President Obama hosted a reception yesterday at the White House celebrating LGBT Pride month and commemorating the anniversary of the Stonewall riots. Speaking before a crowd of nearly 300 people, Obama spoke at some length on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the Matthew Shepard Act and Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.
President Obama’s remarks in full below…
Here are a few pics we took from the 2009 San Francisco Pride Parade set to Diana Ross’ “I’m Coming Out.” Just click the Play button in the lower right. Enjoy.
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Posting will be pretty light over the next few days — it is Pride weekend here in San Francisco (and in New York) after all… but will have plenty of photos of the parade and other goings on early next week.
Until then everyone have a safe and happy Pride!
Pastor Patricia McKinney of the Manifested Glory Ministries Church in Connecticut appeared on CNN to defend the practice of exorcising demons in her church, and in this particular case a homosexual spirit. Excuse me, but what century are we living in?
Oh… maybe it’s this century…