President Barack Obama has asked members of his staff to draft an executive order that would make it illegal to discriminate against LGBT employees of federal contractors on the basis of their their...

US President Barack Obama signs a law ending the '"don't ask, don't tell" ban on openly gay people serving in the military.

President Barack Obama's inaugural address on Monday marked the first time a president used the occasion to praise progress on gay rights, an indication of shifting public attitudes on the issue.

Full disclosure of my position on gay rights and gay marriage: I support both, strongly. I strongly disagree with anyone who would deprive an American citizen of full and equal rights, regardless of

Obama proved race no longer excluded people of color in national elections. Will the majority of voters elect a woman or gay man?

Political analyst Dan Payne says Obama could not have believed that his position on gay marriage would gain him votes in tossup states.

Hugh B. Price argues that the growing acceptance of diversity that fueled Senator Obama's victory was due to affirmative action, which unquestionably has made our robustly diverse nation a more...

DENVER (AP) — Colorado Democrats have flipped control of the state Senate, giving the party a trifecta of Statehouse control with the historic victory of U.S. Rep. Jared Polis as the nation's first...

During a star-studded concert Sunday, the president-elect urged a massive crowd to join him in tackling the raft of issues the country will face when he takes the oath of office Tuesday.

The Obama administration isn't challenging a court ruling that undermines the military's policy of expelling openly gay service members.

Special Advisor for International Disability Rights at the U.S. Department of State, Judith Heumann reflects on the progress we've made to advance disability rights.

The most recent ABC News-Washington Post survey, released today, finds a substantial swing in support of same-sex marriages in the past decade. A record-high 58 percent of Americans think gay...

The United States is a nation of immigrants. The United States has always considered itself to be “accepting” of all people from various cultures, ethnic backgrounds, races, and religions and, most...

The White House announced this week that Rustin, the trailblazing civil rights activist, will be posthumously awarded the highest civilian award in the U.S. Peter Dreier writes that the timing...

Community members and the Philadelphia School District showed support after President Donald Trump rescinded protections for transgender students Wednesday. The Trump administration, in conjunction...