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The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights hosted a talk titled, “Stonewall at 50: The Movement for LGBT Civil Rights” by historian and author David Carter. Stonewall was a six-day gay rights uprising…

American History TV visited the Newseum in Washington, D.C., to tour their “Rise Up” exhibit looking back at the Stonewall riots, six days of protests considered to be the catalyst for the modern LGBTQ…

The Stonewall riots began on June 28, 1969, after police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City’s Greenwich Village. The raid sparked six days of protests considered to be the…

Charles Francis, president of the Mattachine Society of Washington, D.C., discussed two pioneering gay rights films created by Lilli Vincenz in 1968 and 1970. Mr. Francis assisted in the…

Marc Stein talked about the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots and their impact on the LGBTQ movement. Professor Stein was interviewed from outside the Stonewall National Monument in New…

Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), the first openly LGBTQ non-incumbent elected to Congress in 1998 and in 2012 the first openly gay LGBTQ person elected to the U.S. Senate, spoke about the 50th…

Pierre-Antoine Louis talked about key issues facing LGBTQ Americans.

When a group of gays, lesbians, and transgendered individuals stood up to police raiding a popular gay hangout in New York City on the night of June 28th, 1969, they had no idea where their…

Senator Doug Jones spoke on the chamber floor about LGBTQ pride month. He talked about the importance LGBTQ-community legal protections, and he asked for a vote on the House-passed Equality…

Equality For All: Progress for LGBT Rights was one of the middle school second-prize winners in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest. Rachel Tokarski, Tovya Michael, and Seneka Millawabandara,…

In a 236-173 vote, the House passed the Equality Act (H.R. 5), legislation that would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to ban discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and…

Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) called up a motion to make changes to the Equality Act. The motion to recommit failed.

The House debated and voted on the Equality Act (HR 5), legislation banning discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation. The measure passed 236-173.

Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI) talked about the Equality Act, a bill that would ban discrimination against LGBTQ people.

Sandhya Raman talked about the Equality Act (H.R. 5), legislation banning discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation the House was debating and schedule to…

Human Rights Campaign Legal Director Sarah Warbelow discussed efforts to amend civil rights laws to add protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

The New School history Professor Claire Potter talked about the 1969 Stonewall Riots and rise of the gay rights movement. She described the uprising and reflected on the legacy of the…

Daily Beast senior reporter Samantha Allen talked about her book, Real Queer America: LGBT Stories from Red States.

Telephone lines and social media were open for comments on a new Pentagon policy regarding transgender troops, which went into effect yesterday. After April 12, 2019, no one with gender…

The House debated a resolution expressing opposition to the Trump administration seeking to bar some transgender people from serving in the Armed Forces. The non-binding measure sponsored…