Loading ...Tag » Barack Obama
Powell turnaround on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Retired US Army general and former US Secretary of State Colin Powell has backed a repeal of the US military’s controversial ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy banning gay and lesbian ... Read more
Fri February 5th, 2010 - No Comments
Obama makes trans appointment
Amanda Simpson, a transgender woman who has served on the directorial boards of America’s National Center for Transgender Equality and Out & Equal, has been appointed to the Obama Adminstration ... Read more
Tue January 5th, 2010 - No Comments
Shepard bill passes
The US House of Representatives has passed the Matthew Shepard Bill - a -˜Hate Crimes Bill' which will mean additional law enforcement resources will be set aside for crimes against ... Read more
Fri May 1st, 2009 - 1 Comment
Obama-rama goes gay
Last Tuesday, many Australians set their clocks for unheard-of hours of the morning to watch that long awaited moment when George Bush exited stage left care of Air Force One ... Read more
Wed January 28th, 2009 - No Comments
-
Band plays on
The Lesbian and Gay Band Association (LGBA) has made history by being chosen to perform in the parade for U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration on January 20 in Washington, DC. ... Read more
Wed December 31st, 2008 - No Comments
Stop…Obama time
Not only the first black president of the United States of America, last Tuesday Barack Obama also became its first president to specifically acknowledge gays in an acceptance speech, thanking ... Read more
Wed November 12th, 2008 - 6 Comments
Obama win a boost for gays abroad
Gay and lesbian Democrats have spent months convincing the estimated 100,000 US citizens living in Australia to post their ballots early because many gay reforms depended on Barack Obama's victory. Todd ... Read more
Wed November 5th, 2008 - 4 Comments
Running mates raise the gay rights profile
Australians are only just hearing their names for the first time, but the two American vice-presidential candidates announced last week have a history of supporting gay equality reforms -“ if ... Read more
Tue September 2nd, 2008 - 11 Comments
Current Issue
Tony, please think before speaking
You have to feel sorry for Tony Abbott. He has been criticised for speaking without thinking, in his comments on women’s virginity, and on homosexuality “challenging orthodox notions of the right order of things”. The ... Read more
Talk to us, Tony
Manly Liberal MP Mike Baird has “strongly recommended” Opposition leader Tony Abbott break his ... Read more
Talk to us, Tony
Manly Liberal MP Mike Baird has “strongly recommended” Opposition leader Tony Abbott break his ... Read more
Gabbing with Glambert
Appropriately for someone whose goth-glam appearance is the subject of much tabloid fodder, out-and-proud ... Read more
Court rules in favour of trans teen
Transgender rights advocates have welcomed a Family Court decision to allow a trans teenager ... Read more
Police apologise to Blacktown victims
Police will do by better by gay and lesbian victims of crime, NSW’s top ... Read more