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How the Department of Transportation is Helping AAPI Communities
Posted byon June 13, 2012 at 9:00 AM EDTThe Department of Transportation is taking specific steps that will ensure that AAPI communities can benefit from and have full access to transportation systems, programs and projects.
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The Power of Out
Posted byon June 11, 2012 at 4:07 PM EDTAt the Department of Justice's annual LGBT Pride Month Program, Attorney General Holder speaks about DOJ's efforts to defend the civil rights of LGBT Americans and increase support for LGBT individuals working for the department.
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Kicking Off LGBT Pride Month
Posted byon June 1, 2012 at 8:00 PM EDTJune is Pride Month for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community. This is an opportunity to reflect on the progress we’ve made, and recommit ourselves to the work ahead.
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Ensuring that LGBT Victims of Domestic Violence Can Access Critically Needed Services and Protections
Posted byon May 15, 2012 at 11:06 AM EDTThe Violence Against Women Act reauthorization bill passed by the Senate in April would remove barriers faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender victims of domestic violence, whose needs often are overlooked by law enforcement, prosecutors, courts, and victim service providers.
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Weekly Wrap Up: “Treat Others the Way You Would Want to Be Treated”
Posted byon May 11, 2012 at 6:00 PM EDTA quick look at this week on WhiteHouse.gov.
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President Obama Supports Same-Sex Marriage
Posted byon May 10, 2012 at 7:31 PM EDTReactions from newspapers across the country to the President's ABC News interview yesterday.
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President Obama Supports Same-Sex Marriage
Posted byon May 9, 2012 at 6:12 PM EDTIn an interview with ABC News, President Obama says, "I think same-sex couples should be able to get married."
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Watch: The White House LGBT Conference on Aging
Posted byon May 7, 2012 at 12:21 AM EDTThe White House LGBT Conference on Aging will provide advocates, community leaders, and members of the public an opportunity to engage with the Obama Administration on the health, housing, and security needs of aging members of the LGBT community
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Administration Officials Host African American Policy Forum In Las Vegas, Nevada
Posted byon May 4, 2012 at 11:36 AM EDTThe White House and Administration officials partner with Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) in Las Vegas, Nevada for the first of a series of day-long forums on jobs, housing, and the economy.
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Screening "To Kill A Mockingbird" at the White House
Posted byon April 27, 2012 at 4:29 PM EDTPresident Obama commemorates the 50th Anniversary of "To Kill a Mockingbird"—a 1962 film adaptation of author Harper Lee’s 1960 novel about racial inequality in the deep south—by hosting a screening in the Family Theater at the White House.
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