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RNC Committeeman: ‘Dumb Ass People’ Elected Kyrsten Sinema to Senate Chris Johnson, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National January 8, 2019 0In the aftermath of Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) being sworn-in this week as the first openly bisexual U.S. senator, a...
D.C. Circuit Court Sides with Trump on Trans Military Ban Chris Johnson, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National January 6, 2019 0A federal appeals court has sided with President Trump on his attempt to ban transgender people from the military, marking...
Pelosi Vows to Pass Equality Act as New House Speaker Chris Johnson, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National January 5, 2019 0House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), returning to her position Thursday as presiding officer of the U.S. House with a new...
LGBT Legal Groups Urge Supreme Court to Resist Trump on Trans Military Ban Chris Johnson, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National December 29, 2018 0LGBT legal groups urged the U.S. Supreme Court this week to decline to intervene in cases challenging President Trump’s transgender...
Top 10 National Stories of 2018 Chris Johnson, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National December 27, 2018 0No. 10: Ric Grenell confirmed as ambassador After months of Democratic opposition, the U.S. Senate confirmed Richard Grenell this year...
29 Senate Democrats Call on OPM to Restore Trans Employee Guidance Chris Johnson, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National December 26, 2018 0A group of 29 Senate Democrats led by Dianne Feinstein (Calif.) is calling on the U.S Office of Personnel Management...
Gov. Kasich Bars Anti-Trans Discrimination in Ohio State Workforce Chris Johnson, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National December 24, 2018 0With less than a month remaining in office, Ohio Gov. John Kasich — a prominent critic of President Trump within...
No Clear Signal from Court in Arguments over Trump’s Trans Military Ban Chris Johnson, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National December 13, 2018 0A three-judge panel on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals gave no clear signal during oral arguments Monday on whether...
Gay Friend Defends Trump’s pick for AG Amid Concerns from LGBT groups Chris Johnson, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National December 10, 2018 0A longtime gay friend of William Barr, President Trump’s pick as the next U.S. attorney general, has come to the...
HIV/AIDS council Set to Hold Meeting — But Trump Still Hasn’t Appointed Members Chris Johnson, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National December 7, 2018 0The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS is set to hold a meeting in March, even though the council still has...
CORRECTED: LGBT Provisions Watered Down in Trump’s USMCA Deal Chris Johnson, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National December 3, 2018 0President Trump agreed on Friday to an updated trade agreement with Canada and Mexico that includes aspirational language encouraging member...