“She is very good on television and she’s part of the next generation of Democrats,” said longtime Democratic strategist and former official at the national party Jenny Backus. Not familiar with Rep. Wasserman Schultz? Read up on her after the jump.

Even with the ongoing debate over “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in 2010 headlines, the Pentagon managed to senselessly kick out hundreds of American heroes last fiscal year. Find out how many lives were unnecessarily turned upside down after the jump.

President Obama will introduce a statement into the U.N. to ask the organization to combat anti-gay discrimination around the world. The request will mark the first time the U.S. makes a pro-LGBT move after years of vagueness on the matter.

"...he promised to uphold the Constitution," a narrator says in a new anti-gay ad from the National Organization for Marriage. Didn't President Obama instruct the DOJ to stop defending DOMA because he finds Section 3 unconstitutional? Watch the full commercial attacking President Obama, equality and sanity after the jump and see which other hilarious inaccuracies you can spot from NOM...

Famed street artist Shepard Fairey has been commissioned to create a mural for the new West Hollywood library. Have a suggestion on what the art should look like? Follow the jump to find out how you can get involved.  

While the 13 “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” protestors were being arraigned for their Nov. 15, 2010 protest in front of the White House, the federal judge did something that surprised the courtroom.

Celebrities, entertainment moguls and professional athletes have come together to ask President Obama to support marriage equality. So, who's on board?

The big gay news of the day -- the White House Conference on Bullying Prevention -- ultimately boils down to the 15-minute opening remarks given by President Obama and the First Lady.

A highlight of Michelle Obama's speech: 

But parents aren’t the only ones who have a responsibility.  We all need to play a role -- as teachers, coaches, as faith leaders, elected officials, and anyone who’s involved in our children’s lives.  And that doesn’t just mean working to change our kids’ behavior and recognize and reward kids who are already doing the right thing.  It means thinking about our own behavior as adults as well.

We all know that when we, as adults, treat others with compassion and respect, when we take the ...

Open this post to watch (or listen if the video feed is not working) a live stream of the White House's conference on bullying, with opening remarks from President Obama and the First Lady. Starts at 10:30 a.m.

Highlights so far: President Obama says he is "heartbroken" by the bullying epidemic in America's schools. The president adds that combatting bullying is "a responsibility we all share."

More as the conference unfolds. 

Expected but disturbing news is breaking across the worldwide web and coming from news outlets across the nation right now. The weepy ol' Orange One, or Speaker of the House, John Boehner is going forward with our taxpaying dollars to defend DOMA in court since the Obama administration announced the president found that a key section of DOMA was unconstitutional, and was no longer going to have his administration defend the discriminatory law.

Now there are questions that come to light and HRC has shared some of their concerns (via their press release):

1.     There are at least nine federal lawsuits -- spanning three appellate courts and four district courts in six states -- challenging the constitutionality of Section...

The presidential anti-bullying conference we told you about in February is slated for Thursday, and ahead of the historic White House event, President Obama and the First Lady have reached out to their Facebook followers with a video PSA. Sure, a few flat jokes pepper the thing, but the heart is there.

For those whose opinion of the president has been on the fence, how have his recent actions (DOMA, a devotion to combat the bullying epidemic) factored into your approval of his job?

Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) has decided that Obama's declaration of DOMA's Section 3 as unconstitutional is an impeachable offense. Nothing like watching crazy unfold on video to help one reaffirm their own grips on reality!