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Would President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign benefit from him supporting gay marriage, TheRoot asks.
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Obama is arguably the most gay friendly president in U.S. history.
His repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and passage of a federal law that further extends protections of LGBT people firmly solidifies his support from gay community.
However, one issue he has been slow to
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MANAMA, Bahrain — Since the lifting two months ago of a longstanding U.S. ban on gays serving openly in the military, U.S. Marines across the globe have adapted smoothly and embraced the change, says their top officer, Gen. James F. Amos, who previously had argued against repealing the ban during wartime.
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“I’m very pleased
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A Christian college in Georgia is asking all employees to sign a pledge declaring their heterosexuality.
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Shorter University instituted the pledge in late October. If an employee decides not to sign the pledge, they are at risk of losing their job.
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Audience members booed an openly gay soldier when a question he asked was posed to former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum through a video stream during Thursday’s Republican presidential debate.
Stephen Hill, a soldier serving in Iraq, spoke on having to lie about who he was in order to serve in the army.
Santorum approached the controversial topic, saying that the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” injected social engineering into
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President Barack Obama announced Wednesday that he is nominating Michael Walter Fitzgerald to serve as a judge on the federal court for the Central District of California.
Fitzgerald is the fourth openly gay person to be nominated as a judicial candidate.
Huffington Post:
Read More“I am honored to nominate Michael Walter Fitzgerald to the United States District Court,” Obama said in a statement. “His impressive career stands as a testament to his formidable
Sport is the American religion — with many rituals and different temples of worship. The gods, heroes and giants wear varying colors and play on opposing teams. Everyone has a preference, and we often choose the sports we love at an early age. The culture surrounding professional athletics in America and abroad has traditionally been hyper-masculine, but this has not excluded women from excelling and
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Less than a week after New York state legalized same-sex marriage, Rhode Island voted in favor of a bill to permit civil unions between gay and lesbian couples. If signed, the state will become the fifth state in the country to permit civil unions.
The measure, which was voted in the senate 21-16, is said to be a compromise intended to provide gay and lesbian couples with added rights and benefits, such
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Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) will now ordain non-celibate gays and lesbians following ratification of a constitutional amendment late Tuesday night.
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WASHINGTON– Vice President Joe Biden said Friday that the country is evolving on the issue of gay marriage and he thinks it’s inevitable there will be national consensus.
He said on ABC’s “Good Morning America” the same thing is happening with the issue of marriage that happened with gays’ service in the military.
Changes in attitudes by military leaders, those in the service and the public allowed the
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James Meeks is chair of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus, and chair of the Illinois Senate’s education committee.
With the decision by Mayor Richard M. Daley not to seek reelection in Chicago next year, the potential field of candidates who hope to replace him could make for an interesting campaign. Congressmen Danny Davis and Luis Gutierrez are testing the waters for
