365 Gay News » Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton supports NY gay marriage bill

Jennifer Vanasco — Thu, 05 May 2011 17:44:48 +0000

The heavy guns are coming out.

Bill Clinton announced today that he supports the campaign to get gay marriage legalized in New York State by the end of June.

In a statement released by the(...)

Neff: 150 Obama-appointed gays and (not) counting

logointern1 — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 11:00:12 +0000

I had a “so what” moment last week.

A news release came into my Mail application, one of maybe 100 releases to arrive October 26th. The headline heralded, “Obama appoints record number of(...)

Rep. Frank denies Clinton stop indicates weakness

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 14:30:59 +0000

(Boston) When it was announced that former President Bill Clinton would make a campaign appearance for U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, more than a few eyebrows went up.

Sure, it’s a year when incumbents(...)

Monday Watercooler: NOM blames gay media for its own bigots

James Withers — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:07:10 +0000

Don’t blame us for your crazy. The people over at the National Organization for Marriage are not feeling love from the gay media. They think we wrongfully portray them as hateful bigots. For(...)

Bill Clinton, Gates: Fight AIDS more efficiently

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:00:07 +0000

(Vienna) Two heavy hitters on the world health stage – Bill Clinton and Bill Gates – called Monday for a more efficient fight worldwide against the AIDS virus.

In separate speeches at an(...)

Withers: An overview of the Pentagon DADT study

James Withers — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:36:15 +0000

He’s said it before. In the wintry Iowa outback to his second White House reception for gay pride, President Barack Obama has promised an end of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Last week when he(...)

Gay leadership guarded after State of Union speech

Jennifer Vanasco — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:12:09 +0000

Gay leaders offered only a lukewarm reception Wednesday night for President Obama’s statement in his State of the Union address that he would work for the repeal of the military’s(...)

Withers: Ten random thoughts

James Withers — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:33:19 +0000

1. Never thought I would see director Roman Polanski in handcuffs.

2. What does it mean that Bill Clinton now supports gay marriage?

3. If any old head goes on some “the young these days” rant,(...)

Vanasco: Clinton says that DADT is the fault of the gays

Jennifer Vanasco — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:54:35 +0000

At the Netroots conference, activist and blogger Lane Hudson interrupted a speech by former President Bill Clinton to ask if he would call for a repeal, right then, of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell and(...)

Withers: FL cub reporter lands Obama interview

James Withers — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:16:22 +0000

This is a good story to end the work week on. Yeah I know it’s not gay news related, but if you get prissy your heart is colder than those yahoos at Westboro Baptist “Church.” Please go get(...)