Tag Archives: Obama administration

Sec. Of Army Nominee Rep. John McHugh Wants To “Change” DADT

Barack Obama’s new nominee for Secretary of the Army, Rep. John McHugh (R-NY), agrees with the president that DADT needs to be “changed,” whatever that means these days. The Advocate’s Kerry Eleveld pressed White House press secretary Robert Gibbs about the nomination, asking if McHugh’s stance on DADT played into his selection. As usual, Gibbs gave an evasive answer. “I …

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Hillary Recognizes Pride Month

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has issued a statement recognizing June as Gay and Lesbian Pride Month. It reads, in part: Forty years ago this month, the gay rights movement began with the Stonewall riots in New York City, as gays and lesbians demanded an end to the persecution they had long endured. Now, after decades of hard work, the …

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White House SILENT On Prop 8

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Press Secretary Gibbs Lies About DADT

Former Wonkette editor Ana Marie Cox puts the screws to Robert Gibbs on DADT again. Wait for the end as Rachel Maddow points out Gibbs’ big lie.

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Obama Invites Gay Families To White House For Annual Easter Egg Roll

The Obama administration has invited gay families to participate in this year’s annual White House Easter Egg Roll, a holiday tradition which began in the 1870’s. Families say the gesture shows that the new Democratic administration values them as equal to other families. And for many, being included in the annual tradition — dating to 1878 — renews hope that …

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Hate Groups Visit White House Today

Right Wing Watch reports that a contingent from the nation’s most vile anti-gay groups will meet with Obama administration officials at the White House today. Concerned Women for America and the Family Research Council will meet with Joshua DuBois, the man who leads the administration’s office of Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Wendy Wright, the president of CWA reached out …

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Gupta Withdraws As Surgeon General

Add another name to Obama’s long list of withdrawn appointees. CNN medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta withdrew from consideration to be the next surgeon general Thursday, with CNN and Obama Administration officials attributing his decision to personal considerations amid a campaign by some liberal interest groups to block his selection. Gupta, a neurosurgeon, said in an interview with CNN’s Larry …

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Obama Picks Gay Man To Head National AIDS Policy Office

Via the Victory Fund: Jeffrey S. Crowley, MPH, has been named Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy, the White House announced today. Crowley is currently Senior Research Scholar at Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute. “Jeffrey Crowley brings the experience and expertise that will help our nation address the ongoing HIV/AIDS crisis and help my administration develop policies that …

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Dept. Of Justice Rehires Attorney Fired Over Lesbian Rumor

More change from the Obama administration. Via Matt Corley at Think Progress: In October 2006, Leslie Hagen, who was working as the liaison between the Justice Department and the U.S. attorneys’ committee on Native American issues, was informed that despite her “outstanding” job performance reviews, her contract would not be renewed. In April 2008, NPR reported that the Justice Department …

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Jill Biden: Joe Was Offered Either VP Or Secretary Of State

Jill Biden stepped in it big time today. Joe Biden’s wife said Monday that he had his pick of being Barack Obama’s running mate or the secretary of state nomination that eventually went to Hillary Rodham Clinton, a slip that the vice president-elect immediately tried to shush. Jill Biden’s comment came during an appearance with her husband on “The Oprah …

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My Goodbye Letter From Hillary

Dear Friend, I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for the honor of serving you in the United States Senate and to share with you some of the work and accomplishments of which we can all be proud. As I look back on eight years of service in the Senate, I am gratified by all we’ve been able …

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Former Civil Rights Commission Chair Mary Frances Berry: Fire Them All

In a NYT op-ed column today, Mary Frances Berry, the chair of the Commission On Civil Rights from 1993-2004, calls for the “abolishing” of the commission she headed for 11 years and its replacement with one that will fully address LGBT rights. To help resolve the issue of gay rights, President-elect Obama should abolish the now moribund Commission on Civil …

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Obama’s Most Prominent Gay So Far

Barack Obama has tapped National Zoo director John Berry to be the director of the Office of Personnel Management, making Berry one of the highest-ranked openly gay appointees in history. Victory Fund head Chuck Wolfe reacts: ‘It says a lot about Barack Obama’s commitment to equality in the workplace that he has apparently chosen an openly gay person for this …

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