Nancy Goldstein's work has appeared in venues including the Guardian, The Nation, NPR, Politico, Salon, Slate, the American Prospect, and the Washington Post, where she was an Editor's Pick and the winner of the blogging round during their Next Great Pundit Contest. You can follow her on Twitter at @nancygoldstein.

The Office of Public Engagement just held its first meeting focused on transgender issues. But with Obama stalling on LGBT issues, will his base fall in line? Nancy Goldstein reports.