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What Happened to Pete Buttigieg Touches Old Fears
Former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg was separated from his 4-year-old twins for a day in late June by a false allegation of child abuse — a [...]Read more about What Happened to Pete Buttigieg Touches Old Fears
Supreme Court Rules Parents Must Have Option to Opt Children Out of LGBTQ-Specific Lessons
Washington Blade, Courtesy of the National LGBT Media AssociationThe U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled that public schools must give advance notice to parents [...]Read more about Supreme Court Rules Parents Must Have Option to Opt Children Out of LGBTQ-Specific Lessons
Here's What You Should Do Now If You're a Queer Family in America
The election of Donald Trump to a second term as president feels like a body blow. The danger of his policies to LGBTQ+ and other marginalized people is real. [...]Read more about Here's What You Should Do Now If You're a Queer Family in America
8 Back-to-School Resources for LGBTQ+ Parents
Sending our kids off to school always brings a certain amount of trepidation. Will they learn? Make friends? Grow emotionally? For LGBTQ+ parents, our concerns [...]Read more about 8 Back-to-School Resources for LGBTQ+ Parents
How LGBTQ+ Families Can Foster Change in 2024
After a 2023 that saw a rise in anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and more than 500 anti-LGBTQ+ bills introduced across the country, where should LGBTQ+ parents and our [...]Read more about How LGBTQ+ Families Can Foster Change in 2024
Back-to-School Tips for LGBTQ+ Parents
Back-to-school time can be daunting for any parent, as we leave our children to the care of others and subject to peer circles that we can’t fully control. [...]Read more about Back-to-School Tips for LGBTQ+ Parents
After 303 Creative: Inequality and the Harm to Children
The U.S. Supreme Court’s June ruling in 303 Creative v. Elenis was “profoundly wrong,” wrote Justice Sonia Sotomayor in her dissent, where she also pointed to [...]Read more about After 303 Creative: Inequality and the Harm to Children
Court Rules Transgender People Have Protections Under ADA
By Chris Johnson, Washington BladeTransgender people have additional protections from discrimination under federal law for having a disability if they [...]Read more about Court Rules Transgender People Have Protections Under ADA
Another Year Waiting: How the Pandemic Has Caused Trans People to Face Yet More Barriers to Treatment
As a professional drummer, Rikki Bates knows something about keeping time. And time, over the past year, has moved at an agonizing tempo. "You've got to go [...]Read more about Another Year Waiting: How the Pandemic Has Caused Trans People to Face Yet More Barriers to Treatment
LGBTQ+ Groups on Opposite Sides in Upcoming Supreme Court Case
A case to be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court next week, on April 28, presents one of those rare instances in which different LGBTQ+ groups are on opposite [...]Read more about LGBTQ+ Groups on Opposite Sides in Upcoming Supreme Court Case
Supreme Court Focuses in on Religion
While LGBTQ people nervously await the U.S. Supreme Court's decisions regarding two big employment discrimination cases, the court this month heard arguments [...]Read more about Supreme Court Focuses in on Religion
An Apparent Trump Win is Really a Huge Trans Victory
On first reading, the Reuters headline seemed like dismal news for transgender military servicemembers and advocates fighting the Trump trans ban. "U.S. Court [...]Read more about An Apparent Trump Win is Really a Huge Trans Victory
LGBTQ Military Organizations Applaud Lawmakers
Several members of Congress invited actively-serving and veteran transgender service members as their honored guests to President Trump's State of the Union [...]Read more about LGBTQ Military Organizations Applaud Lawmakers
LGBT Groups Denounce Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting as 'Horrific Attack'
As the world stands aghast over the latest mass shooting in the United States in which at least 11 people at a synagogue in Pittsburgh were killed, LGBT groups [...]Read more about LGBT Groups Denounce Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting as 'Horrific Attack'
Family Research Council Whines, Fundraises Off Subpoenas from Trans Servicemembers Lawsuit
The Family Research Council posits itself as nonprofit advocacy group advancing "faith, family and freedom in public policy and the culture from a Christian [...]Read more about Family Research Council Whines, Fundraises Off Subpoenas from Trans Servicemembers Lawsuit
NCLR's Kate Kendell Steps Down and Into LGBT History
LGBT politicos nationwide were struck by the March 15 announcement that National Center for Lesbian Rights executive director Kate Kendell was stepping down [...]Read more about NCLR's Kate Kendell Steps Down and Into LGBT History
Supreme Court Won't Hear Case Seeking Title VII Protection for Gays
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday announced it won't hear a case seeking protection for lesbian, gay and bisexual workers [...]Read more about Supreme Court Won't Hear Case Seeking Title VII Protection for Gays
It's Official: Trump Directs Pentagon to Enact Trans Military Ban
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE President Donald Trump has directed the Pentagon to implement the transgender military ban. (Image courtesy of [...]Read more about It's Official: Trump Directs Pentagon to Enact Trans Military Ban
Trump Sued Over Plans to Ban Transgender Military Service
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE President Trump is facing a lawsuit over his plan to ban transgender military service. Washington Blade file photo by [...]Read more about Trump Sued Over Plans to Ban Transgender Military Service
Criticized for Anti-LGBT, Racist Views, Sessions Confirmed as AG
By Chris Johnson, the Washington Blade Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) at his Senate confirmation hearing. (Image courtesy C-Span) The U.S. Senate narrowly [...]Read more about Criticized for Anti-LGBT, Racist Views, Sessions Confirmed as AG
LGBT Activists: 'Grave Concerns' About Gorsuch
BY LISA KEEN Of the three judges President Trump was said to be considering for the current vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court, he chose the one who is the [...]Read more about LGBT Activists: 'Grave Concerns' About Gorsuch
Federal Judge Grants Injunction Temporarily Blocking Obama Administration Guidelines
By Lisa Keen In a move that could put increased attention on the U.S. Supreme Court, a federal judge Sunday issued a temporary order blocking the Obama [...]Read more about Federal Judge Grants Injunction Temporarily Blocking Obama Administration Guidelines
