NYT Op-ed: U.S. Civil Rights Commission should make LGBT equality a top priority
January 16, 2009
In an op-ed in today's New York Times, Mary Frances Berry, former chairwoman of the Commission on Civil Rights, calls for President-elect Obama to repurpose the commission to focus on LGBT equality as a top priority.
Continue Reading ►David Medina joins list of LGBT people slated to join Obama Administration
January 15, 2009
The Washington Blade reported on Tuesday that David Medina, a member of HRC's public policy committee, has been selected to serve as deputy chief of staff to Michelle Obama.
Continue Reading ►VIDEO: Change.gov coverage of Obama transition team meeting with LGBT leaders
January 14, 2009
WATCH: Change.gov has posted a video featuring Parag Mehta discussing a group of key LGBT leaders, including Joe Solmonese and Elizabeth Birch, coming together to meet with the Obama transition team and outline the top priorities of the LGBT community:
Continue Reading ►State Department LGBT group welcomes Clinton support for reviewing unequal policies
January 14, 2009
Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies (GLIFAA), the U.S. State Department LGBT employee group, said yesterday that they are pleased with Secretary of State-nominee Hillary Clinton's statement during her confirmation hearing yesterday that she would review policies to see what could be changed to assist LGBT personnel at the Department of State, USAID, and other foreign affairs agencies.
Continue Reading ►John Berry poised to manage the largest civilian workforce in the U.S.
January 13, 2009
This morning, the Washington Post's Al Kamen reported that John Berry, director of the National Zoo, will be the next director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
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