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State of the Union: polarizing or forward thinking?
Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg called President Trump's State of the Union address "highly polarizing" and said it included "some disturbing efforts...to further divide the American people." Log Cabin spokesman Charles Moran saw it as "forward thinking."
Trump’s state of the union address: ‘dangerous rhetoric’
While some LGBT activists applauded President Trump's State of the Union address for stating a commitment to eradicating AIDS by 2030, others dismissed it as a "lie" and said Trump offered no details that suggested a real "plan" is in
Obama on LGBT equality: ‘Stay vigilant and keep working at it’
President Obama said this month he thinks the progress made on LGBT equality is "here to stay" despite pushback from some quarters of the country.
Obama’s last State of the Union: Religion, coming out, Sally Ride, and no promises
In his eighth and final State of the Union address, President Obama on Tuesday seemed intent on both acknowledging the nation’s rifts and binding together those disparate parts with a “common creed” devoted to democracy. Unlike in some previous addresses,
Speed Read: 4,000 converge on Houston
An estimated 4,000 people will be attending the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force’s annual Creating Change Conference starting today in Houston. Indiana House advances bill to ban same-sex marriage. Republican former senator endorses Democratic incumbent over Republican challenger in
State of the Union: LGBT leaders disappointed in what was missing
In his State of the Union address, President Obama spoke of a nation working on issues such as marriage equality and earning the respect of other nations “because we believe in the inherent dignity and equality of every human being,
Speed Read: Indiana dodges a ballot?
The Republican-dominated Indiana House cut out a significant portion of the proposed bill to ban same-sex marriage, potentially thwarting chances for the ban to be on the ballot this November. A report on the movement says that, beyond marriage, the
Mixed reviews from LGBT community on fourth State of the Union address
President Obama continued his trend of including references to LGBT people in his State of the Union address Tuesday night (February 12), but he got mixed reviews from the community itself.
Obama: ‘Leaving no one behind’
While there was only one direct reference to anything gay in President Obama’s third State of the Union address, the speech and a large number of White House activities surrounding it were inclusive of gays.
Two lesbians to be recognized at SOTU
Colonel Ginger Wallace, an openly lesbian intelligence officer in the U.S. Air Force, will be one of two openly gay people in the First Lady’s gallery seats tonight, when President Obama delivers his State of the Union address for 2012.
