Tag: LGBT Issues

That's not education. Thatâs an agenda. (iStock)

Beltway Confidential

Transgender indoctrination of young children is coming

Nicole Russell · September 22, 2017 3:12 pm

"It's a shock to have a fellow Australian seeking to shake your hand turn a handshake into an assault," Abbott said. (AP Photo/Joseph Nair)

Former Australian PM Tony Abbott allegedly head-butted by same-sex marriage supporter ahead of controversial vote

Naomi Lim · September 22, 2017 3:45 am

Mezger's outburst against Griffin and her partner was captured on security camera. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

CEO’s bonus cut by 25 percent after sexist, homophobic tirade against Kathy Griffin

Mandy Mayfield · September 21, 2017 7:54 pm

A sign marks the entrance to a gender-neutral restroom. President Trump's nominee to a federal judgeship in Texas described transgender children as involved in "Satan's plan." The nominee's comments on transgenderism could become a bone of contention for U.S. senators considering his nomination. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)

Trump judicial nominee: Transgender children involved in ‘Satan’s plan’

Ryan Lovelace · September 20, 2017 2:22 pm

Trump shows a lack of planning, leadership, and respect for military officials with his impulsive transgender military ban. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Beltway Confidential

How Trump bungled the transgender military ban

Nicole Russell · September 18, 2017 3:20 pm

The coming Supreme Court term is poised to feature more high-drama disputes than other recent terms, but legal experts expect to find a familiar culprit wielding the final say: Justice Anthony Kennedy. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Supreme Court’s coming high-drama disputes could come down to a ‘court of one’

Ryan Lovelace · September 16, 2017 4:01 am

In a memo to top military leaders, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said a high-level panel will determine how to implement Trump's ban on transgender individuals in the military. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

National Security

Jim Mattis allows transgender troops to re-enlist in military — for now

Associated Press · September 16, 2017 3:30 am

McCain said no new policy decision is appropriate until the ongoing study is complete and reviewed by Mattis, the military, and Congress. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

National Security

John McCain is co-sponsoring a new bill to block Trump transgender military ban

Travis J. Tritten · September 15, 2017 7:06 pm

Military transgender policy change appears imminent. Those who favor reinstating transgender identity as a disqualifying condition likely harbor no more ill-will for transgender individuals than they do for those with high blood pressure. Instead, they are concerned with the ongoing military healthcare crisis, personal privacy, and safety of transgender individuals in a theater of war. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump’s transgender ban makes military and medical sense

Julie Pulley · September 15, 2017 4:01 am

Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., didn't back off his criticism of President Trump's chief of staff John Kelly during a Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute event Tuesday. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Luis Gutierrez: John Kelly is a politician, ‘not a general’

Sean Langille · September 12, 2017 11:01 pm

In a statement from his office, Obama said he spoke to Windsor several days ago and told her how much of a difference she had made in the U.S. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Obama responds to Edith Windsor’s death

Diana Stancy Correll · September 12, 2017 10:34 pm

Windsor served as the lead plaintiff in the Supreme Court case challenging the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act, the 1996 law prohibiting same-sex couples from being recognized as spouses by the federal government and denying same-sex couples federal benefits available to married heterosexual couples. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Gay rights activist Edith Windsor dies at 88

Melissa Quinn · September 12, 2017 8:34 pm