Bay Windows: LGBT Senior Support

According to a post on Bay Windows – New England’s largest GLBT newspaper, the White House has awarded a large sum to fund a resource center for aging LGBT community members.

The White House announced in February that it will award a three-year, $900,000 contract to a coalition of LGBT senior organizations, including Boston’s LGBT Aging Project. The result will be the first-ever federally funded national resource center devoted to providing support and education for LGBT elders.

More at: Bay Windows!

The White House Hunting Easter Eggs with ‘Glee’

According to Entertainment Weekly:

First Lady Michelle Obama has invited the cast of Glee to perform at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday, April 5 — and, barring any last-minute glitches, they’re gonna do it!

Rumor has it Mrs. O and her daughters are big fans of the show. And since a White House gig is an offer that’s pretty darn hard to refuse, Glee’s producers did some lickety-split schedule rejiggering in order to honor the request.

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And Let the SOTU Speculations Begin

While most people who are interested in the political landscape of American are anxious to hear what President Obama will say Wednesday night about health care reform and the economy during his State of the Union address, there’s talk that he may also speak about gays serving in the military.

Speculations started swirling after Sen. Carl Levin, chairman of the Armed Services Committee, told reporters on Monday that the White House asked him to postpone an announcement about an upcoming hearing on the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy because the president plans to address the issue.

President Obama made a campaign pledge to repeal the ban and has stated that in a time of war the military can’t afford to lose a single qualified soldier.

Many impatient people in the LGBT community however, have been criticizing the President for not living up to his promise, even though he’s only been in office for a year. Some have said he possesses the power to issue an executive order that would stop the ban, which may be true, but they seem to be forgetting that America is democracy and President Obama is highly unlikely to act on his own as George W. did during his 8 year tenure.

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Last Night’s Lesson: It Aint Rocket Science

It’s not about accomplishing my personal laundry list of wishes. It’s about forward progress – or even effort – from the Oval office. The White House didn’t say one word about the Maine referendum to protect LBGT marriage equality. AG Holder even said last week that he didn’t “know enough about it” to comment, which was both a lie and a slap in the face. Obama hasn’t fought a lick for the pro-labor Employee Free Choice Act or the Employment Non-Discrimination Act known as ENDA. And please don’t mention on Afghanistan, Iraq or the Wall Street bailouts. Please don’t mention an economic policy geared toward socializing debt and privatizing profit. There is no effort coming from the White House that moves the people toward the direction that people rallied, campaigned, and voted for in 2008and that is an indictment of this administration. It also reveals something very bankrupt about the nature of our political system and the Democratic Party. The people spoke and it mattered little. Now we need to do more.

Read more at: huffingtonpost.com!

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