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National Book Ban Legislation Advances With the Support of Michigan Republicans
March is Reading Month, but some elected officials appear not to have gotten the message. With the support of two Michigan members of Congress, House Resolution [...]Read more about National Book Ban Legislation Advances With the Support of Michigan Republicans
I Was Invited to the White House for Pride. Here's Everything I Saw and Everyone I Spoke With.
One sentiment shared among some LGBTQ+ people at the White House on June 26 for its Pride picnic: My younger self wouldn’t believe I’d one day be here. To [...]Read more about I Was Invited to the White House for Pride. Here's Everything I Saw and Everyone I Spoke With.
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
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
Harris as VP Pick Brings Diversity, LGBTQ Ally to Biden Ticket
Joe Biden made history Tuesday by selecting Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) as the first woman of color as a vice presidential candidate on a major party ticket, [...]Read more about Harris as VP Pick Brings Diversity, LGBTQ Ally to Biden Ticket
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
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
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
Cuba LGBTI Delegation Includes Christine Quinn, D.C. Activist
A 14-member delegation that included former New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and an LGBTI rights activist from D.C. traveled to Cuba earlier this [...]Read more about Cuba LGBTI Delegation Includes Christine Quinn, D.C. Activist
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
House Dems Take Stand Against Anti-Gay Baker Before Supreme Court
BY CHRIS JOHNSON, WASHINGTON BLADE Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.) leads House Democrats in a brief before the Supreme Court case. (Washington Blade photo [...]Read more about House Dems Take Stand Against Anti-Gay Baker Before Supreme Court
Lawmakers Seek Proof Pentagon Advised Trump on Trans Military Ban
BY KAREN OCAMB, WASHINGTON BLADE U.S. Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) is among the more than 100 members of Congress who are seeking proof from the Trump [...]Read more about Lawmakers Seek Proof Pentagon Advised Trump on Trans Military Ban
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
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
Transgender Task Force Relaunched Amid Ongoing Anti-trans Attacks
by Chris Johnson, Washington Blade Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-Mass.) is the new leader of the Transgender Task Force. Washington Blade photo by Michael Key Amid [...]Read more about Transgender Task Force Relaunched Amid Ongoing Anti-trans Attacks
Trump Era Begins
By Lisa Keen Trump was obsessed with news media comparisons of crowd size between his Inauguration and President Obamas in 2009. He complained on Twitter and [...]Read more about Trump Era Begins
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
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
Three Left in GOP Race, Clinton Surges
By Lisa Keen Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton had to scramble this week to correct a misstatement about Nancy Reagan's contribution to the AIDS [...]Read more about Three Left in GOP Race, Clinton Surges
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
Daily Speed Read: News You Should Know June 20, 2014
By Lisa Keen Keen News Service OBAMA MOVES ON FAMILY LEAVE: The Department of Labor will announce this morning that it will propose regulations on the Family [...]Read more about Daily Speed Read: News You Should Know June 20, 2014
Daily Speed Read: News You Should Know April 21, 2014
Keen News Service http://Keennewsservice.com ARKANSAS AWAITS MARRIAGE BAN RULING: An Arkansas circuit court judge said last Thursday that he would rule in two [...]Read more about Daily Speed Read: News You Should Know April 21, 2014
U.S. Supreme Court: Lambda, Others To Weigh In On 'Religious Employers'
By Lisa Keen http://www.keennewsservice.com The U.S. Supreme Court will hear two cases next week that test the degree to which employers may use their [...]Read more about U.S. Supreme Court: Lambda, Others To Weigh In On 'Religious Employers'
Daily Speed Read: News You Should Know April 14, 2014
Keen News Service http://Keennewsservice.com OHIO DECISION EXPECTED TODAY: Today is the self-imposed deadline a federal judge in Cincinnati set for issuing a [...]Read more about Daily Speed Read: News You Should Know April 14, 2014
Feb.18: Rice Calls Ugandan President, Alaska Warms To Marriage ...
Keen News Service Security Advisor Susan Rice has called Ugandan President urging him not to sign anti-gay law.http://keennewsservice.com RICE CALLS UGANDAN [...]Read more about Feb.18: Rice Calls Ugandan President, Alaska Warms To Marriage ...
Top Ten National Wins in 2013
By Lisa Keen Even before 2013 began, everyone knew what the big news story for 2013 would be. The U.S. Supreme Court had, in December 2012, agreed to hear to [...]Read more about Top Ten National Wins in 2013
LGBT gains breathtaking leap forward
By Lisa Keen A first-ever openly gay person elected U.S. Senator, the largest ever number of openly LGBT people elected to Congress, two new speakers at state [...]Read more about LGBT gains breathtaking leap forward
Baldwin's Win Tops Record Number Of LGBTs In Congress
By Lisa Keen MADISON, WI – In an historic victory Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin became the first openly gay person to be elected to the U.S. Senate. Her [...]Read more about Baldwin's Win Tops Record Number Of LGBTs In Congress
The LGBT guide to Election Night 2012
By Lisa Keen Keen News Service It's a close race for the White House, a close race for Tammy Baldwin's bid to the U.S. Senate, five unpredictable outcomes on [...]Read more about The LGBT guide to Election Night 2012
