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Obama appoints record number of gay officials

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 22:00:26 +0000

(Washington) Less than halfway through his first term, President Barack Obama has appointed more openly gay officials than any other president in history.

Gay activists say the estimate of(...)

Obama administration has hired over 100 gay staffers

logointern1 — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:00:38 +0000

The Obama administration has hired more openly gay and lesbian staffers than the Clinton and Bush administrations combined, a White House staffer says.

White House spokesperson Shin Inouye used(...)

UN lauds US and S Korea for lifting HIV travel ban

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:01:45 +0000

(United Nations) The United Nations praised the United States and South Korea on Monday for lifting travel bans on people with HIV and urged 57 other countries with travel restrictions to end(...)

Obama appoints first openly transgender person to post

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:17:19 +0000

Amanda Simpson starts work this week as the first presidentially appointed transgender person to the executive branch of any administration.

The Obama administration in November appointed(...)

Neff: Gays and healthcare reform

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:14:27 +0000

We have two health insurance plans in a two-person household, and neither plan is going to win any Consumer Reports awards.

Our cost for health insurance is $400-plus per month, too large a(...)

Gay, HIV groups call for end of Bush health care rules

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:05:29 +0000

A coalition of 38 LGBT and HIV advocacy groups is calling for the removal of an eleventh-hour Bush Administration expansion of federal rules prohibiting discrimination against health care workers on the basis of religion.