President Barack Obama will take executive action to prohibit federal contractors from LGBT workplace discrimination. According to a White House official, Obama has directed his...
The White House signaled their support Friday for a Pentagon review of the military’s longstanding ban on transgender servicemembers. Asked by Metro Weekly if President...
Following comments from a senior adviser to President Barack Obama that executive action prohibiting federal contractors from LGBT workplace discrimination is “under consideration,” the president’s...
The White House insisted Wednesday that President Obama’s failure to call on Congress to pass federal legislation prohibiting LGBT workplace discrimination during his State of...
The White House is downplaying any message of condemnation of Russia’s anti-LGBT law that could be perceived from the composition of the U.S. delegations to...
President Barack Obama applauded the U.S. Senate for advancing the Employment Non-Discrimination Act Monday evening, telling supporters at a fundraiser that progress is being made...
With a Monday evening vote on the horizon in the Senate, the White House expressed its strong support for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act today, urging...
The White House doubled-down on President Barack Obama’s criticism of Russia’s anti-LGBT law Thursday, one day after canceling a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir...
Follow @JustinCSnow The White House applauded today’s bipartisan vote by a Senate committee to advance the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) to the full Senate, while...
The White House is standing behind first lady Michelle Obama’s handling of an LGBT-rights activist who interrupted her at a private fundraiser in D.C. on...
It was more than a year ago, in April 2012, that leaders from some of the nation’s largest LGBT-rights organizations sat down for a meeting...
White House press secretary Jay Carney declined to say what role the White House played in convincing Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy to withhold...
Politicians and advocates are hailing Jason Collins as a hero after the NBA player made history today as the first out male athlete playing in...
The White House made no promises Wednesday to push for a comprehensive immigration bill that includes protections for binational same-sex couples. Speaking to reporters, White...
White House press secretary Jay Carney today left open the possibility that the Obama administration will take a public stance and file a brief in...