Author Archives: Lisa Keen
Elections: Culture war is raging again
LGBT candidates scored some important victories in Tuesday's elections, but a Republican victory in the Virginia gubernatorial race revealed attacks on LGBT people are once again a culture war strategy in electoral politics.
Supreme Court: Narrow escape and looming implications
A transgender man's lawsuit against a Catholic-run hospital which abruptly canceled his surgery can now proceed, and justices are clearly on notice that Texas' abortion ban has significant implications for same-sex marriage.
First lesbian confirmed to federal circuit appeals bench
After blistering interrogations of the nominee from Republicans, the U.S. Senate on Monday night confirmed the appointment of lesbian attorney Beth Robinson to the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, making her the first lesbian to be appointed to a
New Supreme Court session: Religion dominates
Religious beliefs are an issue in nearly every case of interest to the LGBT community at the U.S. Supreme Court in the coming session.
LGBT Afghans: With no way out, it’s hide to survive
LGBT Afghans are in hiding as the Taliban conducts house to house searches to eliminate them. Their only hope is to seek asylum, but to apply for asylum, they have to first get out of the country at a time
Lesbian nominated to federal appeals court
President Biden nominated one well-known lesbian jurist to serve on a federal appeals court bench, another to be chief judge of Federal Claims Court, and a third to a U.S. District Court seat in Colorado.
Senate confirms two LGBT nominees to top Pentagon posts
Despite concerns voiced by Republicans that the military, under President Biden, was pushing "far left doctrines," the U.S. Senate confirmed the appointments of two LGBT military veterans to serve in top Pentagon posts.
High court declines another religious vendor dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court declined July 2 to hear the appeal of a florist who said her religious beliefs prevented her from selling flowers for a gay couple's wedding, leaving for another day the question of whether there can be
Supreme Court action favors trans students
In an action that preserves a ruling favorable to transgender students in five states, the U.S. Supreme Court refused June 28 to accept appeal of a decision that says Title IX protects transgender students from discrimination.
