Equality Federation Institute

Trans people are underrepresented in elected office, and even fewer are people of color. Candidates and advocates say that campaign finance and economic disparities are major factors.

We asked LGBTQ lobbyists working in DC how effective the national queer groups have been on Capitol Hill lately. Their answers might surprise you.

The President’s hospitalized. Republican after Republican is falling ill. The moderator’s already under scrutiny. LGBTQ groups demand inclusion. What will be different in the upcoming VP debate?

They’re on our side in the so-called “culture war.”

“His views are fundamentally at odds with the notion that LGBT people are entitled to equality, liberty, justice and dignity under the law,” say LGBTQ advocates.

WASHINGTON — From coast to coast, America’s cities are demonstrating a commitment to treating lLGBT people with dignity and respect by passing laws and implementing policies that treat all people equally, according to a new report by the Human Rights Campaign.