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Jun 29, 2009, 8:44 PM
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Remarks-by-the-President-at-LGBT-Pride-Month-Reception/

Among those in attendance was longtime bisexual rights activist Robyn Ochs (http://www.robynochs.com/) representing BiNet USA (http://www.binetusa.org) and the bisexual community She was accompanied by her spouse Peg Preble who she wed in Massachusetts on 17 May 2004 the first day it was legal for same sex couples to marry anywhere in the United States.

This event marks the first time a representative from the Bisexual Community has ever received an invitation to attend such as function. Said Ochs "I'll be there to represent bisexual people, an identity group that is often overlooked both within our beautiful LGBTQ community as well as in mainstream society."