George W. Bush
We Spoke to 8 Trans Inmates. They Say the Bureau of Prisons Is Illegally Denying Them Care.
This article was originally published by Uncloseted Media.On his first day back in office, President Trump signed Executive Order 14168, which contains several [...]Read more about We Spoke to 8 Trans Inmates. They Say the Bureau of Prisons Is Illegally Denying Them Care.
Indifference to Fascism Is Not a Thing
I had a post go viral on Bluesky recently. At least, viral for me. When I left Twitter (which you should definitely do) for Bluesky (which you should do if you [...]Read more about Indifference to Fascism Is Not a Thing
Trump Declares Dec. 1st World Maids Day, 'But Only If They Wear That Sexy Outfit'
Happy World AIDS Day to everyone except the United States. Actually, I don’t think that Happy World AIDS Day is the appropriate greeting, but currently in this [...]Read more about Trump Declares Dec. 1st World Maids Day, 'But Only If They Wear That Sexy Outfit'
Pink’s Other Brave Summer Act: Modern Pro-Queer Protest Singer
I watched in gasping awe on Aug. 16 as Pink spun through the cool Detroit air, a soaring trapeze artist with a soaring voice to match. Take, for instance, the [...]Read more about Pink’s Other Brave Summer Act: Modern Pro-Queer Protest Singer
5 Headlines That Dominated LGBTQ+ News in 2022
There was no shortage of dramatic and consequential events to consider as the top stories for the LGBTQ+ community in 2022, and most of those events threaten to [...]Read more about 5 Headlines That Dominated LGBTQ+ News in 2022
Tony Perkins vs. The 'Rainbow Onslaught'
Onslaught is the name of a thrash metal band from the U.K. Rainbow is the name of a hard rock band once fronted by metal legend Ronnie James Dio. Rainbow [...]Read more about Tony Perkins vs. The 'Rainbow Onslaught'
Tennessee Makes Teachers Wait 30 Days to Utter 'Pete Buttigieg' in Front of Students
Tennessee is on an anti-LGBTQ+ roll, y'all. You may remember that I wrote about how gay country music star T.J. Osborne was supposed to get honored by the [...]Read more about Tennessee Makes Teachers Wait 30 Days to Utter 'Pete Buttigieg' in Front of Students
Anticipation Builds Amid Delay: Will Biden Name LGBTQ+ Ambassadors?
More than 100 days into his presidency, President Biden has yet to name picks for a multitude of ambassadorial positions in a delay unusual for a presidency at [...]Read more about Anticipation Builds Amid Delay: Will Biden Name LGBTQ+ Ambassadors?
Biden, Harris Inauguration Events Mostly Virtual
The Presidential Inaugural Committee for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is calling on the LGBTQ community to participate in [...]Read more about Biden, Harris Inauguration Events Mostly Virtual
Court Rules for Florida Student on Bathroom Access, Major Win for Trans Rights
A federal appeals court delivered a major victory in transgender rights Friday by ruling a Florida high school violated the law by refusing to allow [...]Read more about Court Rules for Florida Student on Bathroom Access, Major Win for Trans Rights
Lewis Defended Gay Marriage in 2004 House Speech
Members of Congress and the public paid tribute to the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) this week at the U.S. Capitol in both a ceremony in the Capitol [...]Read more about Lewis Defended Gay Marriage in 2004 House Speech
The Chicks' Natalie Maines Talks Queer Creators Behind Trio's Comeback LP, LGBTQ Activism & Advice For Lady A
Sitting somewhere with an abstract-art background obscuring her precise location, (Dixie) Chicks frontwoman Natalie Maines erupts into an explosive [...]Read more about The Chicks' Natalie Maines Talks Queer Creators Behind Trio's Comeback LP, LGBTQ Activism & Advice For Lady A
Creep of the Week: Donald J. Trump
Currently trending political advice: Do not chug Lysol. Do not inject bleach. Do not smoke Clorox wipes. Also add to that list: Do not vote for Republicans. My [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: Donald J. Trump
Win in Birth Certificate Fight for Indiana Married Same-Sex Couples
A federal appeals panel of Republican appointees ruled Friday that the state of Indiana must treat same-sex married couples the same as male-female married [...]Read more about Win in Birth Certificate Fight for Indiana Married Same-Sex Couples
