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Written by Nigel Campbell | Wednesday, 20 March 2013
Tags: obama, enda, executive order, sexual orientation, house reps

110 members of the House of Representatives submitted a letter to President Obama, today, requesting that he sign an executive order banning employment discrimination by federal contractors on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Monday, 05 November 2012
Tags: new york, gov. andrew cuomo, voting, districts, hurricane sandy, disenfranchised, executive order, election

Those New Yorkers who have been displaced from their regular voting locations will still be able to vote in tomorrow's Presidential election. (So fear not New York Instincters that don't live in Hell's Kitchen—your voices will be heard!!)

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomohas signed an executive order that will allow all displaced New York voters to cast provisional ballots at polling stations outside of their regular district on Election Day.

More after the jump. 

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Written by Jonathan Higbee, | Tuesday, 08 May 2012
Tags: joe biden, president obama, gay, donors, withholding, donations, large sums, campaign, super pac, executive order, refusal, non discrimination, marriage equality

The Washington Post is reporting that big-name LGBT donors have shut down the gAyTM and are withholding size-able donations from the Obama campaign. 

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Written by Instinct Staff | Monday, 16 April 2012
Tags: tico almeida, freedom to work, president obama, executive order, non discrimination, lgbt, protections, federal contractors, meeting, describes, video

Tico Almeida, an activist with the pro-LGBT group Freedom To Work, has provided details of the meeting that lead to the White House's decision to withhold an executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating against the LGBT. The speculation surrounding President Obama's decision to throw the community under the election year campaign bus, after the jump.

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Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 12 April 2012
Tags: white house, obama administration, president, executive order, enda, banning, federal contractors, lgbt, anti-gay, discrimination, won't, metro weekly

Updated 2:55 p.m. EST

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney was inundated with questions concering the Obama Adminstration's decision to continue allowing federal contractors to discriminate against LGBT employees at today's press conference.

So, how did Carney explain the White House's election year tactic that keeps nearly 16 million Americans at risk of losing their jobs for being gay?

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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 06 April 2012
Tags: president obama, easter egg roll, employment protections, federal contractors, same-sex couples, easter, white house, jarrod scarbrough, les sewell, executive order

Isn’t there something to be said for the element of surprise?

Spoiler alert: A gay couple plans to confront President Obama regarding a proposed Executive Order banning workplace discrimination by any federal contractor on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

And they’re going to do it at the White House Easter Egg Roll!

More after the jump.

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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 07 March 2012
Tags: freedom to work, change.org, president obama, end, protect, lgbt, gay, federal contractors, employees, discrimination, executive order

Over 100,000 Americans have signed a Change.org petition demanding that President Obama protect the LGBT employees of companies that accept federal contracts. Details follow.

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