Chad Griffin participates in UnidosUS conference forum
ABOVE: Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin on July 9, 2018, was among those who took part in a forum at UnidosUS’ annual conference that focused on civil rights during the Trump...
View Article‘Fierce warriors’ rally against Trump plan to undo trans health rule
ABOVE: Transgender advocates rallied in opposition to a Trump administration plan to undo a transgender health care rule. Washington Blade photo by Michael Key. Transgender rights advocates rallied...
View Article‘I Care March’ on Washington planned for Sept. 15
A Facebook page and website surfaced last month to organize and promote an “I Care March” on Washington scheduled for Sept. 15 that organizers say is aimed at challenging the Trump administration by...
View ArticleNew Trump administration memo on Obama order alarms LGBT advocates
In the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling the Masterpiece Cakeshop case, the Trump administration has issued new guidance that seeks to uphold “religious freedom” in the implementation of...
View ArticleNew State Department diplomatic visa policy takes effect
A new State Department policy that requires partners of foreign mission personnel and employees of international organizations to be married in order to qualify for a diplomatic visa took effect on...
View ArticleDon Cheadle shows support for transgender children during ‘Saturday Night Live’
Oscar-nominated actor (and Marvel Avenger) Don Cheadle made a strong political statement without uttering a word during his hosting gig on “Saturday Night Live” Feb. 16. While introducing the show’s...
View ArticleCarson: HUD won’t issue LGBT guidance because ‘you would dislike’ it
More than two years after the Trump administration withdrew federal guidance on rules barring anti-LGBT discrimination in homeless shelters, Secretary of Housing & Urban Development Ben Carson said...
View ArticleTrump’s transgender military ban now in effect
The Pentagon initiated April 12 the transgender military ban in accordance with Trump administration plans for the policy, returning the U.S. military to restrictions on LGBT service that harken to the...
View Article99 Dems urge State Dept. to recognize citizenship of LGBTQ couple’s child
A group of 99 congressional Democrats—80 in the U.S. House, 19 in the U.S. Senate—are calling on the Trump administration to reverse its policy of refusing to recognize the birthright citizenship of...
View ArticleLog Cabin Republicans endorse Trump for re-election
ABOVE: Donald Trump, Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key. In a turnabout from 2016, the National Log Cabin Republicans has endorsed Trump for re-election, asserting he “met his commitments” to...
View ArticleCongressional hearing spotlights use of religious liberty against LGBTQ people
The use of religious liberty — a right afforded fundamental protection in the United States — to assault LGBTQ rights was the focus of a congressional hearing Feb. 27 drawing attention to faith-based...
View ArticleChad Griffin participates in UnidosUS conference forum
ABOVE: Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin on July 9, 2018, was among those who took part in a forum at UnidosUS’ annual conference that focused on civil rights during the Trump...
View ArticleTrump administration allocated COVID-19 relief funds to anti-LGBTQ groups
ABOVE: President Donald J. Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence, Cabinet members and senior legislators, prior to signing the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act April 24,...
View ArticleWhite House defends denying citizenship to kids of gay couples born via...
ABOVE: White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany. (Screenshot from C-SPAN) White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany, under questioning from the Washington Blade, defended the Trump...
View ArticleAttempt to overturn school board’s transgender policy fails
PALATINE, Ill. (AP)- Some Chicago suburban school board members who approved a policy allowing a transgender student to use the girl’s locker room survived an election challenge mounted by angry...
View ArticleTrump’s Easter Egg Roll a slapdash job; LGBT presence unlikely
The annual White House Easter Egg Roll — an event that has served to enhance LGBT visibility — is haphazardly coming together under President Trump, according to media reports, and will likely not...
View ArticleChad Griffin participates in UnidosUS conference forum
ABOVE: Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin on July 9, 2018, was among those who took part in a forum at UnidosUS’ annual conference that focused on civil rights during the Trump...
View Article‘Fierce warriors’ rally against Trump plan to undo trans health rule
ABOVE: Transgender advocates rallied in opposition to a Trump administration plan to undo a transgender health care rule. Washington Blade photo by Michael Key. Transgender rights advocates rallied...
View ArticleNew State Department diplomatic visa policy takes effect
(Image in the public domain) A new State Department policy that requires partners of foreign mission personnel and employees of international organizations to be married in order to qualify for a...
View ArticleBiden administration rescinds global gag rule
(Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key) President Joe Biden on Jan. 28 axed the so-called global gag rule, a Reagan-era order that restricts U.S. funding and assistance to overseas organizations...
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