President Barack Obama Accountability. It is the cornerstone of political action committees across the country. Today, AMERICAblog’s John Aravosis and Joe Sudbay have organized a boycott aimed at holding elected officials accountable for their actions and campaign promises. It’s called,...

Many in the nation celebrated yesterday as news broke of the U.S. House of Representatives’ close vote to pass a historic health care reform bill. The months leading up to the vote have been tense and packed with emotion, as stories of verbally and sometimes physically violent town hall meetings...

Senator Joseph Lieberman’s federal gay partner benefits bill was warmed greeted during a Thursday Senate hearing. The Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act would extend benefits to the gay spouses of federal employees. In June, President Obama signed an executive order that extends...

Shortly after President Barack Obama pledged Saturday to end “don’t ask, don’t tell,” the Administration’s highest-ranking LGBT official said the White House is speaking with certain senators about strategies for repealing the policy — specifically Sen. Joseph Lieberman, an independent...

For the first time in United States’ history, same-sex marriages, unions and partnerships will be counted in the 2010 U.S. Census. The decision to count same-sex relationships came from U.S. President Barack Obama, who reversed a policy made by former President George W. Bush. Resident Jim VanRiper,...

Cleve Jones Invites Barack Obama To National Equality March Dear President Obama: Thank you for honoring Harvey Milk with the Medal of Freedom Award. Harvey was my friend and teacher. In the 30 years since he was assassinated lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people have attained a handful of rights...

President Barack Obama The President: Hello everyone – how’s everybody doing today? I’m here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. And we’ve got students tuning in from all across America, kindergarten through twelfth grade. I’m glad you all could join us today. I know...

A nurse in Australia who called for “a world free of homosexuals” was suspended from practice on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland pending determination that he is fit for the job. Matthew George Price, who declared himself a “cured” homosexual, published an antigay letter in the alumni newsletter...

President Barack Obama WASHINGTON — The Obama administration filed court papers Monday claiming a federal marriage law discriminates against gays, even as government lawyers continued to defend it. Justice Department lawyers are seeking to dismiss a suit brought by a gay California couple challenging...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An activist who worked alongside slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk announced plans Sunday for a march on Washington this fall to demand that Congress establish equality and marriage rights for the lesbian, gay and transgender community. Cleve Jones, whose character in last year’s...