4th Circuit Rules in Favor of HIV-Positive Service Members
A three-judge panel of the 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Jan. 10 unanimously upheld a national injunction to stop the U.S. Air Force from discharging [...]Read more about 4th Circuit Rules in Favor of HIV-Positive Service Members
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
Politics, Touring and Drag: Lady Bunny Bares it All
Known as the queen of New York nightlife and, indeed, at one time one of Michael Alig's infamous Club Kids, Lady Bunny is a legend in pop culture and drag [...]Read more about Politics, Touring and Drag: Lady Bunny Bares it All
Trump HHS Reverses Obama-Era Non-Discrimination Policy
The Department of Health and Human Services' press release announcing a change in the administration of its grants had an innocuous-sounding title, one that [...]Read more about Trump HHS Reverses Obama-Era Non-Discrimination Policy
One Trump Nominee Denies He's a Bigot and the Other is Gay
A confirmation hearing for two Trump nominees to the nation's largest federal appeals court snared considerable media attention Wednesday after one of those [...]Read more about One Trump Nominee Denies He's a Bigot and the Other is Gay
Judge Allows Michigan's State-Contracted Religious Adoption Agencies to Exclude LGBTQ Parents
In March Attorney General Dana Nessel and the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan reached a settlement that blocked faith-based adoption agencies with [...]Read more about Judge Allows Michigan's State-Contracted Religious Adoption Agencies to Exclude LGBTQ Parents
Backlash Surrounds Trump Endorsement by Log Cabin Republicans
The national gay Republican group, Log Cabin Republicans, made a big splash Aug. 15 when it published a commentary in the Washington Post announcing its [...]Read more about Backlash Surrounds Trump Endorsement by Log Cabin Republicans
Trump Administration: HIV Status Used to Justify family Separation at Border
As President Trump continues to praise his administration's plan to beat the HIV epidemic by 2030, a top Trump administration official says an immigrant's HIV [...]Read more about Trump Administration: HIV Status Used to Justify family Separation at Border
Mehlman Leads GOP Brief Urging Supreme Court to Rule for LGBT Protections
Ken Mehlman, the former George W. Bush operative and Republican National Committee chair who came out as gay in 2010, is leading LGBT-supportive Republicans in [...]Read more about Mehlman Leads GOP Brief Urging Supreme Court to Rule for LGBT Protections
History Wheel: The '00s - 2004
February – Detroit Public Schools CEO Creates Task Force, Looks at LGBT Student Issues: In response to a community town hall, Detroit Public Schools CEO Dr. [...]Read more about History Wheel: The '00s - 2004
Creep of the Week: Donald Trump
Donald Trump is a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad president. This is something that has been clear to the majority of Americans from the get-go. Trump's [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: Donald Trump
Q&A: Wanda Sykes Talks New Standup, Walkouts & Ellen's Interview with Kevin Hart
Because according to Trump's America only white het men can exist, now would be a good time to reintroduce Wanda Sykes. She is a black person and a woman and a [...]Read more about Q&A: Wanda Sykes Talks New Standup, Walkouts & Ellen's Interview with Kevin Hart
D.C. Circuit Court Sides with Trump on Trans Military Ban
A federal appeals court has sided with President Trump on his attempt to ban transgender people from the military, marking the first court victory for the [...]Read more about D.C. Circuit Court Sides with Trump on Trans Military Ban
Gay Friend Defends Trump's Pick for AG Amid Concerns From LGBT Groups
A longtime gay friend of William Barr, President Trump's pick as the next U.S. attorney general, has come to the defense of the nominee amid concerns from LGBT [...]Read more about Gay Friend Defends Trump's Pick for AG Amid Concerns From LGBT Groups
Anti-LGBT Lawsuits Already Headed Justice Kavanaugh's Way
Precisely on cue with the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, anti-LGBT groups have filed lawsuits challenging LGBT rights that may in [...]Read more about Anti-LGBT Lawsuits Already Headed Justice Kavanaugh's Way
