Tag Archives: NBC

June 29, 2019   No comments

Buttigieg wins kudos and criticism, Harris dominates debates

In the first Democratic debates of the 2020 presidential campaign, openly gay candidate Pete Buttigieg won accolades and criticism, Senator Kamala Harris blasted Vice President Biden, and Senator Cory Booker said the government is not doing enough to investigate

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August 20, 2015   No comments

For the record: Trump on firing gays

NBC news reporter Chuck Todd asked Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump Sunday, "Should private companies be able to fire people because they're gay?"

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February 18, 2014   No comments

Olympic moments: Two roads to visibility emerge in Sochi, with different audiences and impact

The Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, have demonstrated that there are at least two distinct ways to promote equal rights for LGBT people – the classic form of direct political protest and the “I’m here, I’m queer, get used to

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February 7, 2014   No comments

Speed Read: Blunt messages

President Obama delivers powerful messages on discrimination. UN Secretary-General speaks out about Russia's anti-gay laws. Williams Institute study finds 29 percent LGBT people need food stamps.

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May 7, 2012   No comments

Biden: Pressuring Obama, or paving the way?

Responding earnestly to a question, Vice President Joe Biden has hoisted personal and legal support for same-sex marriages back into the presidential campaign.

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May 19, 2010   No comments

Media asks for broadcast of Prop 8 closing

More than a dozen mainstream media news organizations petitioned the federal judge Tuesday to allow broadcast and webcast of closing arguments in the Proposition 8 lawsuit “to enhance the public’s ability to witness the parties’ respective closing arguments in this

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