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The Club Q Shooting: At Least Five Killed at LGBTQ+ Nightclub in Colorado, Suspect Identified and a Community Devastated
Courtesy of the National LGBT Media AssociationA gunman has killed at least five people at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colo.The New York [...]Read more about The Club Q Shooting: At Least Five Killed at LGBTQ+ Nightclub in Colorado, Suspect Identified and a Community Devastated
EXCLUSIVE: Collins Spells Out Demands for Supporting LGBTQ+ Equality Act
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), whose support for the Equality Act is seen as crucial to winning Republican votes for the LGBTQ non-discrimination bill, is [...]Read more about EXCLUSIVE: Collins Spells Out Demands for Supporting LGBTQ+ Equality Act
Biden: Equality Act 'A Critical Step' in Achieving American Values
President Biden, ahead of the expected vote on the Equality Act next week, issued a statement Friday on the LGBTQ legislation, calling it "a critical step [...]Read more about Biden: Equality Act 'A Critical Step' in Achieving American Values
Psaki: Biden 'Stands By' Campaign Pledge to Sign Equality Act Within 100 Days
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday, amid coronavirus and impeachment crises, President Biden "stands by" his campaign pledge to sign the [...]Read more about Psaki: Biden 'Stands By' Campaign Pledge to Sign Equality Act Within 100 Days
Pelosi 'Optimistic' About LGBTQ Equality Act, Calls Passage a 'Priority'
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday she's "optimistic" about the Equality Act and called its passage a "priority" amid expectations the House [...]Read more about Pelosi 'Optimistic' About LGBTQ Equality Act, Calls Passage a 'Priority'
Biden Inauguration Attendees See Promise in New Day for LGBTQ Americans
From the vantage point of the U.S. Capitol, attendees at the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States saw tremendous potential in [...]Read more about Biden Inauguration Attendees See Promise in New Day for LGBTQ Americans
Anti-Trans Ads Seeking to Win Votes for Trump Crash and Burn
Joe Biden, upon taking office as president, would enact legislation that would shut down Black churches and schools and compromise Black girls getting athletic [...]Read more about Anti-Trans Ads Seeking to Win Votes for Trump Crash and Burn
Presidential Election Results Still Too Close to Call
The results of the presidential election as of Wednesday afternoon remained up in the air. The New York Times reports Joe Biden as of 11:30 a.m. was ahead of [...]Read more about Presidential Election Results Still Too Close to Call
Election Night LGBTQ Hour-By-Hour Breakdown
It's a good bet that many LGBTQ people will be glued to their social media and news venues on Nov. 3. The Williams Institute, an LGBTQ think tank at UCLA, [...]Read more about Election Night LGBTQ Hour-By-Hour Breakdown
2020 Democratic and Republican National Convention LGBTQ Wrap-Up
Despite social distancing requirements created by the novel coronavirus pandemic, over the last two weeks, both the Democratic and Republican Parties adapted [...]Read more about 2020 Democratic and Republican National Convention LGBTQ Wrap-Up
Cher Raises $2 Million for Biden at LGBTQ Virtual Fundraiser
"So ask yourself, do you believe in life after Trump?" That was the question asked by Cher, paraphrasing the title of her iconic song, at the virtual LGBTQ [...]Read more about Cher Raises $2 Million for Biden at LGBTQ Virtual Fundraiser
Day 2 Democratic National Convention LGBTQ Overview
Tuesday night's Democratic National Convention launched with a video "keynote" in which 17 people — including three gay men — shared the time to explain why [...]Read more about Day 2 Democratic National Convention LGBTQ Overview
LGBT Lawmakers Lead Effort To Push Mail, Absentee Voting
Amid concerns the coronavirus pandemic could endanger voters seeking to cast their ballots in the 2020 election, LGBT members of Congress have launched an [...]Read more about LGBT Lawmakers Lead Effort To Push Mail, Absentee Voting
Noteworthy LGBTQ Moments in 2019
One might argue that 2019 was a pretty good year for LGBTQ people. An openly gay man rose to the top tier of a large field of Democratic presidential [...]Read more about Noteworthy LGBTQ Moments in 2019
Fears Over Men Playing in Women's Sports Dominate Equality Act Hearing
A congressional hearing Tuesday on the Equality Act, legislation seeking to prohibit anti-LGBT discrimination in fundamental aspects of life such as employment [...]Read more about Fears Over Men Playing in Women's Sports Dominate Equality Act Hearing
