if i understand the gist of this forum correctly it's mainly about male celebs ect.. and what we all wonder their endowments to be. also basically admiring what we find attractive about them. since the overwhelming posts are about men i assume the people commenting and posting must be bi or gay. so regardless if you think Mr. Obama is attractive or hung it's so weird that there would be such childish or negative comments about him. whatever your party affiliation happens to be no one can deny he has done far and away more for the LGBT people/kids of America than any other politician in our history. so lighten up. if you don't like someone why go on their thread? grow up you corny haters.
LGBT issues
LGBT in the military
He stated his opposition to the United States' military's "
Don't ask, don't tell" policy, and signed
a bill repealing it during his Presidency.
LGBT and hate crimes
On October 28, 2009 Obama signed the
Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which added
gender,
sexual orientation,
gender identity, and
disability to the federal hate crimes law.
LGBT and anti-discrimination laws
Obama has said that he would sign into law the
Employment Non-Discrimination Act which if passed would prohibit discrimination in hiring and employment on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
On July 21, 2014, Obama signed
Executive Order 13672, adding "gender identity" to the categories protected against discrimination in hiring in the federal civilian workforce and both "sexual orientation" and gender identity" to the categories protected against discrimination in hiring and employment on the part of federal government contractors and sub-contractors.
LGBT adoption
Obama has said that he supports same sex couples adopting children. Obama extended the
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to cover employees taking unpaid leave to care for the children of same-sex partners.
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LGBT and religion
Obama was criticized[
who?] for inviting Reverend
Donnie McClurkin,
Mary Mary and Reverend
Hezekiah Walker – who all have a history of making
anti-gay remarks – to participate in a three-day gospel music campaign tour called "Embrace the Courage", as part of Obama's "40 Days of Faith and Family" campaign in
South Carolina.The Obama campaign responded to criticism in a press release, saying, "I strongly believe that African Americans and the
LGBT community must stand together in the fight for equal rights. And so I strongly disagree with Reverend McClurkin's views and will continue to fight for these rights as president of the United States to ensure that America is a country that spreads tolerance instead of division."For events held Sunday, October 28, 2007, Obama added Reverend Andy Sidden, an openly gay pastor.
Openly-LGBT appointees
Sharon Lubinski, the first openly gay woman in her position, was formally nominated the
U.S. marshal for the Minnesota district by President Obama on October 2009 and then confirmed by the Senate in December 2009. On January 4, 2010,
Amanda Simpson was appointed by Obama the Senior Technical Advisor to the
Department of Commerce, being possibly the first transgender person appointed to a government post by a US President.
Monique Dorsainvil has served as the Deputy Director of Advance and Special Events
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