Bernie Delia, co-chair of World Pride 2025 and towering LGBTQ+ rights activist, is dead
He was 68 years old.
June 25, 2024
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Op-ed: Is ENDA Just History Repeating Itself?
The fight for ENDA might end up looking familiar to those who lived through the Clinton administration.
August 4, 2014
The First Woman White House Press Secretary Weighs in on Biden's Team
Dee Dee Myers (pictured), who made history in the Clinton administration, cannot wait to see women like Karine Jean-Pierre and Pili Tobar in action.
December 8, 2020
Hillary Under Consideration for Cabinet Position
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is under consideration for a top Cabinet position in President-elect Barack Obama's forthcoming administration. The New York senator, defeated by Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination, met with him in Chicago on Thursday to discuss a possible appointment, the Associated Press reports.
November 15, 2008
Prominent AIDS Activist Dr. Scott Hitt Dies in California
Dr. R. Scott Hitt, an AIDS specialist and the first openly gay person to head a presidential advisory board, has died. He was 49. Hitt died Thursday of colon cancer at his home in West Hollywood, according to John Duran, the city's mayor and a longtime friend. Hitt was chairman of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV and AIDS during President Clinton's administration in the 1990s.
November 10, 2007
All the President's Men and Women
As the knock-down drag-out race for the Democratic presidential nomination wears on, LGBT political insiders have begun speculating about possible administration gigs. If Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton goes on to win in November, who might the new president tap for high-level appointments or key White House staff? The Advocate offers a sneak peek at a few of the contenders for both camps -- and a couple of unaffiliated talents either candidate may draft.
April 9, 2008
Hillary Clinton Demands Trump Condemn Persecution of Gay and Bi Men in Chechnya
While at an event at New York City's LGBT center, Clinton slammed Trump's silence on Chechnya.
April 21, 2017
Clinton Supports Her Husband's 'Defensive Action' as President
If it were Hillary Clinton serving as president instead of her husband in the '90s, the country might still have gotten the Defense of Marriage Act and "don't ask, don't tell."
October 23, 2015
First Out Gay Man Confirmed by Senate Isn't Done Speaking Out
Political trailblazer Bruce Lehman ponders how much LGBTQ rights have progressed since the Clinton era.Â
August 12, 2019
GLAAD to Honor Bill Clinton With Award
Both loved and loathed by LGBT activists, Bill Clinton will be honored in Los Angeles by the media watchdog group.
April 3, 2013
Husband's record in White House complicates Hillary Clinton's presidential run
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is running for president on her husband's White House record, and it is a strategy that cuts both ways, as was made clear at this weekend's Yearly Kos blogger confab.
August 7, 2007
All The President's Women and Men
If election 2008 sweeps a Democratic administration into office, who in our community might be walking the halls of the White House and weighing in on key policy decisions? The Advocate takes a look at some potential power players.
April 15, 2008
Hillary announces support for gays in HRC speech
During an unpublicized speech to gay rights group Human Rights Campaign on Friday, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton said she wants a partnership with gays if elected and that she opposes the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy instituted by her husband when he was president.
March 5, 2007
Obama Site Posts Video of LGBT Meeting
The Obama transition website posted a video Wednesday of a meeting that took place December 10 between LGBT leaders and members of the transition team.
January 21, 2009
Madam Secretary
"Gay rights are human rights." With that declaration -- and the team she has assembled at the State Department -- Hillary Rodham Clinton has elevated the dialogue on LGBT rights around the globe.
January 10, 2011
Hillary Clinton: TSA Dropping 'Anomaly' Is a 'Good Move'
The former Secretary of State stated it was a 'good move' to create changes that will support and respect transgender passengers.
October 17, 2015
Fred Hochberg to be Named Head of Export-Import Bank
Fred Hochberg will be named by incoming president Barack Obama as the director of the Export-Import Bank.
January 13, 2009