Equality Act Returns — with House Democrats in Majority
Optimistic about the prospects of enshrining a prohibition on anti-LGBT discrimination into federal law with a new Democratic majority in the U.S. House, [...]Read more about Equality Act Returns — with House Democrats in Majority
Gay Representation Bolstered in House Amid Dem Election Victories
The LGBT caucus in the upcoming Congress will get a sizable boost in the aftermath of victories of gay congressional candidates on Election Day. Three gay and [...]Read more about Gay Representation Bolstered in House Amid Dem Election Victories
Jared Polis Becomes First Out Gay Person to Win Election as Governor
The LGBT community achieved a major first on Tuesday night when Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) became the first openly gay person to win election as governor in [...]Read more about Jared Polis Becomes First Out Gay Person to Win Election as Governor
What's at Stake for LGBT Americans on Election Day
As voters head to the polls on Nov. 6 for the 2018 mid-term elections, they will decide a number of races (and one ballot question) that will directly impact [...]Read more about What's at Stake for LGBT Americans on Election Day
LGBT Activists Join Protests Against Trump Immigration Policy
LGBT rights advocates across the country on Saturday took part in protests against President Trump's "zero tolerance" immigration policy. Human Rights Campaign [...]Read more about LGBT Activists Join Protests Against Trump Immigration Policy
Justice Kennedy Announces Plans to Step Down from Supreme Court
U.S. Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy — the author of major U.S. Supreme Court rulings in favor of gay rights — has announced plans to step down from the [...]Read more about Justice Kennedy Announces Plans to Step Down from Supreme Court
Supreme Court Sends Back 'Religious Freedom' Case From Anti-Gay Florist
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday announced that it has sent back for review to Washington State a lawsuit filed by an anti-gay florist seeking a First [...]Read more about Supreme Court Sends Back 'Religious Freedom' Case From Anti-Gay Florist
Cicilline: No Policies 'In Place' for Detained LGBT Immigrant Children
Editor's note: President Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order that stops the separation of immigrant children from their parents. The White House has [...]Read more about Cicilline: No Policies 'In Place' for Detained LGBT Immigrant Children
Pelosi, Speaking Out
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is the embodiment of the feminist adage "the personal is political." She celebrated part of her 78th birthday at an LGBT [...]Read more about Pelosi, Speaking Out
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 [...]Read more about LGBT Candidates Hoping to Ride Democratic Wave
Year in Review: Politics
By Bob Roehr The kaleidoscope of public and political personalities seemed to spin faster and more bizarrely throughout 2006 than one could have possibly [...]Read more about Year in Review: Politics
More Than 100 Businesses Support the Equality Act
Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights Campaign, speaks during a press conference on Sept. 25. BTL Photo: Andrew Cohen Human Rights Campaign President [...]Read more about More Than 100 Businesses Support the Equality Act
62 Lawmakers Blast Anti-Gay DOJ Filing in Bicameral Letter
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) is leading 62 congressional Democrats in objecting to an anti-gay DOJ filing. Washington Blade [...]Read more about 62 Lawmakers Blast Anti-Gay DOJ Filing in Bicameral Letter
76 Lawmakers Call for Return of Trans Question in Health Survey
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) is calling on OMB to restore a transgender question to an elder health survey. Photo public [...]Read more about 76 Lawmakers Call for Return of Trans Question in Health Survey
State Department: Chechnya Extrajudicial Killings Are 'Troubling'
BY MICHAEL K. LAVERS, WASHINGTON BLADE A State Department spokesperson on July 11, 2017, described reports that authorities in Chechnya killed more than two [...]Read more about State Department: Chechnya Extrajudicial Killings Are 'Troubling'
Polis Could Make History with Colorado Gubernatorial Bid
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) is running for governor of Colorado. Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key If Jared Polis [...]Read more about Polis Could Make History with Colorado Gubernatorial Bid
House Approves Resolution Against Chechnya Anti-gay Crackdown
