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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month

Posted by: annieem on: June 2, 2009

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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For Immediate Release                                     June 1, 2009
LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER PRIDE MONTH, 2009
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
Forty years ago, patrons and supporters of the Stonewall Inn in New York City resisted police harassment that had become all too common [...]

Obama Has Selected A Poet

Posted by: annieem on: December 17, 2008

This just in: President Elect Obama (well, to be more precise, the JCCIC made the decision) has chosen a poet for his inauguration, Elizabeth Alexander. For more information on her (I’m not familiar with her–yet!) visit poets.org  and to read some of her poems visit her website here.


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Annie Em is a professor of English who, like oodles of other academics, blogs about her work, her readings, her life. E-mail Annie at annieem [at] ymail [dot] com or leave a comment.

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