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10-09-2009, 08:49 AM
President Obama seeks to reassure skeptical gay community
By Sam Youngman - 10/09/09 06:05 AM ET

President Barack Obama continues to extend olive branches to the gay community, but he has yet to take up the big issues that many activists are waiting for.

Many gay activists say they welcome Obama’s gesture of speaking at this weekend’s dinner for the Human Rights Commission (HRC), the largest national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization in the country.

They also appreciated his nomination this week of David Huebner, an openly gay attorney, to be the U.S. ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa. Huebner is the first openly gay person to be nominated for such a position.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/62351-obama-seeks-to-reassure-skeptical-gay-community