Chris Johnson
Dems Seen as Caving After Agreeing to End Gov't Shutdown
Democrats are widely viewed as having caved on their pledge to fight for young, undocumented immigrants to remain in the country, after agreeing to end a U.S. government shutdown shortly after supporting it. Although LGBT groups blamed [...]
Report: Record Number of 52 Anti-LGBT Homicides in 2017
A new report from the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Project has found the number of anti-LGBT homicides in 2017 was 52 — making it the recorded worst year ever for murders of LGBT people. The report, published Monday, comes [...]
New HHS Division Slammed as Tool for Anti-LGBT Discrimination
Consistent with media reports indicating the move was coming, the Department of Health & Human Services on Thursday formally established a conscience division that critics say will allow medical practitioners to deny abortion-related services [...]
Report of HHS Anti-Trans Health Rule Riles LGBT Advocates
A new media report that the Trump administration is set to propose a rule that would allow medical providers to refuse abortion-related services or treatment for transgender people has invoked concern among both LGBT and women's groups. On [...]
LGBT Candidates Hoping to Ride Democratic Wave
With President Trump facing low approval ratings, signs continue to point to a political wave against him in this year's mid-term elections — and LGBT candidates are hoping to benefit. A record number of openly LGBT candidates are running for [...]
These Two Anti-LGBT Republicans May Run for Senate in 2018
Shakeups in the U.S. Senate led to news Tuesday that two prominent Republicans and former presidential candidates who have anti-LGBT records — Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann — may run in 2018. Following passage of tax reform legislation, Sen. [...]
Year of Trump' is Pick for Top National Story of 2017
Although President Trump campaigned in 2016 on being a friend to LGBT people, his first year in office was marked by an erosion of LGBT rights after significant gains in recent years. The infuriation within the LGBT community over Trump's hostility [...]
Trump Fires All Members of HIV/AIDS Council Without Explanation
With no explanation, the White House has terminated members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS amid widespread discontent with President Trump's approach to the epidemic. After six members of PACHA resigned in June, the White House on [...]
Report of Banned Words at CDC Alarms LGBT Health Experts
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Doug Jones pulls off win against Roy Moore, slays anti-LGBT candidate
In a stunning political development celebrated by LGBT rights advocates, Democrat Doug Jones defeated notorious homophobe Roy Moore in an Alabama special election Tuesday for a U.S. Senate seat. According to New York Times estimates, Jones, a former [...]