All posts tagged "shin inouye"
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50 on Stonewall: The LGBTQ Community on the lasting impact of the historic uprising
Fifty people talk about what Stonewall means to them, how things have improved, and where the future of the movement lies.
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White House Defends EO Decision, Saying “Time Is Right” for ENDA — and Prompting More Criticism
Facing continued fallout from the Obama administration’s decision not to proceed with an executive order banning LGBT discrimination by federal contractors, White House spokesman Shin...
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Anti-Bullying Bills Up in the Air as Senate Committee Considers Education Bill Reauthorization
Today and Thursday, Oct. 20, the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee is slated to consider the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education...
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Pentagon Official to Be Named White House LGBT Liaison, Advocates Say
Gautam Raghavan, currently the deputy White House liaison at the Department of Defense, will be taking over as the full-time LGBT liaison in the White...
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Social Security Ends Gender “No-Match” Letters, White House “Welcomes This Move”
The National Center for Transgender Equality announced this evening: The Social Security Administration (SSA) has confirmed that it has ended the practice of allowing gender to be matched in its...
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White House: DADT Repeal “Implementation Will Happen Whomever Serves as Secretary of Defense”
The White House responded this evening to questions about if and how the planned June 30 resignation date of Defense Secretary Robert Gates would impact...
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Obama Calls Levin With “Commitment” to Lame-Duck DADT Repeal; Reid’s Office Commits to NDAA Vote
This afternoon, White House spokesman Shin Inouye told Metro Weekly that President Obama had spoken with one of the Senate leaders of “Don’t Ask, Don’t...
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Awaiting the Grand Gesture
In the coming weeks and months, the Obama administration, through the Department of Justice, will face multiple decisions about whether and how to appeal trial...
