Lawsuit seeks release of Census data on sexual orientation and gender identity
The information can help in enforcement of civil rights laws, the suit notes.
September 24, 2025
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Donald Trump's anti-LGBTQ+ cabinet: An in-depth look
Trump's 2.0 cabinet is a cast of characters from right-wing television and MAGA politics. Here are their LGBTQ+ rights records.
May 26, 2025
What slumping retail sales mean for you from someone who was on the inside
Opinion: Reduced product variety, diminished customer service, and decreased support for community programs like Pride events are inevitable, writes John Casey.
March 18, 2025
WATCH: 4 Things We Learned from the GOP Debate
Spoiler alert: If elected, Republicans would repeal everything.
November 11, 2015
Why Every City Needs an LGBT Job Fair
Finding and keeping work remains perilous for many LGBT people. But an event in one of the nation's biggest cities is helping queer folks find employment and climb the ladder.
September 14, 2016
Meet the First Trans White House LGBT Liaison
Advocates are cheering for Raffi Freedman-Gurspan, a Latina public policy expert who becomes the first out transgender person to serve as the White House's LGBT liaison.
March 14, 2016
National LGBT Chamber of Commerce Endorses Biden for President
"Joe Biden proudly affirms an essential core value of the NGLCC: that we all deserve our shot at the American Dream," the group says.
August 31, 2020
Biden Announces Out Nominees for Futures Commission, Commerce
Christy Goldsmith Romero and Jed Kolko, if confirmed by the Senate, will join dozens of other LGBTQ+ officials in the Biden administration.
September 13, 2021
Fred Hochberg to be Named Head of Export-Import Bank
Fred Hochberg will be named by incoming president Barack Obama as the director of the Export-Import Bank.
January 13, 2009
Log Cabin Republicans Names Interim Deputy
Don R. Bramer, who served in the George H.W. Bush administration, has been named interim deputy executive director of the group representing gay Republicans.
July 10, 2012
WATCH: Surgeon General Opposes Conversion Therapy
More officials within the Obama administration are stating their support for growing efforts to ban so-called conversion therapy on minors nationwide.
April 10, 2015
North Carolina's Anti-LGBT Governor Reportedly Joining Trump White House
Trump has pledged to "take care" of Pat McCrory, a source tells The Charlotte Observer.
December 15, 2016
First Out Gay Man Confirmed by Senate Isn't Done Speaking Out
Political trailblazer Bruce Lehman ponders how much LGBTQ rights have progressed since the Clinton era.
August 12, 2019