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Obama Extends Benefits To Gay Federal Employees

tylercoates:

via Gawker:

According to the AP, a ceremony announcing the move, which “would give partners of federal employees access to health care and financial benefits such as relocation fees for moves,” will take place inside the Oval Office.

Interestingly, the move comes the day after two prominent gay men, activist David Mixner and blogger Andy Towle, announced that they would boycott an upcoming DNC fundraiser out of concern that the Obama White House was supporting policies detrimental to the gay rights cause. Coincidence?

for real? Maybe all of this bashing over DADT is actually getting to him. Don’t get me wrong, I’m basically pleased with Obama, but still…he strikes me as a pragmatist, and LGBT rights haven’t been high on the list as late.
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    for real? Maybe all of this bashing over DADT is actually getting to him. Don’t get me wrong, I’m basically pleased with...
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