Saturday, January 31, 2009

Gay News Magazine Headlines (T24T-2)

Obama names gay man to White House role
Kiley to head Office of Management & Administration
By CHRIS JOHNSON | Jan. 31 at 9:18 AM Jan. 31 at 9:18 AM

President Barack Obama announced Friday that he has selected an openly gay man to serve as director of the White House Office of Management and Administration, according to Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund spokesperson Denis Dison.

Brad Kiley, the new appointee, served as director of operations for the Obama transition team and as an official for the Center for American Progress think tank.

The head of the White House Office of Management and Administration is charged with overseeing the operations of the White House in matters such as salaries, office space and budgeting.

Kiley served as deputy assistant to the president for management and administration under President Clin ...

Clinton meets with State Dept. gay group
Reiterates pledge to review policies
By CHRIS JOHNSON | Jan. 31 at 9:11 AM Jan. 31 at 9:11 AM

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday met with the head of the gay affinity group within her department and reiterated her pledge to review the inequities in how the State Department treats its gay and straight employees.

 

Michelle Schohn, president of Gays & Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies, said she met with Clinton for 30 minutes along with the heads of nine affinity groups within the State Department.

 

RNC elects Steele as new chair
Republican opposes same-sex marriage
By CHRIS JOHNSON, Washington Blade | Jan. 30 at 4:14 PM Jan. 30 at 4:14 PM
The Republican National Committee elected on Friday an opponent of same-sex marriage as its new chair.

Michael Steele, a former lieutenant governor of Maryland, won the position, ousting former RNC chair Mike Duncan, after six rounds of balloting. The final round of balloting was between Steele and South Carolina GOP Chair Katon Dawson.

During his acceptance speech, Steele told GOP officials that it was ?time for something completely different.? He also said that under his leadership, the RNC would ?cede no ground? on ?matters of principle.? Steele did not indicate what principles he considered to be not negotiable.

Prior to his election as chair, Steele, headed GOPAC, a ...

A day after a California gay paper called on embattled openly gay Portland Mayor Sam Adams to resign, Washington, D.C. based gay paper the Washington Blade came out in support of the politician. In an editorial in the paper’s January 30 edition, Blade editor Kevin Naff admonished Adams for lying about a sexual affair he had [...]
Gay job seekers here’s a news flash: the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation is hiring. Starting salary? $225,000. That is how much Neil Giuliano made when he was first hired as the media watchdog group’s president in September 2005. Today he announced plans to resign later this year to pursue personal interests while completing his [...]
Openly gay Dis gay District 8 Supervisor Bevan Dufty may have bowed out of the running to be board president this year, but that doesn’t mean he will be resting on his laurels. This week he took over as chair of the SF County Transportation Authority. The body, comprised of the 11 members of the board, administers and [...]
GLAAD announced Wednesday that its president, Neil Giuliano, will step down later this year to pursue “personal interests” and complete a book.
President Barack Obama will name Joshua DuBois, a political strategist who focused on religious outreach for his campaign, to head the office of faith-based initiatives, The New York Times reports.
The 21st Creating Change conference got off to a rousing start Thursday night in Denver when labor legend Dolores Huerta concluded the opening speech by chanting "si se puede."
Keith Blaydes and Bob Seidel hosted this year's HRC Table Captain Party at their private residence. About 70 attendees celebrated the upcoming Annual Dinner, which will be held at Loew's Vanderbilt Hotel on Saturday, March 14th. For details about the...
Out & About Today, Middle Tennessee's only TV show that features news, entertainment and business information geared toward the GLBT community, will feature Nashville's One-In-Teen as well local officials from HRC and TEP on it's two February shows. GLBT...
Obama names gay man to White House role
Kiley to head Office of Management & Administration
By CHRIS JOHNSON | Jan. 31 at 9:18 AM Jan. 31 at 9:18 AM

President Barack Obama announced Friday that he has selected an openly gay man to serve as director of the White House Office of Management and Administration, according to Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund spokesperson Denis Dison.

Brad Kiley, the new appointee, served as director of operations for the Obama transition team and as an official for the Center for American Progress think tank.

The head of the White House Office of Management and Administration is charged with overseeing the operations of the White House in matters such as salaries, office space and budgeting.

Kiley served as deputy assistant to the president for management and administration under President Clin ...

Clinton meets with State Dept. gay group
Reiterates pledge to review policies
By CHRIS JOHNSON | Jan. 31 at 9:11 AM Jan. 31 at 9:11 AM

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday met with the head of the gay affinity group within her department and reiterated her pledge to review the inequities in how the State Department treats its gay and straight employees.

 

Michelle Schohn, president of Gays & Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies, said she met with Clinton for 30 minutes along with the heads of nine affinity groups within the State Department.

 

RNC elects Steele as new chair
Republican opposes same-sex marriage
By CHRIS JOHNSON, Washington Blade | Jan. 30 at 4:14 PM Jan. 30 at 4:14 PM
The Republican National Committee elected on Friday an opponent of same-sex marriage as its new chair.

Michael Steele, a former lieutenant governor of Maryland, won the position, ousting former RNC chair Mike Duncan, after six rounds of balloting. The final round of balloting was between Steele and South Carolina GOP Chair Katon Dawson.

During his acceptance speech, Steele told GOP officials that it was ?time for something completely different.? He also said that under his leadership, the RNC would ?cede no ground? on ?matters of principle.? Steele did not indicate what principles he considered to be not negotiable.

Prior to his election as chair, Steele, headed GOPAC, a ...

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1 comment:

Bluegrass Pundit said...

Lawsuit filed claiming Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is constitutionally ineligible to serve

There were serious questions about the constitutional eligibility of Hillary Clinton to serve as secretary of State.
Lawsuit filed claiming Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is constitutionally ineligible to serve. The issue arises from the Secretary of States salary having been raised during Hillary Clinton's term in the Senate. The Constitution forbids members of the Senate from being appointed to civil office, such as the Secretary of State, if the "emoluments," or salary and benefits, of the office were increased during the Senator's term. This clearly occurred. Congress tried to do an end run around the Constitution by lowering the Secretary of States salary. This does not change the historical fact that the salary of the Secretary of State was raised three times during Hillary Clinton's tenure as a Senator from New York. This case will eventually end up at the Supreme Court.


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