Working toward an AIDS-free generation

Grant Colfax, M.D. is the director of the Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP). In this role, he is President Barack Obama’s lead advisor on domestic HIV/AIDS policy and he is responsible for coordinating HIV/AIDS policy issues for the Domestic Policy Council. Announcing Dr. Colfax’s appointment in March of this year President Obama said, “Grant…

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San Diego 10-year-old with same-sex parents finds pen pal in President Obama

(CNN) – When Sophia Bailey-Klugh, a 10-year-old San Diegan, invited President Barack Obama to dinner, she didn’t get a response. So when he replied to her second letter – this one thanking him for his position on same-sex marriage–the girl with two fathers was really surprised. One of Sophia’s fathers, Jonathan Bailey, posted the letter…

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HRC and Freedom to Marry praise President Obama’s call to support state marriage efforts

WASHINGTON – Following President Barack Obama’s call on Americans to support the freedom to marry when they vote on ballot measures in Maine, Maryland and Washington the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Freedom to Marry have issued statements praising the president. “President Obama continues to be a transformational leader for LGBT equality,” said Human Rights…

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Anti-bullying advocate urges presidential candidates to wear purple on Spirit Day

Today anti-bullying advocate and Spirit Day ambassador Katy Butler launched a Change.org petition asking President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney to join GLAAD and millions of Americans by wearing purple Oct. 19,  for Spirit Day. Participants wearing purple on this day to stand against bullying and show support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender…

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HRC report highlights Romney’s reality gap on LGBT issues

WASHINGTON – Ahead of tonight’s presidential debate The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has compiled an extensive report tracking Mitt Romney’s increasingly anti-LGBT attitude. Mitt Romney may face questions regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) equality during the debate and if his past remarks are an indicator, he is likely to mask his anti-LGBT policies…

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