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Obama and LGBT Rights: A Year Since Election Day

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

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Emma Ruby-Sachs

Looking back on a year of LGBT rights activism under the Obama umbrella, I wonder just how much we have done to make LGBT rights a priority for Americans. The president himself has done little.

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White House Refusing to Release Names of Gay Invitees for Hate Crimes Reception

John Aravosis | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics

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John Aravosis

It's not entirely clearly why, but the White House is refusing to release the names of gay invitees for the hate crimes signing reception that took place last night in Washington. I've tried to get the list and failed repeatedly.

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Is Barney Frank Relevant?

Irene Monroe | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics

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Irene Monroe

As one of the most vocal critics of the National Equality March that took place in Washington this weekend, Barney Frank has many LGBTQ Americans wondering if he has become a bureaucratic gatekeeper.

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LGBT Activists Criticize Obama's Speech for What Wasn't There, But Miss a Very Big Thing That Was

Adele Stan | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics

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Adele Stan

As LGBT people battle for marriage rights, the president's comparison of our struggle to that of the civil rights movement marks a critical turning point.

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Barack Obama: America's First Gay President?

Timothy Patrick McCarthy | Posted 10.09.2009 | Politics

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Timothy Patrick McCarthy

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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Pandora's Box: The National Equality March

Bil Browning | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics

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Bil Browning

The LGBT community is used to being downtrodden and dismissed. Prejudice, animosity, and apartheid flew out of Pandora's Box long ago.

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Equality Can't Afford a Summer Vacation

Frank Voci | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics

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Frank Voci

For this October's March for Equality in Washington, people are already organizing in states you might not expect to be leading in the equality movement. States like Tennessee and Texas.

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Our Moral Imperative

Rea Carey | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics

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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.

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Obama On LGBT Issues: Reverses US Position At UN Conference

UN Dispatch | Posted 03.22.2009 | World

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In late December the United Nations General Assembly held a symbolic vote on a statement calling for the universal decriminalization of homosexuality....

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A Response to Melissa Etheridge

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 01.22.2009 | Politics

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Emma Ruby-Sachs

I am willing to agree that Rev. Warren is a good guy who said some bad things. I, like you, do trust that communication and cooperation will lead to increased tolerance and progress. I can't forgive Obama, though.

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Rick Warren Announcement Is Slap In The Face To GLBTQ Army

Scott Foval | Posted 01.22.2009 | Politics

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Scott Foval

Mr. Obama, by choosing Rick Warren, you have sent a shiver up the spine of every GLBTQ American who believed that you might actually be the voice and actor of real change.

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Requiem for Gay Political Power

Karen Ocamb | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics

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Karen Ocamb

The historic Democratic National Convention is over but one question remains: what the hell happened to the gays?

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Obama Backer: "Clinton Lies And Stolen Election"

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Another sign of the anger in Obamaland at the Clinton campaign: an email from a member of Obama's LGBT leadership council, Maxim Thorne, to a couple o...

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