Not only did U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (D) beat the president in reaching out to the gay and lesbian community, but the president continues to be criticized. An anti-bullying video message from President Barack Obama is “symbolic,” the founder of the “It Gets Better” project said Friday, but the president “has the power to do more.”

Transgendered people in the United States will be able to get their new gender recognized on their passports without having to undergo gender reassignment surgery. The new policy is based on recommendations from the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, widely recognized as a leading authority on transgender issues.

The United Kingdom announced today that it will review its aid to Malawi if the Government refuses to free two gay men who were sentenced to 14 years’ hard labor this week. Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza — who were sentenced to 14 years hard labor on Thursday for getting engaged in a traditional ceremony in December.

In February, David Bahati, the mover of the controversial Anti-Homosexuality Bill is expected to attend a prayer breakfast in the American capitol of Washington in the District of Columbia. Uganda has been warned that passing the law would lead to sanctions from the Commonwealth of Nations, the United Nations, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

During U.S. President Ronald Regan’s administration, the United States Government established a ban that prohibited HIV positive visitors and immigrants from entering the United States. Today, the ban was lifted.