When Will the Obama Administration Take a Stand on LGBT Issues?

When Will the Obama Administration Take a Stand on LGBT Issues?

When Will the Obama Administration Take a Stand on LGBT Issues?

Despite Obama’s campaign pledge, fighting LGBT discrimination is not a strong point for the White House. 

Melissa Harris-Perry
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When it comes to LGBT issues, the Obama administration has been remarkably inconsistent, in both its rhetoric and its action to address LGBT discrimination. On her show this weekend, Melissa Harris-Perry gathered a diverse panel including frequent Nation contributor Kai Wright to discuss the administration’s leadership, or lack thereof, on LGBT issues and how a brewing cultural and political battle could play out over the next six or so months.

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Melissa Harris-Perry Melissa Harris-Perry is the Maya Angelou Presidential Chair and Professor in the Department of Politics and International Affairs and the Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Wake Forest University. She is also the co-host of The Nation’s System Check podcast.


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