June 05 2009 12:00 AM ET
View From the Hill: "DADT" Momentum
COMMENTARY: The issue of repealing "don't ask, don't tell" has been at a virtual standstill for months, but this week the dam started to give way to movement from both the White House and HRC.
June 03 2009 12:00 AM ET
Senate Talks LGBT Immigration
The Senate Judiciary Committee held the first congressional hearing on the Uniting American Families Act Wednesday. The act would allow gay citizens to sponsor their partners for residency in the United States.
June 02 2009 12:00 AM ET
NYT 's Big Gay Celebration
More than 300 same-sex wedding or commitment announcements have appeared in The New York Times in the past seven years -- now many of the featured couples are coming together to commemorate Stonewall.
May 29 2009 12:00 AM ET
View From the Hill: Obama's Silence
Next month the Obama administration is expected to present a package of pro-LGBT announcements. But on the heels of his silence surrounding Prop. 8, will it be enough to satisfy the masses?
May 27 2009 12:00 AM ET
Legal Experts Concerned by Fed Prop. 8 Case
Attorneys responsible for a new federal challenge to Prop. 8 rebuffed apprehension from LGBT legal organizations, which contend that such a case before the U.S. Supreme Court could have disastrous consequences.
May 26 2009 12:00 AM ET
An Open Letter to Barack Obama
Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center CEO Lorri L. Jean has a few words for President Barack Obama, who visits California one day after the California Supreme Court ruled to uphold Prop 8.
May 21 2009 12:00 AM ET
Gay Tourists Abandon The Strip?
MGM and Harrahs have spent years marketing to gay consumers -- and both companies fear gay tourism to Vegas will plummet if Gov. Jim Gibbons makes good on his promise to veto the state's domestic-partner benefits bill.
May 18 2009 12:00 AM ET
One Foot in the Closet
Being born in Egypt to a Muslim father and a Christian mother wasn't ideal -- but writer Omar Hassan says his experiences are nothing compared to the torture most LGBT Muslims must endure on a daily basis.
May 16 2009 12:00 AM ET
Proper Manners: Outing Closeted Legislators?
Proper manners say outing is a violation of a person's privacy and not to do it. But when it comes to antigay politicians who lead double lives, Emily Post might make an exception.
May 15 2009 12:00 AM ET
View From the Hill
As stress continues to take its toll on a military stretched to its limits, dismissals of gay soldiers press forward with no sign that the White House has a plan to lift the armed forces' ban.
May 12 2009 12:00 AM ET
Extend the Outrage
The recent documentary Outrage exposes the hypocrisy of politicians who live in the closet while voting antigay -- but it also shines a light on the devastation it causes unsuspecting spouses and children.
May 11 2009 12:00 AM ET
Activists Question Lack of Action on DADT
National security adviser Gen. James Jones has suggested the future of "don't ask, don't tell" is unclear, prompting activists to wonder why the White House isn't focused on repealing the ban on gays in the military.
May 08 2009 12:00 AM ET
View From the Hill
Mainstream media put on a blitzkrieg of coverage aimed at the Obama administration's avoidance of LGBT issues, but the real test of where the administration stands on "don't ask, don't tell" will come next Wednesday.
