We have some great videos for you today. President Obama finished his press conference this morning by answering a question about Jason Collins’ recent coming out, Ellen gave her support in usual hilarious fashion, and finally Collins’ interview about coming out with ABC. Watch all three after the jump!
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Tagged ABC, basketball, couldn't be prouder, Ellen, gay, interview, Jason Collins, Obama, OUT, Queer, Sports
President Obama briefed the country today on what we know about yesterday’s bombings, which still isn’t much. However just like he said, “The American people refuse to be terrorized.” You can keep up with constant updates over at NPR.
We still do not know who was responsible, so please, please refrain from jumping to conclusions that it was made by certain religious factions or sect of people.
Just when you think you’ve heard it all. Obama Haters, and even some supporters, got all twisted up in knots because the President paid California Attorney General Kamala Harris a compliment on her physical appearance. Really!? GIVE ME A BREAK. It must have been a slow news day or some of my fellow-bloggers didn’t have anything REAL to write about…
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I just love this comic. It’s March, and for sport lovers that means NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, also known as March Madness or the Big Dance. For all of you non-sport types out there, you just need to know it’s the biggest deal in college basketball.
But back to why I love this comic. Every year Obama shares his picks for the Big Dance, and just this morning he was on ESPN laying out his picks. (For the record, Obama thinks the Indiana Hoosiers will beat out Louisville Cardinals in the finals).
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Today history is made! The Obama administration has filed a brief challenging Prop 8 and telling the Supreme Court same-sex marriage should be law in eight more states. Here’s part of SCOUTSblog’s analysis on the brief:
Equality, coming to a state near you!
“In essence, the position of the federal government would simultaneously give some support to marriage equality while showing some respect for the rights of states to regulate that institution. Continue reading
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As Obama said in his State of the Union Address, we are well into our nation’s third century. And yet, our elected officials are still able to manufacture obstacles to the most basic American right – voting for said elected officials.
We send Jimmy Carter all around the world to guarantee electoral freedoms, and yet we allow our own leaders to prevent inconvenient voters from having their voices heard in the democratic process.
This is our nation’s greatest constitutional crisis. Continue reading
I, like many others in the LGBT community, was very happy that President Obama made the courageous step of including LGBT history and rights a part of his inauguration speech. I’m proud of him for doing that. As impressive as that is, there’s always more work to be done, and more disenfranchised people to be recognized and protected.
