For supporters of LGBT rights, the election of President Obama represented an apparent historical turning point for sexual minorities in our country. As a presidential candidate, Obama had said all of the rights things: he criticized the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy (DADT); he called for the enactment of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which would protect employees against sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination; and called for the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
But now that almost a third of Obama's first term has gone by, there is growing despair among many of his LGBT supporters over how little the administration has accomplished on gay rights. We have been here before. Eighteen years ago many gay rights advocates celebrated the election of President Clinton, the first presidential candidate to reach out to the LGBT c
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Obama and LGBT Rights
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Attendees at the White House lunch for LGBT Leaders (VIDEO)
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Yesterday president Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama invited a group of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people to the White House, to celebrate the gay civil rights movement.
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Kate Kendell, Executive Director for the National Center for Lesbian Rights.
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Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League
Immigration Equality
In this video:
Kate Kendell, Executive Director for the National Center for Lesbian Rights.
Wilson Cruz
Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League
Immigration Equality
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Promoting public awareness of the need for fairness in immigration policy particularly as it relates to the rights of same-sex bi-national couples in the United States who seek equal immigration rights; Providing information regarding political issues relating to gay immigration equality issues, rights and policy.