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Ain’t That America: White House Unveils New Gender Inclusive Restroom, Gay Power Couple In Vietnam

Thursday, August 6, 2015 11:38
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By Hunter Wallace

I missed this one back in April

President Barack Obama’s staff and visitors now have the option of using a gender-neutral restroom, a White House spokesman said Wednesday — the latest in a series of symbolic steps the Obama administration has taken to work the priorities of the LGBT community into its broader themes of inclusiveness and tolerance.
The newly designated restroom is an example of how the administration has been advancing the discussion by raising the profile of transgender issues, an area of debate that is especially hotly contested right now. The restroom will be located in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, where much of the White House staff works.

“An all-gender restroom is also available in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, which provides guests and staff an additional option,” said White House spokesman Jeff Tiller …”

We also have a new ambassador in Vietnam:

“Since their December arrival in Vietnam, U.S. Ambassador Ted Osius and his husband have become the most prominent gay couple in the Southeast Asian country.

Osius and Clayton Bond landed with their toddler son shortly before the government abolished its ban on same-sex marriage. Now the couple, who recently adopted an infant girl, find themselves ambassadors of the nascent LGBT rights movement spreading across the country. …”



Source: http://www.occidentaldissent.com/2015/08/06/aint-that-america-white-house-unveils-new-gender-inclusive-restroom-gay-power-couple-in-vietnam/

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