Biden Declares LGBTQ Rights His Top Priority

BILL BARROW / The Associated Press Jun 2, 2019 The Democratic presidential candidate touts the Equality Act, an effort to enshrine LGBTQ protections into labor and civil rights laws. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Bills to Curtail LGBT Rights Failing in U.S. Legislatures

DAVID CRARY / The Associated Press Apr 17, 2018 In Republican-led states where these types of bills surface, moderate GOP lawmakers and business leaders fear the loss of conventions, sporting events and corporate headquarters. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

New Order Bans Most Transgender People From U.S. Military

KEN THOMAS / The Associated Press Mar 23, 2018 Trump follows up on his 2017 declaration that he would reverse an Obama-era plan to allow transgender individuals to serve openly. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Members of Unions and Progressive Groups Back Sanders. When the Chiefs Pick, Clinton Gets the Nod.

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 22, 2016 Every major union or progressive group that let its members decide the organization's endorsement in the Democratic presidential primary campaign has selected Bernie Sanders, while all of Hillary Clinton’s major endorsements have come from groups in which the leadership decides. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Watch Sanders Stand Up to a Homophobic Congressman Who Insulted LGBT Members of the Military in 1995

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jan 21, 2016 The Vermont senator, a US House member throughout most of the 1990s, was a strong defender of gay rights even as President Bill Clinton was about to sign the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act The law, which Hillary Clinton supported, was strongly opposed by many in the LGBT community and was later nullified, in large part, by the U Supreme Court . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Pope Met Gay Student in Washington; Kim Davis Meeting Was Arranged by Anti-Gay Cleric

BLANK Oct 3, 2015 Pope Francis' meeting with the anti-gay-marriage Kentucky county clerk was arranged by an archbishop with known anti-gay sentiments, the Vatican said, and occurred one day after the pontiff met with a gay former student and his boyfriend. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘Gay Inc.’s Appalling Silence on Bradley Manning

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 23, 2013 "Why is it that all of the big gay non-profits, from the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) -- 'Gay Inc.' -- have failed to utter a word of support for Private Bradley Manning, let alone really campaign for him?" asks Andy Thayer at CounterPunch. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Strong-Arming the Lawyers

Ruth Marcus / Truthdig Apr 29, 2011 It's easy to beat up on a big corporate law firm for acting cravenly in its financial self-interest. In the case of King & Spalding, the Atlanta firm that abruptly reneged on its commitment to defend the Defense of Marriage Act, the pummeling is entirely deserved. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama Promises End to Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Again.

Staff / Truthdig Oct 11, 2009 President Obama, echoing many of the claims he made on the campaign trail, promised at a Human Rights Campaign gala Saturday to overturn "don't ask, don't tell" and called for "full [legal] equality" for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people and an end to anti-gay discrimination On Sunday, thousands descended on Washington in a march whose organizers said the LGBT community will not accept a piecemeal approach to civil rights. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Expected to Address Gay Rights Group

Staff / Truthdig Oct 6, 2009 This may not be one of his easiest speeches to deliver, considering his less than harmonious relationship with the audience, but President Barack Obama is reportedly planning to make some remarks during the Human Rights Campaign's dinner Saturday in Washington, D.C. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stephen Colbert Investigates the ?Gay Agenda?

Staff / Truthdig Feb 9, 2008 The pseudo pundit proves once again that he is a master of satire with this interview with the Human Rights Campaign's Joe Solmonese, who does his best to respond to questions that, for once, sound as dumb as they are. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The ‘Gay Debate’: Abridged Version

Staff / Truthdig Aug 11, 2007 Thanks to the wonders of the Internet, those who may have missed the Logo- and HRC-sponsored Democratic debate about "LGBT"-focused issues can see a 10-minute condensed version here -- featuring Obama in the hot seat over his stance on gay marriage and Melissa Etheridge!. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )