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Obama's senior advisor reveals why Trump can't undo progress on LGBTQ rights -  Jarrett has played a major role in the White House from the beginning of Obama’s first term. During her interview, Jarrett was confident that the strides she had made with the president for the LGBTQ community would “quite prominently” factor into Obama’s legacy. Speaking on the fears that many LGBTQ-identifying people are feeling as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office on Jan. 20, 2017, Jarrett explained how she doesn’t believe Trump will be able to overturn the strides that were made during Obama’s administration

Obama Calls on African Leaders To Decriminalize Homosexual Acts : US President Barack Obama has called on African governments to give gay people equal rights by decriminalising homosexual acts. Mr Obama made the comments in Senegal after meeting President Macky Sall on the first leg of his African tour. Mr Sall said  ...

Obama endorses same-sex marriage initiatives in three states : Statements issued by the Obama campaign in those three states urging voters to approve the gay -marriage measures on their respective November 6 ballots came five months after Obama became the first U.S. president to express support for the right of ... America | Las Américas | Português | Español | Stigmabase | eGAYlity

Obama says anti-immigrant 'anxiety' in US will ease - As a result of wage inequality and the financial crisis of 2008, Mr. Obama ... Mr. Obama said his successor must understand that America's economy ...

Obama's LGBT Outreach program : MSNBC's Thomas Roberts speaks with Joe Solmonese, President of the Human Rights Campaign and Obama campaign co-chair, about President Barack Obama's new outreach to the LGBT community ...

Obama makes pro-gay remarks in Kenya  -  LGBT organizations praised Obama. "President Obama continues to show tremendous leadership on this issue and we commend him for speaking ...

LGBT leaders encourage action after Obama's speech  -  Reaction to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address varied among LGBT community leaders in Texas. In his speech, Obama didn't  ...

Obama says Anti- LGBT Laws Should be Overturned  - Obama says Anti- LGBT Laws Should be Overturned ... Obama is criticizing the state law and others targeting LGBT people during a news ... A sheriff's office says dashcam video being shared online leaves out the part of the video  ...

USA: President Obama Says Supreme Court Likely to Strike Down DOMA : Virginia -- Sway wonders whether Obama can go further than he already has in terms of gay marriage. Obama replied by reiterating his much-touted evolution on the issue, telling Sway that meeting loving same-sex couples "taught me that if you're using ...

7 things Obama did to protect LGBTQ people that Trump could undo - According to the Atlantic, Barack Obama built a legacy on gay rights during his administration. But many of the things Obama did to protect LGBTQ  ...

Immigration reform advocates protest Obama's LGBT victory lap  - President Obama took a much-deserved victory lap on LGBT equality Tuesday night, declaring before an adoring crowd in New York City that his ...

Scott Morgan: A Big Mistake In Obama's War on Medical Marijuana : Obama once said that undermining medical marijuana laws was a poor use of resources, and he was right. But it's not only a poor use of resources, it's also just plain wrong. As a candidate, and as a leader, it's time for our president to make ...

Obama Announces Support For Eliminating BSA Ban On LGBT Participation : Both President Barack Obama and former Governor Mitt Romney support the removal of the Boy Scouts of America's policy regarding banning LGBT scout and scout leaders. GLAAD welcomed this move noting that White House spokesman Shin Inouye told ...

Obama calls on LGBT-rights movement to "keep marching together" President Barack Obama called on 3,000 LGBT rights activists gathered in Atlanta Jan. 25 to continue working toward full equality in a video message delivered to the 25th annual National Conference on LGBT Equality, Creating Change. "Change has always ...

Obama's Multi-Agency War on Medical Marijuana | Just Say Now : When Barack Obama ran for president he promised to respect the states' medical marijuana laws. العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | AFRICA | English | Las Américas

I reject discrimination against Muslim Americans , says Obama - I’ve worked to put the fight against terrorism on a firm legal footing. That’s why we’ve ended torture, worked to close Gitmo, and reform our laws governing surveillance to protect privacy and civil liberties. That’s why I reject discrimination against Muslim Americans,” Obama said.

Without fanfare, Obama advances transgender rights  - President Barack Obama, who established his bona fides as a gay and lesbian rights champion when he endorsed same-sex ...

5 LGBTQ advances President Obama gave to us that even Trump can't destroy - It's because, in his no-drama way, Obama reshaped the conversation about LGBTQ equality. He settled some long-standing problems and pushed the ...

Obama reaches out to the press  - President Barack Obama wrote an op-ed piece Sunday in the Huffington Post urging Congress to pass a ban on workplace discrimination against LGBT   ...

Obama continues executive actions, but not on LGBT workplace discrimination  - President Barack Obama continued to act on his promise to make 2014 a year of action, signing two executive actions Tuesday seeking to narrow the ...