Obama drafting Executive Order on LGBT job discrimination
President Barack Obama has directed his staff to draft an executive order that would ban workplace discrimination against LGBT employees
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Obama wants to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act
Sens. Dianne Feinstein, Patrick Leahy, and Kirsten Gillibrand introduced a bill that would repeal the federal government’s ban on same-sex
Read MoreFlorida gay dads and family invited to White House Holiday Party!
After five years of legal battles, Martin Gill and his partner recently won the right to adopt their two sons.
Read MoreFormer top Obama advisor frustrated with lack of action on gay rights
Barack Obama’s openly gay deputy campaign chairman is fed up with the lack of gay rights since January. Politico reports
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Obama makes explicit his objection to the Defense of Marriage Act
The Washington Post reports: President Obama made clear that he favors the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act [DOMA],
Read MorePresident Obama Issues LGBT Pride Month Proclamation
President Obama issued the following Pride Month proclamation late this afternoon on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Stonewall:
Read MoreObama will endorse U.N. gay rights declaration
The Huffington Post reports that the Obama administration will endorse a U.N. declaration calling for the worldwide decriminalization of homosexuality
Read MoreThe Obama-Biden transition team posts plans for gay rights
President-elect Barack Obama has posted his plan to strengthen civil rights for gay Americans, and his agenda is more comprehensive
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MoveOn.org wants to register half a million young voters in swing states, to help “make sure every last young person
Read MoreBarack Obama defends “our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters” in historic convention address
“I know there are differences on same-sex marriage, but surely we can agree that our gay and lesbian brothers and
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