June 22 2012 11:50 AM ET
GOProud's Romney Endorsement Had Only Two Gay Backers
When GOProud, the conservative LGBT group, backed Mitt Romney, few LGBT board members supported the decision.
May 30 2012 3:13 PM ET
Gay Man Lands Job on White House Staff
May 18 2012 11:40 AM ET
Pelosi Calls Antigay GOP Proposal 'Fraud'
Nancy Pelosi had strong words for a Republican proposal to protect military chaplains from performing same-sex weddings, calling the whole idea a "fraud." "There’s nothing that says that chaplains act against their faith," the House Minority Leader said during a news conference Thursday, objecting to the suggestion from a reporter for a right-wing news site, CNSNews.com, that they needed a conscience clause. “But by ordering the chaplains that don’t believe in performing same-sex marriages," the reporter followed up, "by ordering them to do that, do you think that is —”
May 18 2012 10:29 AM ET
Protecting LGBT Refugees from Violence
Through the lens of two East African countries where anti-LGBT discrimination is pervasive, a new report by Human Rights First lays the groundwork for aiding vulnerable gay and transgender refugees.
May 17 2012 1:46 PM ET
New Rules Target Prison Rape Epidemic Facing LGBT Inmates
Advocates praise the new Justice Department standards, though questions remain about separate rules for immigration detention, to be finalized by the Department of Homeland Security.
May 16 2012 6:56 PM ET
House Passes VAWA Without Gay Protections
The House approves reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, but not an LGBT-explicit portion.
May 15 2012 1:33 PM ET
Bomb Threats Hit D.C. Gay Organizations
May 14 2012 6:02 PM ET
Congresswoman Puts Chief of Staff on Leave for Disparaging Gay Colleague
May 09 2012 2:54 PM ET
Federal LGBT Workers Will Be Asked to Come Out — In a Survey
For the first time, federal workers are going to be asked two important things: if they're lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender and if they're happy with their jobs.
May 01 2012 2:35 PM ET
VAWA May Lose LGBT Inclusiveness
The day after the Senate approved the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act with LGBT-inclusive provisions, members of the Republican-controlled House introduced their own version of the bill, which excludes coverage for LGBT citizens.
