Tag: LGBT Issues

The conservation bill is a boon for Republican Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado, a lead sponsor who is aiming to boost his environmental record in a purple state.

Republicans in tough races embrace LGBT issues despite backlash risk

David M. Drucker · May 16, 2019 4:01 am

USA's Megan Rapinoe, right, kneels next to teammates Samanth Mewis (20) Christen Press (12), Ali Krieger (11), Crystal Dunn (16) and Ashlyn Harris (22) as the US national anthem is played before an exhibition soccer match against Netherlands Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016, in Atlanta.

US soccer star Megan Rapinoe says she will ‘probably never sing the national anthem again’

Caitlin Yilek · May 14, 2019 6:37 pm

Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., vice-chair of the House Judiciary Committee, joins advocates for the The Equality Act, a comprehensive nondiscrimination bill for LGBT rights, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Monday, April 1, 2019.

Trump administration opposes Equality Act ‘filled with poison pills’

Caitlin Yilek · May 14, 2019 5:44 pm

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg addresses supporters at a campaign event, Thursday, May 9, 2019, in West Hollywood, Calif.

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The ‘privilege’ attack won’t hurt gay Pete Buttigieg

Eddie Scarry · May 14, 2019 3:56 pm

Gay rights activists take part in an unauthorized march in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, May 11, 2019. The march was organized largely using Cuba's new mobile internet, with gay-rights activists and groups of friends calling for a march over Facebook and WhatsApp after the government-run gay rights organization cancelled a Saturday march.

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Cuban homosexuals and the intellectual vacuity of Democrats’ human rights rhetoric

Tom Rogan · May 14, 2019 10:20 am

Paris Saint Germain's fans react with flags prior to the French League One soccer match between Paris Saint Germain and Montpellier at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019.

French soccer plans crackdown on homophobic chants

John Gage · May 13, 2019 10:24 pm

'Sex Education' written in chalk on green blackboard.

California approves controversial sex education framework for public schools

Kate Hardiman · May 13, 2019 10:15 pm

Ireland bans radical US preacher from entering country

Zach Halaschak · May 13, 2019 5:05 pm

Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Sergei Kislyak.

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Rachel Held Evans’ death is a poignant reminder of how to live

Nicole Russell · May 11, 2019 12:00 pm

Yellow caution tape blows in the wind as workers carry a sheet of plywood into the STEM Highlands Ranch school early Thursday, May 9, 2019, in Highlands Ranch, Colo.

Transgender suspect asks court to use pronoun ‘he’ in Colorado school shooting case

Zach Halaschak · May 9, 2019 10:34 pm

Devon Erickson, an accused STEM School shooter, appears at the Douglas County Courthouse in Castle Rock, Colo., Wednesday, May 8, 2019.

Colorado shooting suspect denounced ‘all these Christians who hate gays’

Julio Rosas · May 9, 2019 9:31 pm

Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., vice-chair of the House Judiciary Committee, joins advocates for the The Equality Act, a comprehensive nondiscrimination bill for LGBT rights, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Monday, April 1, 2019. The Equality Act amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in education, employment, housing, credit, federal jury service, public accommodations, and the use of federal funds.

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The federal bill that would sexualize your kids, like it or not

Emilie Kao · May 8, 2019 4:42 pm