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GOP threatens Obama AG pick; Pressure mounts for gay Commerce Sec.

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:55:58 +0000

As one LGBT political group presses for the appointment of a gay man to replace Commerce Secretary-nominee Bill Richardson, another is coming to the defense of Attorney General-nominee Eric Holder Jr.

Prop 8 advocate to deliver Obama invocation

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:34:02 +0000

(Washington) Gay rights groups are voicing their opposition to the choice of Rev. Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at President-elect Barrack Obama’s inauguration.

Warren is the outspoken(...)

Gay ally to get Obama education nod

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:06:48 +0000

Updated: 1:00 pm ET

(Chicago, Illinois) President-elect Barack Obama Tuesday tapped Chicago Public Schools chief Arne Duncan to become secretary of education.

Duncan advised Obama on education(...)

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(...)

Vanasco: Obama caving on Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell?

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:23:20 +0000

This is what I was worried about.

According to the Washington Times, Obama’s team is saying that even ASKING for a repeal of the ban on open gays in the military may not happen until 2010.(...)

Obama to nominate Clinton for State

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:00:26 +0000

(Washington) President-elect Barack Obama plans to nominate Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state after Thanksgiving, a new milestone for the former first lady and a convergence of two(...)

Obama transition team bans LGBT discrimination

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:21:59 +0000

(Washington) The Obama-Biden transition team is telling prospective employees in the new administration it will not discriminate against LGBT workers.

“The Obama-Biden Transition Project does(...)