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Culhane: State of the (Gay) Union

John Culhane — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 14:00:09 +0000

Like the good American I am, I spent an hour on Tuesday listening to the State of the Union address.

There was a lot to chew over, mostly on domestic policy and the need for a deep (yet(...)

Withers: The State of the Union and DADT

James Withers — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:19:10 +0000

Last night President Barack Obama gave his State of the Union address. Anyone looking for a rousing defense of the GLBT community had to go elsewhere. He didn’t offer anything that would make(...)

Monday Watercooler: Report reveals Shirvell spent time harassing everyone

James Withers — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:42:34 +0000

Olbermann calls it quits. All tongues have been wagging ever since Keith Olbermann announced on Friday’s show he was immediately leaving MSNBC. There’s been tons of theories, but it looks like(...)

Neff: ‘Fighting Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

Jennifer Vanasco — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:29:22 +0000

“Our Constitution declares that from time to time, the President shall give to Congress information about the state of our union,” the president announced. And then he spoke to America for(...)

Pentagon working on plan to allow open gays in military

Jennifer Vanasco — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:12:04 +0000

(Washington) President Barack Obama is urging Congress to repeal the ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military, but Democratic allies and Republican opponents alike are criticizing(...)

Withers: Responses to Obama’s call to end DADT

James Withers — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:32:15 +0000

There will be parsing galore over President Barack Obama’s SOTU speech (heck the head movements of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito have turned into a talking point). “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”(...)

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(...)

Gay quote from Obama’s State of the Union

Jennifer Vanasco — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:36:38 +0000

I’m watching this right now on CNN, but TPM has already released the full text of Obama’s State of the Union.

Below is the quote where he promises to work to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell this(...)

Gay Hoosier is First Lady’s guest at State of the Union

logointern1 — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:47:21 +0000

Indianapolis resident Trevor Yager, a gay small business owner, is the First Lady Michelle Obama’s guest for Wednesday night’s State of the Union Address.

Yager is the founder of

Obama to address gays in military at State of the Union

Jennifer Vanasco — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:00:53 +0000

(Washington) Barack Obama’s State of the Union address is expected to cross a spectrum of issues, including gays in the military.

Obama has promised to lift the ban on gays serving openly, and(...)