The LCR gained a new visibility in glbtq political circles in 2010, when their 2004 suit challenging the constitutionality of the 1993 Don't Ask, Don't Tell Act, which prohibits openly gay and lesbian soldiers from serving in the U.S. military, was finally heard. On September 9, 2010, Federal District Judge Virginia Phillips of Riverside, California issued a far-reaching decision that declared the Act unconstitutional.

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In response to the decision in Log Cabin Republicans v. U.S., LCR Executive Director Cooper issued a statement celebrating the ruling as a victory for all American servicemembers.

The New Right, which emerged during the last two decades of the twentieth century, combines evangelical Christian morality with a political agenda in opposition to glbtq equality.

Lesbian and gay couples have been fighting for the freedom to marry since the dawn of the modern glbtq struggle for equality; despite some success abroad, progress toward same-sex marriage in the United States has been slow.

Long active in the glbtq community, Miriam Ben-Shalom was the first gay or lesbian servicemember to be reinstated to her position in the United States military after being discharged for her sexual orientation.

Two of the most significant Supreme Court decisions regarding constitutional liberty for glbtq people are Bowers v. Hardwick (1986) and Lawrence v. Texas (2003).

The "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, in effect from 1993 until 2011, was a compromise intended to end discrimination against gay men and lesbians in the U. S. military, but it failed to halt discharges based solely on sexual orientation.

Long a champion of glbtq and progressive causes, Sean Patrick Maloney was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2012 to become the first openly gay U.S. Representative from New York state.

The Republican Party of the United States has not been supportive of glbtq issues, despite the efforts of the Log Cabin Republicans.