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Biden Picks Harris; Names Lesbian her Campaign Chief of Staff
It was not a big surprise, but it was a much-anticipated revelation: Democratic presidential nominee-apparent Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he has chosen [...]Read more about Biden Picks Harris; Names Lesbian her Campaign Chief of Staff
HUD Appears to Defy Bostock Ruling with Anti-Trans Rule for Homeless Shelters
In apparent defiance of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling against anti-LGBTQ discrimination, the Trump administration has announced plans to change [...]Read more about HUD Appears to Defy Bostock Ruling with Anti-Trans Rule for Homeless Shelters
Supreme Court Ruling may Force Trump Retreat on Anti-LGBTQ Policies
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling this week in terms of the immediate protections it granted LGBTQ people in the workplace, but the decision may [...]Read more about Supreme Court Ruling may Force Trump Retreat on Anti-LGBTQ Policies
Trump Admin to Supreme Court: It's OK to Fire Workers for Being Gay
With the U.S. Supreme Court poised to issue a major ruling on whether firing workers for being gay, lesbian and bisexual is legal under federal civil rights [...]Read more about Trump Admin to Supreme Court: It's OK to Fire Workers for Being Gay
Lawmakers, Medical Experts Speak Out Against Anti-trans Health Proposal
A coalition of 125 House Democrats and the American Medical Association submitted but two of the hundreds of thousands of comments to the Trump administration [...]Read more about Lawmakers, Medical Experts Speak Out Against Anti-trans Health Proposal
New HHS Rule Puts Religious Objections on 'Steroids'
A new Trump administration regulation permitting religious bias came carefully wrapped up in the language of civil rights; Its text promises to "remove [...]Read more about New HHS Rule Puts Religious Objections on 'Steroids'
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
Creep of the Week: Donald Trump
Well, we made it. We lived through the 2018 midterm election, an election that saw record turn out. And record voter suppression. Sadly, that voter suppression [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: Donald Trump
Outrage Over Report of Sweeping Trump Administration Anti-Trans Plan
Transgender advocates were vocal in their indignation Sunday over a report in the New York Times about a sweeping anti-transgender plan within the Trump [...]Read more about Outrage Over Report of Sweeping Trump Administration Anti-Trans Plan
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
Pence Urges Voters to Back Trump Over Anti-LGBT 'Religious Freedom' Acts
Vice President Mike Pence counted on Saturday President Trump's actions in favor of "religious freedom" — considered by LGBT rights supporters as means to [...]Read more about Pence Urges Voters to Back Trump Over Anti-LGBT 'Religious Freedom' Acts
Creep of the Week: Evangelical White House Dinner Guests
Food poisoning sucks, y'all. I just vomited with such force that I'm fairly certain some major internal organs have left my body along with my soul. And, to [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: Evangelical White House Dinner Guests
Trump Policies Prompt Calls to Move Global AIDS Conference out of U.S.
HIV/AIDS activists in the U.S. and around the world are urging the International AIDS Society to relocate the 2020 International AIDS Conference that is [...]Read more about Trump Policies Prompt Calls to Move Global AIDS Conference out of U.S.
DOJ Touts Anti-LGBT Views, Task Force at 'Religious Freedom' Summit
A summit at the U.S. Justice Department on Monday ostensibly intended to promote religious freedom, including the creation of a Religious Liberty Task Force, [...]Read more about DOJ Touts Anti-LGBT Views, Task Force at 'Religious Freedom' Summit
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
Creep of the Week: Jeff Sessions
Jeff Sessions Out of the blue the other day my 8 year old son asked me, "What would you do to get me back?" "What do you mean?" I asked. "Like, if I was [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: Jeff Sessions
Robust LGBTQA Caucus Sets Records at MI Dem. Convention, Dinner
DETROIT — A treacherous ice storm and a 9 a.m. Sunday morning start time did not deter over 150 people from attending the LGTQ&A Caucus of the Michigan [...]Read more about Robust LGBTQA Caucus Sets Records at MI Dem. Convention, Dinner
Trump Attacks Transgender Students Through Title IX
By Anurima Bhargava and Adele Kimmel The Trump Administration's attacks on the transgender community come with real consequences. Earlier this year, Attorney [...]Read more about Trump Attacks Transgender Students Through Title IX
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 [...]Read more about Year of Trump' is Pick for Top National Story of 2017
Creep of the Week: Kevin Swanson
Welp, Roy Moore (R-Pedophile) lost to Democrat Doug Jones in Alabama, a true Hanukkah miracle, probably prompted from Roy Moore's wife saying Moore isn't [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: Kevin Swanson
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
Meet the Gay Couple at the Center of Masterpiece Cakeshop Case
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Charlie Craig and David Mullins are at the center of the Masterpiece Cakeshop case. (Photo courtesy of the ACLU) Charlie [...]Read more about Meet the Gay Couple at the Center of Masterpiece Cakeshop Case
Senate Dems Urge DOJ to Reinstate Trans Protections Under Title VII
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Sen. Kamala Harris is leading a group of 44 Senate Democrats in urging DOJ to reinstate trans protections under Title VII. [...]Read more about Senate Dems Urge DOJ to Reinstate Trans Protections Under Title VII
DOJ Seeks Time to Argue for Anti-Gay Baker in Supreme Court Case
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE The Justice Department under Attorney General Jeff Sessions is seeking time to argue before the Supreme Court on behalf of [...]Read more about DOJ Seeks Time to Argue for Anti-Gay Baker in Supreme Court Case
Sessions Invokes Hate Crimes Law to Review Trans Murders
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE In a little noticed development, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions earlier this year ordered federal prosecutors and the [...]Read more about Sessions Invokes Hate Crimes Law to Review Trans Murders
