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Obama clashes with Senegal President over gay rights

 By Melanie Nathan, June 27, 2013. President Barack Obama on Thursday praised the Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex marriage as a “victory for American democracy” and even called the Prop 8 and DOMA Plaintiff’s to congratulate them while he was on board Air Force One heading out to Africa.  However AP has reported that his […]

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President Obama Must Speak for Gay Rights in Africa

By Cathy Kristofferson, June 26, 2013 President Obama’s comments about LGBT equality which he made today following the Supreme Court marriage equaity rulings challenges him to “walk the walk”— while on his week-long three country tour of Africa.  Today he commented after the Supreme Court of the United States ruled DOMA unconstitutional: “We are a […]

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Gay Asylum a Western Shame

An emotional animated video of one gay man tells it for thousands By Melanie Nathan, January 05, 2013. From persecution to brutality to escape, all horrifically traumatic and yet when it comes to seeking asylum, we the West have the audacity to exacerbate the pain. Are we not as guilty as the initial persecutors if […]

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