WASHINGTON -- More than 2,000 LGBT rights activists from all across the country will converge for the 23rd National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change in Minneapolis, Minn., from Feb. 2-6.

The conference will offer high level and sophisticated training opportunities for the continued work in securing equality in light of new challenges brought by the shift of power in Congress.

WASHINGTON, DC -- As part of their committment to providing young leaders from across the nation with an opportunity to develop their leadership skills and gain exposure to the public service sector, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama created the White House Internship Program.

The administration recently announced that applications for the program, which will run in Summer 2011, are available now.

Claudia White, a 17-year old student at the Bedales School in the UK, is making her own mark in the fight against anti-bullying by launching Grin Campaign (GRIN Global Respect In Education) and a viral RESPECT protest.

Claudia tells dot429, " When it became heavily publicized about suicides in the LGBT community, I realized that something actually needed to be done about it. This is not a problem that is uniquely in America, it is a global problem. It is a problem that is always there regardless of whether the press is interested or not."

WASHINGTON -- Inspired by President Barack Obama’s "It Gets Better" video, several administration officials and White House staffers decided to add their voices to the life-saving project.

The "It Gets Better" project was created in September by nationally syndicated columnist Dan Savage in response to the wave of youth suicides that were the result of anti-LGBTQ bullying and harassment.