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With mid-term elections approaching, a mounting number of important legislation awaiting Congressional action and a shrinking window to get it all accomplished, the NGLCC will be updating its members, affiliate chambers and corporate partners on the current state of pending business and LGBT issues as part of its quarterly Direct Connection Series.

After months of waiting for Senate confirmation, openly gay Richard Sorian has been appointed to the post of assistant secretary for public affairs in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce® (NGLCC) is encouraging you to add some advocacy to your August by making your voice heard!

COMMENTARY: U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis says changes to the Family and Medical Leave Act allowing family leave to anyone who assumes the role of caring for a child aren't just niceties for LGBT families—they're necessities.

With the upcoming 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) being signed into law, it's important to reflect on how it has helped the millions of Americans with disabilities find opportunities in the workplace.

These days, small businesses need all the help they can get, and a new U.S. Senate bill is aimed at giving them a much-needed boost.

The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce® (NGLCC) has joined together with the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) to promote the Campaign for Disability Employment.

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) is continuing its consistent outreach to the LGBT community.

The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce® (NGLCC) descended the heartland of America to introduce itself to businesses and organizations in Omaha, Neb.

After White House officials and members of Congress met Monday to discuss a possible repeal of the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, the U.S. House and a Senate voted Thursday night to include repeal amendments in their versions of the defense bill.

In honor of the estimated 27.2 million small businesses in America, Chance Mitchell, National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce® (NGLCC) co-founder and CEO, joined President Barack Obama at the White House for the president's official announcement of National Small Business Week.

With the recent passage of the health care reform bill, Americans have different feelings about the reform. But in a recent survey conducted by Harris Interactive, a global market research and consulting firm, and Witeck-Combs Communications, a strategic public relations and marketing communications firm with expertise in the LGBT market, lesbians and gay men showed broad support for health care reform.

In a letter to Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce® (NGLCC) expressed its disappointment with passage of its controversial law that would allow police to stop and arrest people they suspect to be in the country illegally.

President Obama has had a stellar record of appointing diverse and representative individuals to key positions in his first 15 months in office, including naming more than 100 talented and respected LGBT appointees to top jobs.

With a vote on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 (ENDA) coming soon in the U.S. House, the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce® (NGLCC) is urging everyone to contact their representatives in the U.S. House and advocate ENDA's passage.

When lawmakers and White House officials make policy decisions based on Pentagon data, how much of that work was collected, analyzed and presented by LGBT military personnel, civilians and contractors?

In response to a bill introduced in the Ugandan Parliament that would expand penalties for homosexuality in that nation, the U.S. Senate has unanimously passed a resolution this week condemning the so-called "Anti-Homosexuality Bill."

Tickets for the White House Easter Egg Roll are always hard to come by, but for a lucky few, the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce® (NGLCC) has been able to open the gates for a trip to the celebrated event for the second year in a row.

After decades of proposals, multiple presidential attempts and failures, and a protracted and heated debate, last week Americans saw a monumental shift in our national health care policy.

With the nation's capital as the backdrop, the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce® (NGLCC) will bring together two of its most anticipated and highly regarded annual events this November.