Holder: State bans on same-sex marriage unconstitutional
When the issue of marriage equality once again comes before the nation’s highest court, the Obama administration will file a brief advocating for same-sex couples’ right to marry, Attorney General Eric...
View ArticleObama urged to exclude religious exemption from LGBT nondiscrimination order
The White House is facing a barrage of requests not to include a religious exemption in an executive order that would prohibit federal contractors from LGBT workplace discrimination. In a series of...
View ArticleObama set to sign LGBT nondiscrimination executive order
President Barack Obama will sign an executive order Monday prohibiting federal contractors from LGBT workplace discrimination as well as prohibiting discrimination against transgender federal employees.
View ArticleObama takes executive action to outlaw LGBT workplace discrimination
President Obama takes executive action to outlaw LGBT workplace discrimination.
View ArticleSocial conservatives blast Obama’s LGBT nondiscrimination executive order
Social conservatives blast Obama's LGBT nondiscrimination executive order.
View ArticlePolis seeks to narrow ENDA’s religious exemption
Polis seeks to narrow ENDA's religious exemption.
View ArticleImmigration reform protest sparks action by LGBT Equality Caucus
The Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus will draft a statement to Obama on needs of undocumented LGBT people
View ArticleLGBT-rights draw little emphasis at Africa summit
The Obama administration is facing criticism for failing to emphasize support for LGBT-rights during a historic gathering of African leaders in Washington this week. Beginning Monday, nearly 50 African...
View ArticleObama, Republican leaders welcome participants of Gay Games
President Barack Obama welcomed participants of the 2014 Gay Games with a video statement Saturday, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to LGBT equality. “I know that some of you have come from...
View ArticleLGBT groups voice support for family of Michael Brown
Nearly 20 LGBT-rights organizations issued a letter voicing their solidarity with the family of Michael Brown, the unarmed African-American teenager who was shot and killed Saturday by a police officer...
View ArticleFederal lawsuit seeks veteran benefits for same-sex spouses
The Department of Veterans Affairs was sued in federal court Monday by LGBT-rights advocates seeking benefits for the same-sex spouses of veterans living in states that do not recognize their...
View ArticleCommission charts path for open transgender military service
More than three months after Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and the White House voiced support for a review of the military’s ban on transgender service, a new report finds the Pentagon could...
View ArticleWhite House LGBT liaison to depart Obama administration
Gautam Raghavan, the White House’s LGBT liaison, will leave the Obama administration after more than five years to join the Gill Foundation as vice president of policy. Raghavan, who is gay, departs...
View ArticleFormer Clinton advisor: Obama’s legacy will be gay rights
“The reason why he has that record now is because, publicly and privately, we really held his feet to the fire.” –Richard Socarides, senior advisor to former President Bill Clinton between 1993 and...
View ArticleObama continues to back controversial judicial nominee
President Barack Obama is standing behind a controversial judicial nominee, despite the fact that fellow Democrats on Capitol Hill appear to have doomed his confirmation. White House press secretary...
View ArticleBill Clinton to headline HRC national dinner
Former President Bill Clinton will deliver the keynote address at the Human Rights Campaign‘s national dinner next month. “President Bill Clinton is a transformational leader for our nation and the...
View ArticleEric Holder’s LGBT-rights legacy
When Eric Holder steps down as attorney general after nearly six years as the nation’s top lawyer, he will leave behind a legacy on LGBT-rights that is unmatched. The nation’s first African-American...
View ArticleHolder: LGBT equality “civil rights issue of our day”
Departing Attorney General says LGBT equality "civil rights issue of our day"
View ArticleHouse Democrats call on Obama to protect LGBT immigrants
House Democrats call on Obama to protect LGBT immigrants
View ArticleObama pressed to appoint State Department envoy for LGBT rights
President Barack Obama is being urged to appoint a special envoy for LGBT Human Rights within the State Department who would serve as the principal advisor on LGBT issues to the secretary of State. In...
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