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Half of U.S. OK with idea of gay president

logointern1 — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:00:48 +0000

Half of Americans would be fine with a gay president according to the latest “60 Minutes”/Vanity Fair poll. Only 44 percent oppose the idea.

Americans are even more accepting of gays in(...)

Obama set to name first gay to Admin.

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:07:37 +0000

(Washington) President-elect Barack Obama has selected a deputy mayor of Los Angeles to lead the White House Council on Environmental Quality, transition officials said Wednesday. Nancy Sutley(...)

Ruby-Sachs: Repeal DOMA first

ERubySachs — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:06:17 +0000

The most important thing Barack Obama can do for the LGBT community is to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act.

Sure, there are some gays and lesbians who want to serve openly in the military,(...)

OBAMA WINS!

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:24:40 +0000

Obama Wins!
by The Associated Press

Posted:
November 4, 2008 – 11:02 pm ET

(Washington) Barack Obama swept to victory as the nation’s first black president Tuesday night in an electoral college(...)

Ruby-Sachs: Probability of President Palin

ERubySachs — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:19:41 +0000

Turns out that it’s much more likely than we thought that Palin will make her way into the oval office. This blog outlines the odds and gives some humerous and insightful comparisons.

Poll: Americans firm on limiting presidential power, split on gay marriage

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:20:15 +0000

Americans strongly oppose giving the president more power at the expense of Congress or the courts, even to enhance national security or the economy, according to a new poll. The poll also found that Americans are split on gay marriage.

Poll: Majority of voters would support gay presidential candidate

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:33:25 +0000

(Washington) A poll released Friday shows that issues – not sexuality – are more important to American voters.

A Zogby Poll found that more than six in 10 U.S. voters say they could support an(...)