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10:00Obama Administration and Gay Rights

President Obama has signed a directive giving new benefits to same sex partners of federal employees, but many gay rights advocates argue the administration is failing on campaign promises: An update on the Obama administration and gay rights.

Guests

Joe Solmonese, president, Human Rights Campaign

Bishop Harry Jackson, senior pastor, Hope Christian Church in Beltsville, Md

John Berry, director, Office of Personnel Management

11:00Lennard Davis: "Go Ask Your Father" (Bantam)

The story of one man's quest to discover the truth about his father. What he learned about the history of artificial insemination and his new understanding of the meaning of family.

Guests

Lennard Davis, professor of English, Disability Studies, and Medical Education at the University of Illinois; author of "Obsession: A History".

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