May 28, 2010 President Barack H. Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President, For the past month, we have sent you personal letters from those harmed by “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” With the votes in the House and the Senate Armed Services Committee,...

Okay, okay … so, granted Americans are among the most heavily taxed citizens in the world, but ummmm … we also enjoy the highest standard of living compared to any other country in the world as well. Let’s break down what that means: 5. We produce the most waste of all countries in...

“I don’t want us to do something just for the sake of politics that doesn’t solve the problem. I want us to get together, get the best ideas on both sides, work this through. And when it’s ready to go, let’s move. But I think we need to start a process at least to open up...

IN THE months since the National Equality March, when more than 200,000 people marched in Washington, D.C., in October 2009, the LGBT movement has experienced some disorientation. Believing that progress was imminent because of President Obama’s speech expressing solidarity with the struggle for...

Discussion How can an organization that forcibly strips tens of thousands of its employees of their rightly earned benefits, such as a servicemember’s partner’s access to education and health services, claim to operating at peak efficiency and effectiveness? Despite the united front of the...

A lesbian prosecutor in San Diego credited with coordinating high-profile narcotics cases along the U.S.-Mexico border was nominated Wednesday by President Obama to be United States attorney for the Southern District of California. If confirmed by the Senate, Laura Duffy would become the second openly...

Speak Equal has joined a coalition of LGBT and progressive bloggers in asking our readers to contact the Human Rights Campaign to repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” OUR MESSAGE TO HRC IS SIMPLE: Publicly demand that President Obama take the lead in getting DADT repealed this year. 1)...

Sixty members of Congress have issued a letter to President Obama and congressional leaders calling for immigration reform to include rights for LGBT binational families and couples. The letter asks to change the current law, which prohibits citizens from sponsoring their same-sex partners for residency...

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has recommended Daniel Alter to President Obama to serve as judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Although his appointment is subject to Senate confirmation, presidents traditionally abide by the recommendations made by the senior senator...

Massachusetts attorney general Martha Coakley has called her Republican opponent, state senator Scott Brown, to concede the U.S. Senate race. The call came in about 80 minutes after the polls closed, according to The Boston Globe. Brown sustained an early lead over Coakley with a 53% of the vote, versus...