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In First, Biden Issues Presidential Proclamation for Transgender Day of Visibility Chris Johnson, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National April 1, 2021 0President Biden, in a first for any U.S. president, issued on Wednesday a formal presidential proclamation recognizing the Transgender Day...
Rachel Levine Becomes First Out Transgender Person to Win Senate Confirmation Chris Johnson, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National March 25, 2021 0Rachel Levine made history on Wednesday by becoming the first openly transgender person to obtain Senate confirmation as a presidential...
Efforts to Pass Federal LGBTQ Protections Boosted with $3.6 million Donation Chris Johnson, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National March 18, 2021 0Efforts to pass a measure expanding the prohibition on discrimination against LGBTQ people under federal law have gotten a big...
Current Law vs. Equality Act vs. Fairness for All Act — What’s the Differences? Chris Johnson, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National March 2, 2021 0With two different proposals — the Equality Act and the Fairness for All Act — now pending before Congress, supporters...
Biden Administration to Accept Cases of Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination in Housing Chris Johnson, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National February 12, 2021 0The Biden administration is set to declare it will take up and adjudicate cases of housing discrimination against LGBTQ people...
Biden Signs EO to Undo Trump’s Transgender Military Ban Chris Johnson, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National January 25, 2021 0President Biden has signed an executive order that reverses Trump administration policy against transgender military service and prohibits discharges based...
LGBTQ Trump Supporters Tiptoe Away from President after U.S. Capitol Attack Chris Johnson, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National January 10, 2021 0In the aftermath of the assault on the U.S. Capitol instigated by President Trump, his one-time LGBTQ supporters are now...
LGBTQ Faces from Obama Years Included in Latest Appointments by Biden Chris Johnson, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National December 26, 2020 0LGBTQ staffers who are familiar faces from the Obama years are among the choices for the upcoming Biden administration as...
Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Same-sex Parents on Birth Certificates Chris Johnson, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National December 14, 2020 0The U.S. Supreme Court, which many predicted would roll back LGBTQ rights with its new 6-3 conservative majority, has turned...
Trump’s Labor Dept. Goes Through with Gutting LGBTQ Workplace Protections Chris Johnson, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National December 10, 2020 0With less than two months remaining in the Trump administration, the Department of Labor went through with making a rule...
Biden Promises LGBTQ Leaders ‘the Most Pro-equality Administration in History’ Chris Johnson, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National December 5, 2020 0President-elect Joe Biden pledged Friday to a conference of LGBTQ leaders he and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris “are committed to...