As my companion and I passed through security on a gorgeous Washington afternoon Friday, invited by President Barack Obama to join hundreds of openly lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender folks at the White House for a reception celebrating LGBT Pride Month, I couldn’t help but reflect back.
The White House and I go back a long way. In the 1950s, as a young gay boy growing up in a small fishing town on the southern coast of California, I had, for some seemingly inexplicable reason, an intense fascination with all things White House, and especially its occupants, our American presidents.
Meridian High School’s girls’ basketball team beat Fauquier 55-28, and the boys beat Maggie Walker 78-37 as both squads advanced in the Regional playoffs on Friday night. Playoff basketball season
The Meridian High School girls’ Junior Varsity basketball team began its 2025-26 season with a 39-28 loss at Kettle Run back in early December. Two and a half months later,
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CNN Commentary:….White House is Finally a Welcoming Place for Gay People
Nicholas F. Benton
As my companion and I passed through security on a gorgeous Washington afternoon Friday, invited by President Barack Obama to join hundreds of openly lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender folks at the White House for a reception celebrating LGBT Pride Month, I couldn’t help but reflect back.
The White House and I go back a long way. In the 1950s, as a young gay boy growing up in a small fishing town on the southern coast of California, I had, for some seemingly inexplicable reason, an intense fascination with all things White House, and especially its occupants, our American presidents.
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