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LGBT groups are cheering the selection of out lesbian and Los Angeles deputy mayor Nancy Sutley as a top member of President-elect Obama’s environmental team.

A Harris Interactive National Poll on American sentiment toward LGBT issues and people has shown significant support among the American people for protection of several key LGBT rights.

The change in power in Washington is signaling a transformation in congressional attitudes on LGBT rights legislation—much of which has been stalled in the House and Senate for years, congressional leaders say.

The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce is cosponsoring two LGBT community celebrations on Jan. 20, 2009, the night of Barack Obama's Inauguration—and you're invited!

When Barack Obama takes the oath of office in January 2009, the first thing he will need is a cadre of talented employees to keep the government running.

Substantial Democratic victories in the Nov. 4 election likely will boost the number of members of the U.S. House participating in the LGBT Equality Caucus when the Congress begins its new session in January 2009.

Barack Obama is elected the 44th president of the United States.

Local courts and state legislatures have dramatically increased the recognition of LGBT rights in recent years, yet the federal government still plays a dominant role in defining the legal status of LGBT individuals and couples.

Key legislation is pending in Congress that would help small businesses form cooperatives to purchase health insurance for their employees.

When the next president takes office in January 2009, whether it is Republican John McCain or Democrat Barack Obama, the first thing he is going to need is a cadre of talented employees to keep the government running.

If GOP presidential nominee John McCain and his Democratic counterpart, Barack Obama, ever find themselves on the same side of a policy argument, it likely won't be a discussion about federal tax policy.

At the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis this week, the mission for Log Cabin Republicans, the LGBT GOP political advocacy group, is educating the delegates, party leaders and the greater Republican community about LGBT issues and voters.

As LGBT Democrats come together this week in Denver, it is with the knowledge that they have the ear of their presidential candidate and the full support of the Democratic Party.

Small business owners have plenty of ways to share their concerns with elected officials—trade group lobbying efforts, written correspondence or even an email, to name a few—but nothing quite beats a chance to talk with them face-to-face.

Green technologies may be the bridge through the ailing U.S. economy for thousands of small businesses in the energy sector, but not unless Congress moves quickly to extend renewable energy tax credits, the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce says.

A health care giant calls for LGBT engagement in the sector's reform, a new survey uncovers the community's partisan leanings, a political insider forecasts gay rights' chances in Congress, and more.

Coming out often translates into political engagement, a new survey suggests.

U.S. Representative Barney Frank is not only the symbol of LGBT political power in America, but he also has become one of the Washington's most influential lawmakers as chairman of the powerful House Financial Services Committee.

Gay and lesbian Americans are now the closest they've been to enjoying federal protection against discrimination in the workplace. Transgender workers, however, may have to wait yet again for protection.

The days of simply imagining an international organization to advance the rights of LGBT people while globally linking LGBT business associations are over. It's here.