Trump Names Openly Gay Judicial Nominee — Bringing Total to 2
President Trump has nominated to the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals an openly gay federal prosecutor tasked with enforcing organized crime and drug laws, [...]Read more about Trump Names Openly Gay Judicial Nominee — Bringing Total to 2
Judge Rules HB2 Deal Doesn't Impair Bathroom Access for Trans People
A federal judge has allowed a lawsuit against the compromise over North Carolina's anti-LGBT House Bill 2 to continue, but found the new law doesn't inhibit [...]Read more about Judge Rules HB2 Deal Doesn't Impair Bathroom Access for Trans People
Kavanaugh Hearings: No Comment, No Comfort
It was the third day of a four-day confirmation hearing for federal Judge Brett Kavanaugh to join the U.S. Supreme Court before a senator really pressed hard [...]Read more about Kavanaugh Hearings: No Comment, No Comfort
Chaos Over Kavanaugh Confirmation
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh had a look of feigned nonchalance on his face as the first protester yelled out during the second day of his [...]Read more about Chaos Over Kavanaugh Confirmation
Kavanaugh Hearings to Begin Tuesday Despite Trump Scandals
Despite objections to holding confirmation hearings for Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court amid the withholding of documents from his time at the Bush [...]Read more about Kavanaugh Hearings to Begin Tuesday Despite Trump Scandals
John McCain Leaves Complicated Legacy on LGBT Rights
Sen. John McCain, who died Saturday at 81, leaves a legacy of patriotism, service to country — and being a thorn in the side of President Trump — but his [...]Read more about John McCain Leaves Complicated Legacy on LGBT Rights
Trump Replaces High Court's Swing Vote with Conservative
BY CATHERINE LUCEY, ZEKE MILLER, MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump chose Brett Kavanaugh, a solidly conservative, politically connected [...]Read more about Trump Replaces High Court's Swing Vote with Conservative
No Proclamation (Again) From Trump for Pride Month
The first day of June has arrived and President Trump again declined to issue a proclamation recognizing Pride month, breaking a tradition when Democrats [...]Read more about No Proclamation (Again) From Trump for Pride Month
New Trump Guidance Rolls Back Rights for Trans Inmates
Newly unveiled guidance from the Trump administration instructing federal prisons to designate sex to transgender inmates on the basis of birth sex, not gender [...]Read more about New Trump Guidance Rolls Back Rights for Trans Inmates
Creep of the Week: MassResistance
As I write this it is April 9, 2018, my birthday. It's also the day John Bolton starts as Trump's National Security Advisor. Bolton, who was ambassador to the [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: MassResistance
VP Mike Pence is on my Radar, Wonder Why?
Is Vice President Mike Pence a closeted, deep-in-self-hate raging homo? Is that self-hate so intolerable for him that he's become the commander in chief at the [...]Read more about VP Mike Pence is on my Radar, Wonder Why?
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
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 [...]Read more about LGBT Groups Rally at Supreme Court Against Trump Nominees
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 [...]Read more about 2nd Circuit Rules Title VII Bars Anti-Gay Workplace Discrimination
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 [...]Read more about Only Amnesia Can Explain New Democratic Support for Bush
Trump's Year of Attacking LGBTQ People
With all the racism spewing forth from the White House on a regular basis, it's almost easy not to notice that President Trump is not living up to candidate [...]Read more about Trump's Year of Attacking LGBTQ People
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, [...]Read more about Log Cabin Assails Dems for Blocking Ric Grenell Nomination
Creep of the Week: Brian Brown
Brian S. Brown Imagine you are in a grocery store parking lot loading groceries into your car when up behind you comes an old man. He looks confused, seems [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: Brian Brown
