Gay man to direct national AIDS policy
(Washington) President Barrack Obama on Thursday named Jeffrey S. Crowley, Senior Research Scholar at Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute, to be director of the Office of National AIDS Policy.
“Jeffrey Crowley brings the experience and expertise that will help our nation address the ongoing HIV/AIDS crisis and help my administration develop …
It’s down to work for LGBT rights
(Washington) As President Barrack Obama begins his first day of work at the White House expectations are high for America’s LGBT citizens.
Within minutes of Obama’s swearing-in at the Capitol on Tuesday the office White House Web site was completely updated to reflect the new administration – including the President’s LGBT …
Washington is ready for 44
(Washington) At 11:30, Barrack Obama becomes the 44th President of the United States in a ceremony dating back to George Washington, who took the oath of office in New York, then the capital of a new nation.
Obama comes to office with the highest approval ratings of any President in history. …
54 federal bench vacancies await Obama decision
(New York City) When Barrack Obama is sworn in on Tuesday one of his first tasks will be filling 54 vacancies in federal courts.
In letters this week to the new President and the leadership of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Lambda legal stressed the need for fair and impartial nominees to …
Prop 8 advocate to deliver Obama invocation
(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 evangelical pastor of the Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif. – one of the state’s largest megachurches.
He was a major supporter …
Illinois Gov. Charged With Trying To Sell Obama Senate Seat
(Chicago, Illinois) Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested Tuesday on federal charges that he conspired to sell or trade Illinois’ vacant senate seat.
The seat became open when Sen. Barrack Obama was elected president. The Illinois constitution gives the governor the sole authority to fill a Senate vacancy.
At a news conference in …
