Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Barack Obama was the first African-American president of the United States. He previously served as a U.S. senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004.
Gay Pride events go online to mark 50th anniversary
channelnewsasia.com"EXIST, PERSIST, RESIST"The online Global Pride event - running with the slogan "Exist, persist, resist" - got underway at 0500 GMT in London.Fronted by singer and drag queen Todrick Hall, known for his role on the American Idol talent show, it also featured stars such as Kesha and Ava Max.Politicians were also appearing, including Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado, whose country has just legalised gay marriage.Global Pride, put together by the organisers of several of the major Gay Pride events around the world,was aiming to attract hundreds of millions of viewers around the world.In the United States, former president Barack Obama released a video message paying tribute to the gay New Yorkers who rioted at the Stonewall Inn in 1969,.
