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Inside the military’s LGBTQ+ witch hunts

Trump’s return to the White House is resurfacing questions over who is fit to serve. Two veterans — from opposite sides — reveal the lasting harm of our discriminatory past.

Joe Biden makes history with 12th Senate-confirmed LGBTQ+ judge

Mary Kay Costello is a military veteran and former federal prosecutor in Philadelphia.

WATCH: YouTubers Interview President Obama

The president sat down for a chat with three top creators from the website where anyone can be an internet star, especially if you're a cat.

Dear President-elect Obama

Open letters from 26 gay men and lesbians.

This Week in The Resistance: President Obama and Trumpgrets

This week, Sundance Film Festival supports protesters, and a new site archives Trump laments.

It's Nice to Have President Obama as a Friend

In this second excerpt from Mark Segal's memoir, And Then I Danced: Traveling the Road to LGBT Equality, the activist discusses presidential encounters.

Do You Agree With HRC's 'To Do List' For President Obama?

The Human Rights Campaign's 2015 Blueprint for Positive Change is an LGBT laundry list of actions the Obama administration could take to improve the lives of LGBT people.

President Obama: Was It a One-Night Stand?

It wasn't love at first sight, but author Dan Savage warmed up to Barack Obama. Now he's wondering if all the promises the candidate whispered in his ear were just to get him into the electoral sack.

Watch President Obama's Farewell Address Live

Obama addresses the nation from Chicago tonight.

President Obama: The Last 100 Days

Only 99 days remain before the most LGBT-supportive president in the history of these United States leaves office. 

President Obama: 'This Was an Act of Terror, and an Act of Hate'

The investigation is ongoing, but Obama is already sure of a few things.

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President Obama Endorses Hillary: 'I'm With Her'

Shortly after Hillary Clinton became the presumptive Democratic nominee, President Obama has endorsed her. 

President Obama: 'LGBT Rights Are Human Rights'

The president issues a strong statement on the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.

President Obama Pays Tribute to Prince

"Today, the world lost a creative icon. Michelle and I join millions of fans from around the world in mourning the sudden death of Prince," the president posted to Facebook shortly after the news broke of the musician's untimely death.

Is Obama the Most Trans-Friendly President Ever?

Newsweek dubbed him "the first gay president," but his advocacy for trans people is just as progressive -- but often uncelebrated.

Trans Students Get Good News from President Obama

'The fact that we are applying [Title IX] to transgender students means that they are going to be in a position to assert their rights,' said President Obama in a recent interview.