Category Archives: Politics
Iowa Monday: Buttigieg part of a ‘four-way tie’
Openly gay presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg has defied the odds and finds himself in a four-way tie going into Monday's caucus voting in Iowa.
How the field looks going around the last turn before Iowa
Here's how the debate, data, and dollars stack up for the top Democratic presidential hopefuls following Tuesday night's debate -the last before Iowa's February 3 caucuses.
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
CNN town hall: a night of unexpected drama
It was clear that a lot of preparation was put into the October 10 CNN Town Hall on LGBTQ issues. More than 50 LGBT people of all ages and walks of life told their stories and asked questions of the
Two upcoming presidential forums will be LGBT-specific
Two of the next four presidential candidate forums will be centered on the Democratic candidates' positions on LGBT issues specifically, including a first-ever nationally broadcast forum on CNN.
Buttigieg’s a solid fifth in the primary marathon
A poll immediately after the second round of Democratic debates did not show any discernible change in openly gay presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg's standing, but his remarks during the debate highlighted some room for growth and caution.
After delays, Senate confirms ‘trailblazer’ to bench
The U.S. Senate last week confirmed President Trump's first openly gay federal judge nominee. Reports are now circulating he may re-nominate a second openly gay nominee to the Ninth Circuit, despite opposition by California Senators Kamala Harris and Dianne Feinstein.
Federal appeals panel: trans ban is ‘military decision’
A federal appeals panel said courts must give due deference to the military in evaluating the Trump administration's ban on transgender service members, but there was enough in the ruling to give LGBT legal activists hope of eventually striking down
Whitaker to Congress: ‘You can change the law’
Acting U.S. Attorney General defended DOJ's argument that Title VII does not protect LGBT people from discrimination.
Trump’s state of the union address: ‘dangerous rhetoric’
While some LGBT activists applauded President Trump's State of the Union address for stating a commitment to eradicating AIDS by 2030, others dismissed it as a "lie" and said Trump offered no details that suggested a real "plan" is in
