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Biden names second lesbian judge to federal appeals bench
President Biden has named a second lesbian judge to the Second Circuit federal appeals court bench: Alison Nathan of Manhattan.
Trump issues surprise pardon to Susan B. Anthony
President Trump said someone told him last week that Susan B. Anthony had never been pardoned for her conviction for voting when women weren't allowed to vote. He announced he would sign a pardon on August 18, the 100th anniversary
Supreme Court: Title VII covers sexual orientation and gender status
Justice Neil Gorsuch, writing for Chief Justice John Roberts and four more liberal justices, ruled that federal law banning discrimination based on "sex" in employment covers discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender status.
Buttigieg tackles gay questions in SC, polls lag
After impressive showings in Iowa and New Hampshire, openly gay presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has been struggling to compete and having to address questions about being gay.
Appeals panel rules for servicemembers with HIV
A Fourth Circuit U.S. Circuit Court panel on January 10 upheld a national injunction that prevents the U.S. military from discharging servicemembers just because they have HIV infection.
Katie Hill hit with allegations, ethics investigation
Openly bisexual U.S. Rep. Katie Hill was swamped with media attention this week when a conservative website published a photo of her naked with a female campaign staffer. Hill denied a second allegation that she had a relationship with a
Buttigieg makes it official: ‘We are not going back’
Openly gay mayor Pete Buttigieg announced his formal campaign for the presidency Sunday, finding a way to make his evolution as a gay person relatable to people who are not gay and a kind of metaphor for the nation’s struggle
Historic field of LGBT candidates for US Senate
The only LGBT member of the U.S. Senate is taking a pummeling from right-wing opponents who want to thwart her bid for a second-term, but the LGBT Democrat in the red state of Arizona is sailing over her opponents, and
2017: The ‘cultural war’ re-intensifies under Trump
2017 was a tumultuous year for LGBT people, as the newly inaugurated president fanned the flames of conflict by naming appointees to the Supreme Court and federal agencies who acted on their hostilities toward equal rights for LGBT people.
