CNN Commentary:….White House is Finally a Welcoming Place for Gay People
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.
The Falls Church City Council voted Monday night to appoint Seth Hendler-Voss as the City’s next city manager, succeeding longtime City Manager Wyatt Shields, who is retiring after 23 years
Today, The Falls Church City Council announced Thursday that it has selected Seth Hendler-Voss to serve as the next city manager of the City of Falls Church.The announcement comes ahead
August 19, 2026 (Washington, D.C.) – Northern Virginia Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA), and James Walkinshaw (D-VA), along with House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Robert Garcia (D-CA), House
After 17 years of winners, close calls, and plenty of opinions, Falls Church once again decides who earns a place among the Best of Falls Church. After 20 years in
CNN Commentary:….White House is Finally a Welcoming Place for Gay People
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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