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Sarah McBride gives moving farewell speech to Delaware Senate as she heads to D.C.

McBride thanked her fellow Delaware representatives for helping her "realize the awesome responsibility and the awesome opportunity that we have to leave this state better and kinder than we found it."

Pete Buttigieg shades Donald Trump's incoherent child care proposal

After Trump was asked about child care last week, Buttigieg said "it wasn’t clear whether he even understood the question."

Op-Ed: Family Act Gets Us Closer to Workplace Equality

The Family Act would help LGBT workers get access to paid leave and provide them with more time to spend with their families.

Gay Dads Won't Be Covered by Trump's Maternity Leave Plan

During an interview with Cosmopolitan, Ivanka Trump explained that the policy is just for women.

Paid Leave Is an LGBTQ Issue

We're here to thrive, not just survive, writes activist Bri Barnett.

At Work, Fighting for a Broad Definition of Family

The federal government just made it easier for certain workers to get paid sick time to care for their partners and nonblood relatives.

5 Issues Remind Us Why We Need Women's Equality Day

Progress is still needed to asure women's equality -- so let's celebrate by working to move the needle.

Sarah McBride Is Out to Be the First Trans Member of Congress

The Delaware state senator has announced a bid for U.S. House of Representatives.

Preview: What's in Store for LGBT Families in 2014?

The fight for LGBT families' rights will continue next year. Here's what to expect, says Emily Hecht-McGowan, director of public policy at the Family Equality Council.

On Equal Pay Day, Inequity Persists for Women, Including LGBTQ+ Ones

President Joe Biden is calling for action to close the pay gap.

Sarah McBride Leads Delaware Congressional Poll and Would Be First Trans U.S. Representative

McBride was the nation's first out transgender state senator, and she's poised to make history again.

Michelle Obama Says Husband Will Fight for LGBT Equality

Barack Obama will fight for equal rights for gays just as he fought to help working-class families overcome poverty, the Democratic presidential hopeful's wife told a gay Democratic group. Recalling his past work as a community organizer to help struggling families, Michelle Obama said he would take the same approach as president.

Sarah McBride wins Delaware U.S. House seat, becoming the first out trans member of Congress

Democrat Sarah McBride has beaten Republican John Whalen for Delaware's sole seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, making history.

Why Did California Gov. Gavin Newsom Veto Pro-LGBTQ+ Bills...Again?

The Democrat is known as a strong LGBTQ+ ally, but he objected to some aspects of the legislation.

Vermont's Christine Hallquist Could Become First Trans Governor

It may seem like a challenge, but Hallquist has a record of meeting them.

Pete Buttigieg Lays Out His Agenda for LGBTQ Equality

The out mayor's plan addresses a cross section of community needs, from family planning to ending violence against trans women of color.

Intersectional Women's Organization Aims to Mobilize the Majority

"Women are mad as hell, we are ready to take action, and we refuse to go backward," says Black Lives Matter's Alicia Garza, cofounder of the new group Supermajority.

HRC's Sarah McBride, Who Made Trans History at DNC, Running for Office

McBride -- the first openly trans person to speak at a major political convention and currently the press secretary for the Human Rights Campaign -- throws her hat in the ring.

Pathways to success

Despite challenging times on the nation's economic front, employers are more gay-friendly than ever before

Who Is Laphonza Butler, California's New, History-Making U.S. Senator?

Butler, a Black lesbian, has a long record of history-making activism.