There will be no vote on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) until Congress completes legislative action on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” according to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). [caption [...]

A government health committee Friday voted against rescinding the ban on gay men donating blood but also called for new research on alternative policies, citing flaws in the current rules. [...]

President Obama on Wednesday extended a wider range of benefits to the same-sex partners of eligible federal workers, including access to medical treatment, relocation assistance, credit unions and fitness centers. [...]

[caption id="attachment_8037" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Powell"][/caption] Appearing on ABC's “This Week” on Sunday, former Secretary of State Colin Powell said “the country has changed” in the 17 years since “Don’t Ask, [...]

On Friday, President Obama declared June as "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month, "and called upon Americans to "renew our commitment to the struggle for equal rights for LGBT [...]

The U.S. House approved a measure Friday that includes a provision to allow the Defense Department to repeal the 17-year-old Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ban on gays serving openly in [...]

The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday night to authorize the Defense Department to repeal the ban on gays serving openly in the military, clearing another hurdle toward dismantling the [...]

The Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday voted to repeal the ban on openly gay serve members, a major step toward dismantling the Clinton-era policy widely known as “Don’t Ask, [...]

Lawmakers and gay-rights activists predicted Wednesday that both the Senate and House will have enough votes to repeal the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” ban on openly gay service members. According [...]

Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Adm. Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, are urging Congress to hold off on repealing the ban on openly gay service members [...]

Six U.S. military veterans chained themselves to the White House fence Tuesday afternoon in protest of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy that prohibits gays and lesbians from opening serving [...]

Hundreds of thousands of students from every state and at least 7,400 middle and high schools participated in GLSEN's 15th annual Day of Silence on Friday to bring attention to [...]

President Obama mandated Thursday that hospitals extend [...]

[caption id="attachment_7668" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="McMillen"][/caption] Constance McMillen did not get to attend her high school prom after her Mississippi high school canceled it rather than allow her to bring her [...]

[caption id="attachment_7609" align="alignleft" width="182" caption="Sheehan"][/caption] A retired U.S. general has apologized for saying that Dutch troops failed to prevent the Srebrenica massacre because openly gay soldiers were included in their [...]