Tag Archives: Human Rights Campaign
No comfort in Kavanaugh’s responses at hearing
After calling Brown v. Board of Education one of the greatest Supreme Court decisions, nominee Brett Kavanaugh said he couldn't comment on his opinion of the court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges.
Four critical Senate races, few LGBT PACs
For Democrats, the hardest part of capturing the Senate majority will be hanging onto to four seats they already hold.
Trump won’t rescind LGBT executive order; activists still worry
Most LGBT activists reacted with concern that President Trump's reassuring “words” not to rescind a pro-LGBT executive order may not match up to his troubling “actions” of nominating people who are hostile to LGBT to key federal positions.
LGBT Guide to Watching Election Night Unfold
When might the U.S. know whether it has elected its first woman president? When might the country know which party will take control of the U.S. Senate? Will the LGBT community pick up a new seat in Congress? Will Republican
US Senate: 57 percent chance of new majority
Election data guru Nate Silver calculates there's a 57 percent chance Democrats might win the majority in the U.S. Senate November 8. LGBT issues are playing in several of the key states that would decide such a victory.
VP debate: Stark silence on LGBT issues
Given Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence's recent very public struggle to defend a new Indiana anti-gay law, many expected the issue would come up in Tuesday's vice presidential debate. It didn't. And Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine made
House Republicans show ‘thirst to discriminate’ against LGBT community
House Republicans defeated an Energy and Water bill they support in order to stop a pro-LGBT amendment from final passage last week. Insiders say many Republicans seemed determined to undermine protections put in place for LGBT people under the Obama
Senate clears gay man to become Secretary of the Army
The U.S. Senate Tuesday confirmed Eric Fanning as Secretary of the Army, making him the first openly gay person to head up a branch of the military.
Obama admin rolls out major policies to stop discrimination on gender identity, important step on sexual orientation
Three federal agencies announced policies last week to help alleviate discrimination based on gender identity and, to a smaller extent, on sexual orientation.
