Chris Johnson
Anti-LGBT 'Religious Freedom' Bill is Back — and Trump has Promised to Sign
Anti-LGBT 'Religious Freedom' Bill is Back — and Trump has Promised to Sign Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) has reintroduced legislation in the U.S. Senate seen to enable anti-LGBT discrimination in the name of "religious freedom" — and President Trump made [...]
LGBT Groups Rally at Supreme Court Against Trump Nominees
Civil rights leaders, transgender parents and LGBT advocates — joined by Reps. Joseph Kennedy III (D-Mass.) and Donald McEachin (D-Va.) — rallied before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday in opposition to two Trump nominees, one with a history of [...]
House Dems Step Up Efforts Against New Anti-LGBT Division Within HHS
Amid the widespread view a new conscience division at the Department of Health & Human Services would enable medical practitioners to refuse treatment to women seeking abortions and LGBT people, House Democrats are stepping up efforts against [...]
2nd Circuit Rules Title VII Bars Anti-Gay Workplace Discrimination
In a major ruling affirming protections for lesbian, gay and bisexual workers, a federal appeals court in New York City ruled Monday employment discrimination based on sexual orientation is unlawful under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of [...]
Pence Brags About 'Promises Made and Promises Kept' — and LGBT Advocates Agree
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday promises made by the administration are being kept after more than one year of President Trump in the White House. In terms of anti-LGBT commitments, LGBT rights supporters are agreeing [...]
Court: DOJ to defend new trans military policy after Feb. 21
The Trump administration is set to unveil a new policy on transgender people in the U.S. armed forces on Feb. 21 that the U.S. Justice Department expects to defend in court, according to a court document. U.S. District Judge Marvin Garbis, who's [...]
Lawmakers Demand Meeting with Trump Officials on Anti-Trans rollbacks
Decrying the rollback of transgender rights in the Trump administration, lawmakers led by Rep. Joseph Kennedy III (D-Mass) are seeking a meeting with civil rights officials in federal agencies "to end the current pattern of publicly-funded and [...]
Only Amnesia Can Explain New Democratic Support for Bush
After more than a year of President Trump, the administration of George W. Bush is looking better to many Democrats in retrospect — but that might be the result of collective amnesia given the policies of the previous Republican president. A CNN [...]
RNC Approves Resolution Backing Trump's Transgender Military Ban
The Republican National Committee has approved a resolution in favor of President Trump's effort to ban transgender people from the U.S. military, according to the Associated Press. The RNC approved the resolution Friday at its annual winter [...]
Biden Foundation Sets Up Advisory Councils for Women, LGBT Rights
Former Vice President Joseph Biden, among the potential Democratic candidates for the 2020 presidential election, announced on Monday the creation of two new advisory councils for his foundation: One to advance LGBT rights, the other to end violence [...]
Pence Breaks Tie to Confirm Anti-LGBT Brownback Nomination
In his role as president of the U.S. Senate, Vice President Mike Pence had to break the tie Wednesday to confirm Sam Brownback as U.S. ambassador at-large for religious freedom. Brownback was approved on party-line 50-49 vote. Pence's tie-breaking [...]
Log Cabin Assails Dems for Blocking Ric Grenell Nomination
Log Cabin Republicans officials are assailing Democrats for blocking the confirmation of Richard Grenell as U.S. ambassador to Germany. The Grenell nomination, President Trump's most high-profile openly gay appointment, is being held up purportedly [...]