay | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics

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DNC Treasurer Andy Tobias joined in the comments section last night of John's latest post about the DNC's, and White House's, growing gay problem. And...

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Q&A With a California Homosexual

C. Brian Smith | Posted 10.29.2009 | Comedy

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Homosexuals are a lot like normal people.

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Sharon Lubinski: First Openly Gay US Marshal Nominated By Obama

AP | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has nominated a Minnesota policewoman to become the first openly gay person to serve as a U.S. marshal. Sharon L...

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The Gay Generation Gap: Reflections on the National Equality March

Jay Michaelson | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics

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Where are the GLBT prophets who call us all to account? If it is true that denying marriage to gays is a moral deficiency, why haven't gay leaders framed it that way?

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The National Equality March: Confessions and Snapshots

Leah McElrath Renna | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics

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Yesterday's National Equality March was a remarkably diverse gathering of LGBT people and our allies many tens of thousands strong.

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Obama's "Don't Ask Don't Tell" Pledge Questioned By Gays

AP | CHRISTINE SIMMONS | Posted 10.11.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama restated his campaign pledge to allow homosexual men and women to serve openly in the military, but many in ...

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Barack Obama: America's First Gay President?

Timothy Patrick McCarthy | Posted 10.09.2009 | Politics

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Election Day 2008 was one of the greatest days of my life: We finally had an ally in the White House who would fight with and for us. In retrospect, we were foolish to have such hope.

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Brooklyn Gay Community Receives 2 Million From City Council To Build "Pride Community Center"

nytimes.com | Bao Ong | Posted 10.09.2009 | New York

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In nearly three decades of living in Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn, Marianne Nicolosi has watched New York's most populous borough become home to one of t...

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Obama's Big Gay Speech: HuffPost Bloggers Weigh In

Huffington Post | Posted 10.09.2009 | Politics

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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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President Obama Should Show He's Queer Like Us

Nathaniel Frank | Posted 10.09.2009 | Politics

Show the world, Mr. President, how we are just like you, and perhaps more important, how you are just like us: In what ways are we pretty normal, and in what ways are you kinda Queer?

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Gay Rights Speech: What Should Obama Say Tonight?

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 10.10.2009 | Politics

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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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Profiles in Courage: JFK and Barack Obama

Geoffrey R. Stone | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

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Here's the speech I would like to hear Obama make on Saturday when he addresses the national meeting of the Human Rights Campaign, the largest lesbian and gay civil rights organization in the nation.

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Obama To Address Human Rights Campaign Saturday

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama plans to address the nation's largest gay rights group this weekend in an effort to mollify an uneasy Democr...

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Gays, Guts and Reality: What Time Is the Right Time to Keep Obama's Promises?

Peggy Drexler | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

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During the campaign, there was a belief that, in the same way African Americans saw Bill Clinton as the first black president, Obama would be the first gay president. That hasn't happened.

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California Removed As Defendant In Federal Gay Marriage Lawsuit

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 08.17.2009 | Politics

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SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- A judge has agreed to remove the state of California as a defendant in a lawsuit challenging the 1996 law that prevents the ...

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Obama Wants Quick "Change," Not "Repeal" Of Don't Ask Don't Tell (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.13.2009 | Politics

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President Barack Obama said over the weekend that he would like to tackle the military's Don't Ask Don't Tell policy "sooner rather than later." But i...

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Four Reasons for Hope on LGBT Rights and the Obama Administration

Carlos A. Ball | Posted 08.13.2009 | Politics

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I want to find reasons to still believe that the Obama Administration will do the right thing for LGBT people, and do it relatively soon.

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Olbermann: Obama Stonewalling On "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 07.31.2009 | Politics

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Keith Olbermann brought on author and noted gay rights activist Dan Savage to discuss whether President Obama is stonewalling on "Don't Ask, Don't Tel...

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Get Politics Out of the Bedroom and Politicians' Bedrooms Out of Politics

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics

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Here's the deal America should make with our politicians. You stay out of our bedroom, and we'll stay out of yours.

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Gut Check

Kate Clinton | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics

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As much as I was fully prepared to be disappointed in the Obama administration, I am surprised by my disappointment. They seem to have other priorities than full civil rights for LGBT people.

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Obama's Upcoming Hush-Hush Damage Control Meeting With Gay Leaders

Irene Monroe | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics

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The political carrots Obama dangled before us as campaign promises are now looking like merely empty rhetoric that was used to court our votes and to collect our campaign dollars.

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