Trump Comes Out Against Equality Act
With a vote on the Equality Act in the U.S. House expected on Friday, a senior administration official indicated exclusively to the Washington Blade that President Trump opposes the bill. “The Trump administ...
White House Mum on Trump’s Anti-LGBT Meeting with Ginni Thomas
The White House remains silent on President Trump’s reported meeting with anti-LGBT activist Ginni Thomas, the spouse of conservative U.S. Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, despite objections from LGBT rights ...
Adam Rippon, other Olympians skipped Trump visit
The White House didn't get the Olympics this year. Well, not all of the Olympians, at any rate. Last Friday, several of the American athletes of the South Korea Games visited the White House to meet Donald Trum...
5 LGBT things you need to know today, May 24
1. In today's edition of "anti-LGBT leaders hired by the president," Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach was selected to the vice-chair of a commission to investigate claims of voter fraud. 2. Metro Weekly...
Atlanta art center aims to send 100,000 paintings to White House
Donald Trump may have “The Art of the Deal,” but Atlanta has “The Art of the Heal.” The participant-driven art project is the brainchild of Jim Peera, manager at Healium Arts Center in Atlanta, and aims to b...
5 LGBT things you need to know today, Aug. 3
1. “Proud to marry Brian and Joe at my house. Couldn’t be happier, two longtime White House staffers, two great guys.” Vice President Joe Biden presided over his first wedding ceremony Monday. 2. “We are liv...
Obama on Orlando shooting: ‘This was an act of terror and an act of hate’
President Obama addressed the nation this afternoon following the tragedy that left 50 people dead and 53 injured in a domestic terrorist attack at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, FL. Obama spoke from the James ...
President Obama issues proclamation for LGBT Pride month
The White House on Tuesday afternoon released the following presidential proclamation for LGBT Pride month. President Obama lists housing, conversion therapy, safe schools, HIV/AIDS and employment discriminatio...
5 LGBT things you need to know today, May 24
1. The New York Times details how the push to advance bathroom rights for transgender Americans reached the White House. 2. A Gallup poll shows that 53 percent of Americans over age 65 say that same-sex marr...
5 LGBT things you need to know today, Feb. 23
1.The Charlotte, N.C., City Council voted 7-4 on Feb.22 to add sexual orientation and gender identity to its anti-discrimination ordinance, a year after a similar measure failed. 2.Actor and playwright Aaron...
5 LGBT things you need to know today, Jan. 13
1. Aditi Hardikar, President Obama's LGBT liaison, is stepping down to join Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. 2. Lesbian activist and author Jeanne Cordova has died at 67. 3. This gay man thinks hi...