The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting today that though the Obama administration is calling on Congress to repeal Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, it is urging a federal judge in California to uphold the policy, using testimony given by Colin Powell in 1993. Powell has since called to repeal the gay military ban.
The Log Cabin Republicans [...]

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After much of the global leadership has already taken a public stance against the proposed anti-gay legislation facing Uganda’s parliament, at today’s National Prayer Breakfast, President Barack Obama finally denounced the bill.
“We may disagree about gay marriage, but surely we can agree that it is unconscionable to target gays and lesbians for who they are, [...]

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The Republican Party is distancing itself from Illinois Senate candidate Andy Martin after he launched a radio ad on Monday against Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), the current front-runner for the GOP nomination in the 2010 Illinois Senate race. The ad calls Kirk’s sexuality into question.
Martin claims Kirk “lives in some kind of ‘Animal House’ in [...]

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World AIDS Day is tomorrow, December 1st. On November 25th, the White House released an official proclamation from President Barack Obama addressing the continued need for awareness and treatment, as well as designating December 1st as the official national World AIDS Day.
You can read the official proclamation after the jump.

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The second-to-last National GLBT History Month Icon is no stranger to Portlanders, film buffs, activists, or artists. Gus Van Sant is a name synonymous with the Pacific Northwest, and his accomplishments in the realms of cinema have made him internationally revered.
An Academy Award-nominated director, Van Sant has been at the helm of such blockbuster films [...]

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An article featured in an upcoming issue of Joint Force Quarterly, which is published for the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, calls for lifting the ban on gay and lesbian soldiers to serve openly in the Armed Forces.
The article, written by an Air Force colonel who studied the issue for months while a [...]

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Yesterday, President Obama delivered an official proclamation that September 28th was Family Day 2009. What was interesting was the way Obama chose to define “family.”
The president gave a nod to the gay community when he praised all families, “whether children are raised by two parents, a single parent, grandparents, a same-sex couple, or a guardian.”

While [...]

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The White House announced today the launch of nationwide HIV/AIDS Community Discussions.
These events, hosted by the White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) will offer the public a chance to provide input as the White House works to fulfill the President’s pledge to develop a National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS).  The first event, the Atlanta [...]

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Harvey Milk’s nephew, Stuart Milk, will accept the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his late uncle at a ceremony at the White House on August 12th, reports Towerload.com.
Said Stuart: “The President’s action today touches the core of our very human hearts and my uncle would be so proud of this high honor.  His election was, [...]

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Seventy-seven members of Congress have sent a letter to President Barack Obama, pleading to change the way Don’t Ask Don’t Tell is implemented within the Department of Defense. The letter is also asking the president to stop all DADT investigations.

The Congressional members, led by Democratic Representative Alcee Hastings of Florida, did not call for an [...]

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