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22 January 2009Obama retakes oath of office after inaugural hiccup 2 The Chief Justice of the United States visited the White House last night to administer the oath of office to the President. -
21 January 2009Gay mayor faces investigation into relationship with teenager 5 The Mayor of the US city of Portland's relationship with a teenage male will be investigated by the Oregon Attorney General. -
21 January 2009Comment: Gay bishop’s eyewitness account of Obama’s inauguration 9 Gene Robinson, the Anglican Bishop of New Hampshire, has returned to blogging after a break of several months to share his experiences of the inauguration celebrations in Washington DC. -
21 January 2009Interview: BBC’s man in Washington accentuates the positive + Justin Webb has not gone completely native in his seven years in the United States as a BBC correspondent. -
21 January 2009Gay rights group hails Obama’s “paradigm shift” towards equality 3 America's largest gay rights group has hailed the new Obama administration and expressed hope for a "new day of welcome and great promise." -
21 January 2009Guatemalan trans rights advocate faces arrest warrant + A human rights group has questioned the decision of a public prosecutor in Guatemala to charge the director of transgender rights group with attempted murder. -
21 January 2009Portland gay man revealed Mayor’s relationship with teen 2 A gay property developer raised concerns about the Mayor of Portland's relationship with a teenager 18 months ago. -
21 January 2009Tom Hanks attacks Prop 8 Mormons as un-American 6 A Hollywood star who won an Oscar for his portayal of a gay man has hit out at opponents of same-sex marriage. -
20 January 2009Gay rights agenda now on White House website 14 The new administration in the United States has already posted a lengthy statement on gay rights on the White House website. -
20 January 2009Bush’s Chief Justice trips up Obama’s inauguration oath + The Chief Justice of the United States misread the oath of office during the inauguration of Barack Obama as President today. -
20 January 2009Obama: The world has changed, and we must change with it 1 I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. -
20 January 2009President Obama promises a new start for the world + The new President of the United States said that the country can fulfil the promise that all are equal and free. -
20 January 2009Barack Obama becomes the 44th President of the United States + Barack Obama has just taken the oath of office in Washington DC and is now the 44th President of the United States. -
20 January 2009Bush enters final hour of Presidency as Obama arrives to take oath 3 The 43rd President of the United States has just arrived at the Capitol in Washington DC with the President-elect, Barack Obama. -
20 January 2009Obama looks to Lincoln in his inauguration address + An inauguration speech is the set piece of the American system of government. -
20 January 2009Video: The 44th President’s journey from Hawaii to the White House + Later today a junior Senator from Illinois, with just four years experience in Washington, will take the oath of office and become the 44th President of the United States. -
20 January 2009Martin Luther King’s dream “comes a step closer” with Obama + America's largest LGBT civil rights organisation marked the birthday of civil rights activist Martin Luther King yesterday with a message of hope for Barack Obama's administration. -
20 January 2009Obama urged to fight for gay rights across the world + The new President of the United States should "defend the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual transgender and intersex people, in the US and worldwide," according to a leading gay activist. -
20 January 2009Gay mayor of Portland admits to relationship with teenager 14 The Mayor of the American city of Portland has apologised for lying about a relationship he had in 2005 with an 18-year-old.
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20 January 200914-year-old charged with gay murder should be in juvenile court claims lawyer 3 A defence lawyer has spoken out about the treatment of a 14-year-old accused of the murder of a gay classmate.
