President Joe Biden‘s administration affirmed its support for the transgender community, issuing a proclamation commemorating today, which happens to be Transgender Day of Visibility. President Biden called upon “all Americans to join in the fight for full equality for all transgender people.” Today, we honor and celebrate the achievements and resiliency of transgender individuals and…
Donald Trump says he can accept the Supreme Court’s decision on LGBT rights, despite conservative outrage. The President did not criticize the move, as some believed he would. The court ruled 6 to 3 that LGBT people enjoyed protections under Title VII of the Civil Rights act – meaning they cannot be fired simply for…
When Niki Haley voted no on a UN resolution to ban the death penalty for apostasy, adultery, blasphemy and same sex relations, she was exposed to be as incompetent as her boss. Worse, Haley told the world we aren’t the champions of human rights we used to be.
If intolerant white males have the right to respond violently solely on account of your appearance, you don’t really have any rights at all.
Trump needs to make clear “’activists’ within the State Department promoting” pro-LGBT policies “will be ferreted out and will be replaced”
There have been more criminal charges filed against Paxton than there have been cases, zero in fact, of transgender people entering restrooms to commit assaults.
“The only solution to the current situation is for Texas to threaten to secede. Then Washington will start cleaning up its act.”
“It’s the strongest means I have for raising my voice in opposition to those who won’t recognize the human rights of all of our citizens.”
Apparently, 5 days in jail did little more than embolden the newly crowned martyr to thumb her nose at Judge Bunning’s condition of release
Senator Cruz accuses the media of being obsessed with sex because they asked him questions about where he stands on LGBT issues.
In a pointed response to the discrimination brought about by Indiana’s so-called “Religious Freedom” law, House Democrats announced a resolution to protect the civil rights of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community on the federal level.
On Monday, the state of Alabama began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. A defiant Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice, Roy Moore, demanded that probate judges refuse to grant the licenses, but was unsuccessful.
It’s time for the Supreme Court to officially recognize that marriage equality triumphed over homophobia.
Republicans and conservatives gathered in Utah to issue a call for an uprising against same-sex marriage.
The south is becoming more and more socially progressive, which is leading to an educated populace that should no longer be stereotyped.
Justices must acknowledge the prohibition on same-sex marriage, and homosexuality in general, has no other foundational basis than it is prohibited adherents of the Christian religion.
Score one for equality, today a New York court ruled that DOMA unconstitutionally discriminates against married same-sex couples.
Republicans are supporting government that dictates to Americans who they can love, when women have children, and giving employers and clergy rights of making healthcare decisions.
The opposition to gay marriage is based solely in religious dogmata, and by legislating against same-sex marriage, Republicans are sanctioning unconstitutional church-based discrimination laws.
The Prop 8 ruling was a victory for the gay community, but it was a bigger victory for equality and the Founding Fathers’ belief that the Constitution is a higher power than the Christian bible.
The GOP’s hate-inspired position will haunt them on Election Day if they continue promising to deny gay Americans equal rights.
NOM says the rainbow is a Christian symbol stolen by the gay rights people. Would this be a good time to ask for the cross back, since it predates Christianity?
Prop 8 is the result of California’s Supreme Court decision that said banning same-sex couples from marrying was unconstitutional. Religious bigots gathered signatures, mobilized church leaders and conservative pundits to put Proposition 8 on the ballot, and Californians narrowly passed the measure.
People like Sen. John McCain will always find bigots like himself who object to gays existing, much less serving in the military. A couple of days ago McCain came up with another objection, he said he and 41 of his Republican colleagues would block repeal because the economy is sputtering. He really said it and he was serious. He’s also a raging bigot who cannot escape the biblical foundation of hate he espouses.
Carl Paladino, New York’s GOP candidate for governor, did something surprising for a Republican politician Sunday; he went after gays.