The proposals are announced under the Civil Rights section of their agenda presented at www.change.gov, the web site of the Obama campaign's self-described "Office of the President-elect." A section titled "Support for the LGBT Community" outlines the agenda for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered activists and quotes remarks Obama made on June 1, 2007. "While we have come a long way since the Stonewall riots in 1969, we still have a lot of work to do," Obama said, referring to riots which followed a police raid on a New York City gay bar.

According to the web site, President-elect Obama and vice-president-elect Joe Biden will support expanding crimes legislation such as the Matthew Shepard Act. They also back the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which they claim will "prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression."

On the subject of adoption rights, the www.change.gov web site states: "Barack Obama believes that we must ensure adoption rights for all couples and individuals, regardless of their sexual orientation. HE THINKS THAT A CHILD WILL BENEFIT FROM A HEALTHY AND LOVING HOME, WHETHER THE PARENTS ARE GAY OR NOT." The Obama agenda further advocates the repeal of the military's "Don't Ask-Don't Tell" policy barring open homosexuals from serving in the military.