President Barack Obama's endorsement of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton means a lot to the LGBT community.

Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning is the first openly gay person to head any branch of the US Military, 5 years after the end of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."

Dubbed the 'Battle of the Bathroom,' the struggle for transgender equality and the fight against LGBT discrimination centers on trans access to bathrooms.

The Justice Department called for the repeal of North Carolina's HB2 on Wednesday, saying that the law violates the US Civil Rights Act.

LGBT legal protections have come under attack again, as a controversial defense bill amendment was approved by the House Armed Services Committee.

President Barack Obama condemned North Carolina and Mississippi anti-LGBT laws at a press conference in London, saying these should be overturned.

Here's a quick look at the prominent anti-LGBT laws and bills being used against the LGBT community in a number of US states in the South.

Economic and state consequences have been laid out in the wake of the North Carolina anti-LGBT law, and only time will tell who will blink first.

North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory has signed into law what is considered a dangerous anti-transgender bill, overturning recently-passed LGBT protections.

The White House has recently appointed Raffi Freedman-Gurspan as their primary LGBT liaison, making her the first openly transgender person in this role.

With the advances of the LGBT cause hanging in a balance, President Barack Obama has nominated Merrick Garland for the post of Supreme Court justice.

Democrat Senator Elizabeth Warren called on delaying Republican senators to "do their job" on selecting a nominee for the US Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court has reversed an Alabama ruling on lesbian adoption rights in a case involving two lesbian parents over their adopted children.

The Human Rights Campaign released a report warning of an alarming wave of anti-trans state bills nationwide for this year.

The Center for American Progress has called for humanitarian parole to help reunite LGBT people separated by discriminatory laws in their countries.

As far as the Republican Party is concerned, you can't really expect much from the Republican candidates when it concerns LGBT issues.

With the US presidential election this November, Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are in favor of advancing LGBT rights further.

The US Marine Corps is instituting some major changes to address the gender gap, even as the US military opens its frontline combat positions to women.

A couple of LGBT surveys have come out this year, detailing the current state of the LGBT struggle as well the state of the LGBT community itself in the US.

A targeted backlash from legislators and activists against the LGBT community via a number of anti-transgender 'bathroom bills' is coming.

LPAC is backing Hillary Clinton in the coming elections as the presidential candidate who'll support the LGBT people in the years ahead.

LGBT rights got a boost this month from the US after Congress passed a spending bill for the fiscal year of 2016 that would support LGBT equality abroad.

The cases of three UK transgender women imprisoned in an all-male prison have drawn attention to the general plight of transgenders in prison.

The ILGA has come out with a video on how people can help stop LGBT violence and discrimination, based on the OHCHR's recommendations.

A global report has warned that not only do LGBT people face dangers from anti-LGBT violence, but also LGBT activists and HIV service providers.

With the legalization of gay marriage nationwide, you shouldn't forget to update your legal documents as you need all the legal protection you can get.

There's a proposal to mark June 26 as LGBT Equality Day in the US. Who would have thought that the 26th of June would have such importance?

Religious Christian schools in the US are pushing the federal government to waive laws that protect the LGBT students using Title IX.

The US government is quietly ensuring LGBT refugees allowed into the country can bring their same-sex partners as well, even if they aren't legally married.

After reversing a court order that a child fostered with a lesbian couple be removed from their home, Utah judge Scott Johansen has opted out on the case.