Author Archives: Lisa Keen
Buttigieg under attack during Democratic debate
Openly gay presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg had to fend off several attacks during Thursday night's Democratic debate and a post-debate poll suggests viewers' perception was that he didn't do as well as his chief rivals.
Senate confirms gay man for 9th Circuit
The U.S. Senate, on a strictly partisan vote, confirmed openly gay prosecutor Patrick Bumatay to serve on the nation's largest federal appeals bench.
Senator Harris withdraws from Democratic field
U.S. Senator Kamala Harris had promised to create a position for a "Chief Advocate for LGBTQ+ Affairs," but she announced Tuesday that she has "suspended" her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Buttigieg makes historic surge to top in Iowa polling
Openly gay presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is nine points ahead in polling in Iowa for the Democratic nomination --a 16-point surge since September.
HHS rule: ‘quintessentially arbitrary and capricious’
A federal judge in New York on Wednesday struck "in full" a rule adopted by the Trump administration in May that would have given wide latitude to health care workers to refuse treatment based on "religious and moral beliefs."
Majority of LGBT candidates prevail in Tuesday’s elections
More than 100 LGBT candidates were on the ballot Tuesday and 75 percent of them --mostly Democrats-- won, joining a "blue wave" in several states.
HHS reverses ‘critical protections’ in health care
The Trump administration announced November 1 that it will immediately stop enforcing non-discrimination protections for LGBT people in health care and seek a change in regulations to formalize that policy.
Katie Hill: ‘I am leaving’ but ‘the fight goes on’
U.S. Rep. Katie Hill revealed in a farewell address Thursday that she has received thousands of "vile, threatening emails, texts, and calls that make me fear for my life and the lives of people I care about.”
Katie Hill resigns, citing fear of continued ‘brutality’
U.S. Rep. Katie Hill, one of eight openly LGBT members of the U.S. House and part of Speaker Pelosi's leadership team, announced Sunday evening she will resign her office. Hill said she was concerned her estranged husband and "hateful political
