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Obama calls for equal rights for gays, but no promises on timetable

by Foon Rhee – Boston.com President Obama isn’t doing enough, quickly enough to suit many gay Americans, but today he did issue a proclamation for “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month.” In the proclamation, Obama mentions the legislative priorities, including overturning the Defense of Marriage Act that defines marriage as between one man and [...]

2Jun2009 | | 2 comments | Continued
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Obama’s out lesbian environment advisor

By GayNZ.com Daily News Staff President-elect Barack Obama his made official his nomination of an out lesbian to become chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality. Nancy Sutley brings over a decade’s experience in senior environmental, energy and water policy-making positions in her home-state of California. She was a prominent supporter of Senator [...]

16Dec2008 | | 0 comments | Continued

Gay equality should be part of nation’s change

In his uplifting victory speech, President-elect Barack Obama told the story of 106-year-old Ann Nixon Cooper of Atlanta and the remarkable changes that have transpired during her lifetime. Born just one generation after slavery, when people like her were barred from voting both because of the color of their skin and their gender, she saw [...]

10Nov2008 | | 0 comments | Continued