Trump at Anti-LGBT Summit: 'The Times Are Changing Back Again'
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE President Donald Trump speaks at the 2017 Values Voter Summit. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key) President Trump took [...]Read more about Trump at Anti-LGBT Summit: 'The Times Are Changing Back Again'
Transmissions: At War
BY GWENDOLYN ANN SMITH Prior to the 2016 Election, I recall writing about how the election of a President is not simply the election of one person, but a [...]Read more about Transmissions: At War
Creep of the Week: Jeff Sessions
Ah, religious freedom. That call to arms for conservative Christians who believe that they live in some Bizzaro Land version of America where they are [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: Jeff Sessions
Mississippi Anti-LGBT 'Religious Freedom' Law Takes Effect
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE An anti-LGBT law in Mississippi has gone into effect. A Mississippi law enabling sweeping anti-LGBT discrimination in the [...]Read more about Mississippi Anti-LGBT 'Religious Freedom' Law Takes Effect
Sessions Undos DOJ Support for Trans Workers Under Title VII
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE The Justice Department under Jeff Sessions has reverses its support for trans workers protections under Title VII. (Photo by [...]Read more about Sessions Undos DOJ Support for Trans Workers Under Title VII
Two U.S. Agencies at Odds Over Protecting Gays Under Title VII
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse: home of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. (Photo by Ken Lund; courtesy [...]Read more about Two U.S. Agencies at Odds Over Protecting Gays Under Title VII
Supreme Court: Potential Blockbusters Await, Again
BY LISA KEEN, KEEN NEWS SERVICE The new U.S. Supreme Court session, which begins Oct. 2, could be a critical one for LGBT people. And that's saying a lot, [...]Read more about Supreme Court: Potential Blockbusters Await, Again
Trump's EEOC Nominees 'Wishy-Washy' on LGBT Workplace Rights
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Janet Dhillon is President Trump's nominee for chair of EEOC. (Screenshot via U.S. Senate) President Trump's nominees for [...]Read more about Trump's EEOC Nominees 'Wishy-Washy' on LGBT Workplace Rights
Supreme Court to Begin 'Potentially Momentous' Term for LGBT Rights
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE The U.S. Supreme Court is set to have a "potentially momentous" term upon the start of its new term. (Washington Blade file [...]Read more about Supreme Court to Begin 'Potentially Momentous' Term for LGBT Rights
Trump's DOJ Tells SCOTUS There's a Constitutional Right to Discriminate Against LGBTQ People
BY JAY KAPLAN The Trump Administration's Justice Department, headed by Jeff Sessions keeps batting a thousand when it comes to LGBT rights. After rescinding [...]Read more about Trump's DOJ Tells SCOTUS There's a Constitutional Right to Discriminate Against LGBTQ People
LGBT Immigrants Among DREAMers Facing Uncertainty
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Tony Choi is an undocumented immigrant who obtained relief under DACA. Photo courtesy Tony Choi In the aftermath of [...]Read more about LGBT Immigrants Among DREAMers Facing Uncertainty
Lawsuit Seeking Gay Protections Under Title VII Reaches Supreme Court
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE The question of whether Title VII affords gay protections has reached the Supreme Court. Washington Blade file photo by [...]Read more about Lawsuit Seeking Gay Protections Under Title VII Reaches Supreme Court
DOJ Argues Before Supreme Court for Baker who Refused to Serve Gays
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE The Justice Department under Jeff Sessions is arguing for a right for a Colorado baker to refuse service to same-sex [...]Read more about DOJ Argues Before Supreme Court for Baker who Refused to Serve Gays
DACA is an LGBT Issue
JAY KAPLAN This morning, Attorney General Jeff Sessions (apparently President Trump didn't want to be too prominently identified) announced that the Trump [...]Read more about DACA is an LGBT Issue
Creep of the Week: Donald J. Trump
As I write this, the name of the woman killed while protesting white supremacist Nazi alt-humans has just been released. Heather Heyer, 32 years old, was [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: Donald J. Trump
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
Transmissions: Transition the Battlefield
BY GWENDOLYN ANN SMITH No matter how I put this, it feels like an understatement: we are living in increasingly frightening and dangerous times. This is [...]Read more about Transmissions: Transition the Battlefield
Creep of the Week: John K. Bush
When America wakes up from the nightmare of the Donald Trump presidency — assuming we survive it, of course — we will be left with a country severely damaged [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: John K. Bush
DOJ: Anti-Gay Discrimination Perfectly OK Under Federal Law
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE The Justice Department under Jeff Sessions rejected gay protections under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Photo [...]Read more about DOJ: Anti-Gay Discrimination Perfectly OK Under Federal Law
DOJ Set to Reject LGBT Workplace Protections Under Title VII: Sources
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE The Justice Department under Jeff Sessions is set to reject LGBT protections under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of [...]Read more about DOJ Set to Reject LGBT Workplace Protections Under Title VII: Sources
Creep of the Week: Jeff Sessions
When the country's chief law enforcement officer meets with a group that toils daily to hurt LGBTQ people, that's deeply troubling. But when he goes out of [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: Jeff Sessions
States Urged to Ensure Bathroom Access for Trans Kids Under Title IX
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE A coalition of groups is urging states to ensure transgender students like Gavin Grimm have access to school restrooms [...]Read more about States Urged to Ensure Bathroom Access for Trans Kids Under Title IX
