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Obama, Lawyers Meet Gay Activists
The Page by Mark Halperin —
istockphoto.com/Getty DOJ lawyers will meet gay and lesbian community advocates Tuesday. Next Monday, the White House hosts an event to recognize LGBT accomplishments.
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Obama Invites Gay Rights Advocates to White House
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... him of dragging his feet. Whats going to change the way the community is feeling is seeing the introduction of a bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, repeal Dont Ask, Dont Tell, said Jennifer Chrisler, executive director of the Family Equality Council, a Boston-based advocacy group, referring to two policies Mr. Obama pledged to overturn. She said gay rights advocates want to see a president who is fulfilling the promises he made on the campaign trail. Read more: http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/22/obama-inv...
Jennifer Chrisler and the Family Equality Council sells out the gays again
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
... When the White House needs a token homosexual to give them political cover for stabbing gay Americans in the back, there's one name apparently at the top of their list. Jennifer Chrisler, executive director of the ...
When Official State Guests Collide
Riehl World View —
... Two headlines right next to one another on Memeorandum just now. Too bad the WH won't invite Ahmadinejad and the gay rights advocates to the WH at the same time. According to him, he's never met any as they don't have that problem in Iran.
State Dep’t: Iranian diplomats still welcometo celebrate July 4th with U.S.
Obama Invites Gay Rights Advocates to White House ...
Obama Invites Gay Leaders to White House
GayPatriot —
Although the “White House has not publicized” it,
. . . President Obama has invited some [gay and lesbian] leaders to an East Room reception next Monday to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion, the 1969 Greenwich Village demonstrations that gave birth to the modern gay rights movement.
I’m just guessing gay Republicans didn’t make the guest list. It will be interesting to see who did.
According to the New York Times, Shin Inouye, a White House spokesman, said, “This ...
Trying to Fix It
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... with major gay rights organizations. Meanwhile: The White House hosts an event to recognize LGBT accomplishments Monday.
Move Along, Nothing to See Here—Unless You're Gay, and Then It's a Totally Inappropriate Parrrtayyy!
Shakesville —
As if the Obama administration's pathetic failures on LGBTQI rights isn't bad enough, their attitude toward LGBTQI advocates is, quite possibly, even more appalling: ...
Tuesday's Mini-Report
Political Animal —
... . * Next week, the White House will host an event commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion, further evidence of the administration hoping to heal the rift with gay-rights supporters. * What do you know, the state Senate in New York can get ...
Is Obama Turning A Blind Eye To Black-On-Black Crime In His Hometown? Is It Time For Him To Show Black Leadership?
Booker Rising —
... presidency, Barack Obama has made it clear that gay 'rights' are much more of his concern than the needs of Blacks. Indeed, this weekend's speech is one of a handful Barry's made to a gay group since he became the Liar-in-Chief. This despite overwhelming support from liberal Blacks for Obama during last year's presidential election, as well as the mostly, white gay activist crowd having the nerve to complain recently that Obama hasn't done enough for them (despite plenty of evidence to the contrary). Meanwhile, some two weeks after 16yo ...
