Tag Archives: Sally Ride

GOP night 3: Grenell mum on LGBT support for Trump

Openly gay speaker Richard Grenell had a prime spot in the Wednesday night line up at the GOP convention, but he never said a word about Trump's record on LGBT issues.

Obama’s last State of the Union: Religion, coming out, Sally Ride, and no promises

In his eighth and final State of the Union address, President Obama on Tuesday seemed intent on both acknowledging the nation’s rifts and binding together those disparate parts with a “common creed” devoted to democracy. Unlike in some previous addresses,

Speed Read: Thursday 21 November 2013

GetEQUAL pressures House Speaker John Boehner to move ENDA to the floor. Sally Ride's partner shares the private decision to identify publicly as gay. Secretary of State John Kerry issues statement for Transgender Day of Remembrance. And more...

Speed Read: Wednesday 20 November 2013

Today, President Obama awards the Medal of Freedom posthumously to gay civil rights activist Bayard Rustin and the first American woman in space, Sally Ride. Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signs the state's marriage equality bill. And a prominent Maine activist

Speed Read: Wednesday 9 October 2013

The International Olympic Committee's new president is side-stepping the giant gap in the IOC's non-discrimination policy. Senator Tammy Baldwin wins a gold medal of sorts in the Senate. Anti-gay activist Tony Perkins gets a boost for a threatened Congressional bid.

Rustin, Ride win presidential award

The White House announced Thursday (August 8) that President Obama has awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to civil rights activist Bayard Rustin and first American woman into space Sally Ride. Both were gay.

White House honors LGBTs

The White House announced Monday (May 20) it would honor the late astronaut Sally Ride, whose same-sex relationship was revealed after her death last year. The White House will present Ride's partner and other family members with the Medal of