Support of the LGBT Community

This is a list of articles and videos that chronicle the actions of President Obama, Congress, and the LGBT community as they work together to create a strong and equitable country.

1) Repealed the Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) Discriminatory law.

President Obama's remarks

comments from troops

2) Declared DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) unconstitutional and stopped Defending it in Court
Mr. Obama Moves Against Bias - New York Times

	Rachel Maddow interviews Tobias Wolff a legal expert on LGBT issues.
	Senator Kirsten Gillibrand		Senator Chuck Schumer

3) HHS  requires any hospital receiving Medicare or Medicaid funds to allow LGBT visitation rights.
CBS video


4) Launched the "It Gets Better" campaign :: It Get's Better Project website
President Obama  ::   Brian Bond - WH Staff  :: Sec. of Labor Hilda Solis  (Spanish)


5) Endorsed a U.N. declaration calling for the worldwide decriminalization of gays and lesbians around the world in an efforts to make it a worldwide policy.

6) Signed the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act
Obamas remarks

while more funding is needed per the 2012 proposed budget, an increase of $80 million to domestic and global HIV/AIDS programs committed


7) Extended benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees
Rachel Maddow show

8) Extended the Family and Medical Leave Act to cover Gay employees taking unpaid leave to care for their children of same-sex partners


9) Matthew Shepard & James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act
Obama WH speech

10) Banned job discrimination based on gender identity throughout the Federal government

11) Lifted the HIV Entry Ban.

12) Implemented HUD Policies that Would Ban Discrimination Based On Gender Identity

13) Appointed the first ever transgender DNC member

14) Named open transgender appointee Amanda Simpson (the first President ever to do so)

15 Appointed Jeremy Bernard as Social Secretary

16) Eliminated the discriminatory Census Bureau policy that kept LGBT relationships from being counted

17) Extended domestic violence protections to LGBT victims