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At White House Pride event, Obama vows to advance LGBT equality
July 1, 2009In an unprecedented White House gathering of gay and lesbian leaders and activists on Monday, President Obama strongly affirmed his commitment to enacting equality legislation and overturning discriminatory laws and policies.
Read moreShanghai construction disaster leads to arrests
July 1, 2009Original source: Shanghai authorities have announced that they are holding nine people in an investigation into why a nearly completed block of flats collapsed, killing one worker. The incident on Saturday was an embarrassment for Shanghai's...
Read moreQueer parade defies anachronistic Indian law
July 1, 2009NEW DELHI, Jun 30 (IPS) - 'Not all females are women,' reads a poster emblazoned in red. 'I am the pink sheep of my family!' is the message on another, while a third, very cheekily proclaims,...
Read moreRetirees picketing GM bankruptcy hearing in New York
July 1, 2009Reposted from laborradio.org The IUE-CWA says busloads of its GM retirees will picket the GM bankruptcy hearing today in New York. The retirees are angry over GM attempts to terminate their retiree health benefits, according to...
Read moreAFTRA members mourn death of Michael Jackson
July 1, 2009LOS ANGELES - The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists is mourning the sudden death of longtime AFTRA recording artist Michael Jackson. Jackson, who died June 25 at age 50, joined AFTRA in September 1969...
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