BY MICHAEL K. LAVERS, WASHINGTON BLADE The U.S. House of Representatives on June 27, 2017, approved a resolution that condemns the arrests of gay men in [...]Read more about House Approves Resolution Against Chechnya Anti-gay Crackdown
A Sadder Pride Because of Washington Inaction
BY REPS. ROBIN KELLY (D-IL2) & DAVID CICILLINE (D-RI) Every June, Pride comes to our cities and towns. We break out the rainbow flags, march in parades, and [...]Read more about A Sadder Pride Because of Washington Inaction
Tillerson: I Haven't Raised Chechnya Anti-gay Abuses with Russia
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said he hasn't anti-gay violence in Chechnya with Russian leaders. Washington Blade photo [...]Read more about Tillerson: I Haven't Raised Chechnya Anti-gay Abuses with Russia
Rep. Maloney Introduces Data Collection Bill on Anti-LGBT Violence
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.) speaks at a press conference about the introduction of the LGBT Pride Act. Washington [...]Read more about Rep. Maloney Introduces Data Collection Bill on Anti-LGBT Violence
House Committee Unanimously Approves Chechnya Resolution
BY MICHAEL K. LAVERS, WASHINGTON BLADE The House Foreign Affairs Committee on May 25, 2017, unanimously approved a resolution that condemns the arrests of gay [...]Read more about House Committee Unanimously Approves Chechnya Resolution
49 House Members Urge HHS to Restore LGBT Questions to Elder Survey
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) is calling for the restorations of LGBT questions in an elder survey. Photo public domain A group [...]Read more about 49 House Members Urge HHS to Restore LGBT Questions to Elder Survey
Comey Firing Heightens Suspicions of Trump Wrongdoing
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday. Photo by Rich Girard President Trump's firing of FBI Director [...]Read more about Comey Firing Heightens Suspicions of Trump Wrongdoing
Schumer: Dems Will 'Do Whatever We Can' to Reverse Trans Rollback
by Chris Johnson, Washington Blade Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Democrats will "do whatever we can" to stop the rollback of trans protections. (Washington [...]Read more about Schumer: Dems Will 'Do Whatever We Can' to Reverse Trans Rollback
Openly Gay Members of Congress Raise Serious Concerns About Betsy DeVos' Record on LGBT Equality
BY BTL STAFF WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Mark Pocan, D-WI; David Cicilline, D-RI; Sean Patrick Maloney, D-NY; Jared Polis, D-CO; and Mark Takano, D-CA, [...]Read more about Openly Gay Members of Congress Raise Serious Concerns About Betsy DeVos' Record on LGBT Equality
LGBT Hopefuls Face Steep Odds in Bids for Congress
By CHRIS JOHNSON A plethora of non-incumbent openly LGBT candidates is seeking election to Congress this year, but a look at the polls reveals many of them are [...]Read more about LGBT Hopefuls Face Steep Odds in Bids for Congress
The LGBT Guide to Election Night 2016
BY LISA KEEN Revised Monday, Nov. 7 The FBI on Sunday afternoon thundered into the political arena for the second time in the final days of the presidential [...]Read more about The LGBT Guide to Election Night 2016
Bowser Describes D.C. as 'Open City' During DNC Forum
By MICHAEL K. LAVERS [email protected] PHILADELPHIA — D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Wednesday promoted the nation's capital as an "open city" during a [...]Read more about Bowser Describes D.C. as 'Open City' During DNC Forum
House Chants
By Lisa Keen While the nation rivets its attention to the increasingly bizarre presidential campaign or eagerly counts down the calendar to when the livin' is [...]Read more about House Chants
Obama's Last State of the Union: Religion, Coming Out, and Sally Ride
By Lisa Keen In his eighth and final State of the Union address, President Obama on Tuesday seemed intent on both acknowledging the nation's rifts and binding [...]Read more about Obama's Last State of the Union: Religion, Coming Out, and Sally Ride
White House Supports Anti-LGBT Discrimination Measure
WASHINGTON – The White House has come out in support of a federal measure outlawing discrimination against LGBT people. White House Press Secretary Josh [...]Read more about White House Supports Anti-LGBT Discrimination Measure
The Equality Act Is The LGBT Rights Bill We Want And Need
BY MARA KEISLING In 1974, the Equality Act was introduced to add sexual orientation throughout the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Twenty years later, for various [...]Read more about The Equality Act Is The LGBT Rights Bill We Want And Need
