Denmark slaps U.S. with travel advisory for transgender travelers
The Nordic nation joins a growing list of countries warning trans folks visiting the U.S.
March 24, 2025
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Democratic congressmen: Federal personnel office can't discriminate against trans Americans
U.S. Reps. Mark Takano, Jamie Raskin, and Gerry Connolly sent a strongly worded letter to the Office of Personnel Management, saying that implementing Trump's "two sexes" executive order would violate the Constitution and Supreme Court precedent.
February 5, 2025
Trump’s Project 2025 White House orders mass firings of DEI employees across federal government
“These programs divided Americans by race, wasted taxpayer dollars, and resulted in shameful discrimination,” a policy memo read in part.
January 22, 2025
Gay Man to Direct the Office of Personnel Management
John Berry is to be named director of the Office of Personnel Management by President-elect Barack Obama, making a gay man the president's top adviser on personnel matters for federal employees.
January 14, 2009
Trump Administration Removes Info on Avoiding Anti-Trans Bias
The information vanished from the Office of Personnel Management website, governing treatment of federal employees.
November 26, 2018
Senate Confirms Lesbian as Judge of U.S. Court of Federal Claims
The Senate confirmed Elaine Kaplan, the acting director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, as a judge by a vote of 64-35.
September 17, 2013
Federal Agency Reviewing Trans-Exclusive Insurance Policies
The Office of Personnel Management is reviewing the insurance policies currently offered to agency employees, evaluating whether or not to include transition-related care on future plans.
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January 15, 2014
First Lady Attends Berry's Swearing In
John Berry was officially sworn in Thursday as director of the Office of Personnel Management at an event attended by First Lady Michelle Obama and a who's who of Washington LGBTs.
April 23, 2009
The John Berry Confirmation Train Begins
John Berry, an openly gay man who has been nominated by President Barack Obama to head the Office of Personnel Management, encountered a friendly confirmation hearing Thursday.
March 27, 2009
Court Orders Place Obama on Hot Seat Over Partner Benefits
Two strongly worded court orders place President Obama in an awkward position on the issue of whether the government must provide health insurance benefits to the same-sex partners of federal employees, The New York Times reports.
March 13, 2009
Transgender Federal Employees Get Good News
Federal Employee Health Benefits insurers will no longer be forced to exclude transition-related healthcare, but not all advocates are pleased.
June 13, 2014
WATCH: Will the Next President Undo LGBT Equality?
The Obama administration has significantly improved life for LGBT Americans -- but the next president could undo a lot of it.
April 15, 2015
House GOP Will Ask Supreme Court to Take DOMA Case
The Supreme Court could rule on DOMA within the year if House Republicans defending the law ask justices to consider their appeal, as BLAG has indicated in a new filing.
June 21, 2012
Obama Announces Two More Gay Ambassadorial Nominees
John Berry is the choice for ambassador to Australia, and Wally Brewster for the Dominican Republic.
June 21, 2013
OPM Director Delivers Commencement Address
The administrator offered advice to graduates and saluted Frank Kameny, the pioneering gay rights campaigner who died last year.
May 22, 2012