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Obama Offers Gays a Consolation Prize of Extended Benefits

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 07.17.2009 | Politics

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Emma Ruby-Sachs

I hate to be the one to explain this struggle to the first black president, but the equality movement is not a grab bag of rights. You don't get to reach in and see which prize you've won.

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Obama On The Spot Over Gay Partner Benefits

New York Times | Posted 04.13.2009 | Politics

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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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Married Same-Sex Couples Sue US For Federal Benefits

AP | DENISE LAVOIE | Posted 04.02.2009 | Living

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BOSTON — Mary Ritchie, a Massachusetts State Police trooper, has been married for almost five years and has two children. But when she files her...

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