Breaking: District of Columbia Mayor Signs Marriage Equality Bill

Mayor Adrian Fenty exclaimed, "It's done, everyone!" after he signed a bill this morning that would end discrimination in marriage against LGBT families in the District of Columbia. With that, the nearly 4,000 LGBT headed ...read more

Equal Employment Benefits for LGBT Federal Employees Clears Senate Committee

Today, millions of federal employees and their families are one step closer to receiving much needed benefits that will keep them healthy and secure. Yesterday, the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted ...read more

The Decade’s Rise of Marriage Equality

The Decade's Rise of Gay Marriage Five States Down, 45 to Go for LGBT Community Hoping for Equal Marriage Rights By SARAH NETTER Dec. 16, 2009— Five states in 10 years may not seem like an significant accomplishment for ...read more

Congressman Gutierrez introduces immigration reform proposal in the House of Representatives

Statement from Executive Director Jennifer Chrisler: “Today, Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) introduced an immigration reform proposal in the House of Representatives that does not include lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) families. We are deeply disappointed ...read more

Houston Elects Lesbian Mother as Mayor

Houston voters made history Saturday as they elected. Parker defeated former city attorney Gene Locke with 53.6 percent of the vote in a runoff election. The two Democrats faced off for a second time because ...read more