LGBT Issues

CodePink's Medea Benjamin demonstrates on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, as Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing related to the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

National Security

Obama secures LGBT legacy with transgender military service

Susan Crabtree · July 14, 2015 1:55 am

"[T]he working group will start with the presumption that transgender persons can serve openly without adverse impact on military effectiveness and readiness," said Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, in the center. (AP File Photo)

National Security

DOD allows transgender troops to serve openly

Tara Copp · July 13, 2015 10:25 pm

A member of Scouts for Equality holds an unofficial knot patch incorportating the colors of the rainbow, a symbol for gay rights, during a rally to call for equality and inclusion for gays in the Boy Scouts of America as part of the 'Scouts for Equality Day of Action' May 22, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Boy Scouts move to end ban on gay leaders

Kelly Cohen · July 13, 2015 9:06 pm

Mainstream Scream: Vox calls American Revolution ‘a monumental mistake’

Paul Bedard · July 13, 2015 6:30 pm

Loretta Lynch: Same-sex couples to get federal marriage benefits

Loretta Lynch: Same-sex couples to get federal marriage benefits

Kelly Cohen · July 9, 2015 3:46 pm

A conservative case for marriage equality

A conservative case for marriage equality

Gregory Angelo · July 8, 2015 4:01 am

Editorial cartoon: A hypothetical conundrum

Editorial cartoons

Editorial cartoon: A hypothetical conundrum

Washington Examiner · July 8, 2015 12:00 am

Large crowds gather at Taylor Square in support of Marriage Equality on May 31, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. They are specifically calling on the government to allow for a free vote on Marriage Equality. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

Business Insider: We don’t take positions on issues, but our reporters might

Becket Adams · July 6, 2015 7:00 pm

‘Star Trek’ actor calls Supreme Court Justice Thomas a ‘clown in blackface’

‘Star Trek’ actor calls Supreme Court Justice Thomas a ‘clown in blackface’

Elizabeth Potter · July 2, 2015 10:14 pm

Palatine-based Township High School District 211 didn't provide sufficient accommodation for a formerly male transgender student, the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights concluded after a two-year investigation. (AP Photo)

Justice Dept.: Transgender students can use bathrooms that match their gender identity

Pete Kasperowicz · June 30, 2015 9:52 pm

‘Trans and queer’ illegals hold ‘die-in’ at White House

‘Trans and queer’ illegals hold ‘die-in’ at White House

Paul Bedard · June 30, 2015 6:43 pm

After Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage, media slow to cover ‘Bloody Friday’ terrorism

Becket Adams · June 30, 2015 4:44 am