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With No LGBTQ Policy Staffer, Biden Backers Fear Equality Act Delay Chris Johnson, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National July 22, 2020 0An early, easy win on LGBTQ rights in a Joe Biden administration could be delayed because the campaign doesn’t have...
New Military Ban on Confederate Flags Also Bans LGBTQ Pride Flags Chris Johnson, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National July 18, 2020 0New guidance from Defense Secretary Mark Esper on flag displays at military installations is being hailed for prohibiting the display...
Supreme Court Makes Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination Easier at Religious Schools Chris Johnson, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National July 10, 2020 0In a decision that undermines LGBTQ teachers at religious schools, the U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed for Catholic schools an...
HUD Appears to Defy Bostock Ruling with Anti-trans Rule for Homeless Shelters Chris Johnson, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National July 2, 2020 0In apparent defiance of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling against anti-LGBTQ discrimination, the Trump administration has announced plans to...
Is the LGBTQ Fight Finished After Bostock Ruling? Not So Fast, Advocates Say Chris Johnson, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association Community June 25, 2020 0After rendering a 33-page decision on workplace rights, the U.S. Supreme Court bestowed a capstone victory on the LGBTQ movement...
Trump Admin Sued for Refusing to Back Down on Anti-trans Health Care Rule Chris Johnson, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National June 23, 2020 0With the Trump administration refusing to take back its rule permitting anti-transgender discrimination in health care following a U.S. Supreme...
Senate Vote on Equality Act Blocked by Republican Citing J.K. Rowling Chris Johnson, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National June 19, 2020 0Following the historic win for LGBTQ rights at the U.S. Supreme Court, Senate Democrats pushed Thursday for a vote on...
Supreme Court Ruling May Force Trump Retreat on Anti-LGBTQ Policies Chris Johnson, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National June 17, 2020 0The U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling this week in terms of the immediate protections it granted LGBTQ people...
Trump Admin to Supreme Court: Let Adoption Agencies Reject LGBTQ Families Chris Johnson, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National June 4, 2020 0In the latest example of the Trump administration seeking to enable legal discrimination against LGBTQ people, the Justice Department is...
Biden Recognizes 50th Anniversary of LGBTQ Pride Month Chris Johnson, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National June 2, 2020 0Joseph Biden issued a statement on Monday recognizing June as Pride Month, saying “much work remains” to advance LGBTQ people...
LGBTQ Groups Call to Bring into Movement Anti-racism, End to White Supremacy Chris Johnson, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National May 30, 2020 0Amid the national horror following the police killing of George Floyd in Minnesota, LGBTQ and civil rights groups have issued...