Biden administration had record level of LGBTQ+ representation
The administration truly looked like America.
January 22, 2025
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Antigay Counselor Marcus Bachmann Gets Presidential Appointment
Bachmann, husband of former Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, has been accused of practicing conversion therapy.
December 24, 2020
Donald Trump's Scary Supreme Court Picks
The Republican presidential nominee's list of those he'd appoint to the Supreme Court is full of bad news for LGBT people.
September 24, 2016
Libertarian's Bill Weld Touts Connection to Equal Marriage
Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld earned raucous applause when the Libertarian vice presidential hopeful reminded delegates that he appointed the first U.S. judge to rule in favor of marriage equality.Â
May 28, 2016
Gay Indian-American Gets Key Personnel Post in Biden Admininistration
Gautam Raghavan, a veteran of the Obama administration, will be deputy director of the Office of Presidential Personnel.
December 23, 2020
Reggie Greer Named White House Senior Adviser on LGBTQ+ Issues
Greer, who worked in Joe Biden's presidential campaign to mobilize LGBTQ+ voters, will now advise the president on serving the community.
March 5, 2021
Gay Indian-American to Become Top LGBTQ+ White House Staffer
Gautam Raghavan is moving up to director of the Office of Presidential Personnel.
December 10, 2021
Biden Campaign Names LGBTQ+ Vote Director
Reggie Greer, a veteran of the LGBTQ Victory Institute and the Obama administration, will seek to mobilize the community for Biden.
March 23, 2020
First Trans Woman of Color Appointee in White House
Raffi Freedman-Gurspan will be the first transgender appointee to work in the White House.
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August 18, 2015
Donald Trump Vows to Appoint Supreme Court Justice 'In the Mold of Scalia'
Trump, who has promised to overturn the Supreme Court's 2015 ruling on marriage equality, called Scalia a "great judge."
October 10, 2016
Victory Fund Asks Gov. Newsom to Appoint LGBTQ+ Replacement for Harris
There has never been an out LGBTQ+ senator from California.
November 11, 2020
Former Obama White House Counsel explains what could happen to Trump’s Cabinet nominations
Partisan politics and unconventional nominees have altered the traditional playbook of presidential nominations in recent terms.
November 21, 2024
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.Â
August 12, 2019
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
Obama Nominates Gay Black Man to Federal Judgeship
If confirmed by the Senate, William Thomas of Florida would be the first out gay black man to be a life-tenured federal judge.
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November 14, 2012
Vague Comment by Sanders Means AIDS Council Could Be Dead
"We'll keep you posted" is all Sarah Huckabee Sanders had to say about the council, whose members were dismissed by Trump over the holidays.
January 9, 2018
The New Kings of the Hill: Mark Perriello
Director of Priority Placement, Presidential Personnel
March 4, 2009
David Mixner, veteran LGBTQ+ activist and presidential adviser, has died at 77
Mixner's advocacy spanned from the 1960s movements for civil rights and peace to the 21st-century fight for marriage equality and included notable involvement with Bill Clinton on the issue of gays in the military.
March 11, 2024
2022: President Joe Biden's LGBTQ-History-Making Year
By codifying marriage equality and calling for protections for trans people, Biden delivers for us again.
December 30, 2022