Back in March, on a cold but beautifully sunny morning, we gathered with thousands of others in front of the Supreme Court. The mood was high. At times it felt more like a street celebration than a political demonstration. People squeezed onto the steps, crowded the sidewalks, and spilled onto...

As we continue to wait for the introduction of legislation to overhaul and fix our broken immigration system, one of the yardsticks by which we will measure its success is whether it is able to address the devastating separations of families allowed under the current system.

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In his second inaugural address, President Obama made history for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) movement, in more ways than one. As he said so eloquently of our struggle for equal rights: "Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else...

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) rights are often defined as consisting of a handful of issues, marriage equality the foremost among them. But as important as the right to marry the people we love is, LGBT equality is about far more than that. LGBT Americans reflect the full diversity...

In the past month, we have seen milestone after milestone in the march toward lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality. But there is a key element of this progress that we should shine a light on. What for many seemed like a red light at the intersection of race,...

For those who share a vision for a country in which all LGBT Americans can show up at work each day with the security of knowing that they cannot be fired simply for who they are or whom they love, the last month has been marked by great disappointment and...

On April 25, 2004, I stood with 1 million other pro-choice supporters on the National Mall for the historic March for Women's Lives. Women and men, some with children, some without, boarded buses, trains, and planes from every corner of the country, and everywhere in between, to make the trek...

When you walk through Zuccotti Park, Occupy Wall Street's main encampment, you can't help but see our country. And it is a country that is angry and fed up, a country buckling under overwhelming economic disparity.

Occupy Wall Street is both a protest and a wake-up call. A wake-up call...

"Equality is a moral imperative."

Those words could have come from that diverse and brave group who made their stand at the Stonewall Inn that Friday night in June 1969, a stand for dignity and equality.

But they didn't.

Or these words: We must "build an America...