Category Archives: A closer look
2019: a surprise star and a looming future
One might argue that 2019 was a pretty good year for LGBT people. An openly gay man rose to the top tier of a large field of Democratic presidential candidates. A second openly LGBT person was sworn into the U.S.
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.
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."
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.”
Supreme Court probabilities spell uncertain results
Taking a look at what each justice said during the October 8 Title VII case arguments and coupling that with their past voting records and remarks on LGBT decisions narrows down the prospects for how the U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme preview: “Stakes could not be higher”
Many U.S. Supreme Court observers expect the trio of Title VII cases to be argued October 8 will be the most watched cases of the court's 2019-20 term. All believe the outcome will have enormous consequences.
