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Nurturing families come in many forms, and children may be raised by a father and mother, a single father, two fathers, a step father, a grandfather, or caring guardian.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2010 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month.

President Barack Obama is expected to nominate U.S. solicitor general Elena Kagan to serve as an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Former Democratic National Committeec hairman Howard Dean issued an open letter to President Obama Saturday, asking for immediate action on lifting the ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military. An anonymous poll of 100 MLB players show a range of reactions to how they would react to a gay teammate, according to ESPN: The Magazine.

Actor Neil Patrick Harris appeared on The View on Monday and spoke his mind about the coming-out of both Ricky Martin and Rupert Everett. American Idol season 7 star David Archuleta is denying speculation that he is gay after being spotted at a gay nightclub. After a 20-year relationship and setting up legal documentation for him and his partner to care for each other in their final days of life, 88-year-old Clay Greene ended up financially wiped out and in the middle of a legal battle against his California county.

The White House announced the rule changes, which will also make it easier for gay men and lesbians to make medical decisions on behalf of their partners, in a memorandum released Thursday night. In it, the president said the new rules would affect any hospital that participates in Medicare or Medicaid, the government programs to cover the elderly and the poor.