Tag: LGBT Issues

Cathy Miller said God gave her the ability to make beautiful cakes and she is committing to using that ability in the way she believes God wanted. (iStock by Getty Images)

Judge rules California bakery owner can continue to refuse making cakes for same-sex weddings

Katelyn Caralle · February 7, 2018 10:08 pm

Gus Kenworthy, a freestyle skier who is competing in this year's Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, told Ellen DeGeneres in an interview that having Vice President Mike Pence lead the Olympic Delegation "just seems like a bad fit" due to Pence's opposition to gay rights. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

American Olympian Gus Kenworthy: Mike Pence a ‘bad fit’ to lead U.S. delegation at Winter Games

Melissa Quinn · February 6, 2018 6:58 pm

The three percent figure is worthy of attention from educators and parents, as are the apparent disparities in self-reported health conditions. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Beltway Confidential

Study says nearly 3 percent of high school students identify as transgender or ‘gender-nonconforming’

Emily Jashinsky · February 6, 2018 4:53 pm

In a statement, Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, likened his boycott of President Trump's State of the Union address to the civil rights, women's suffrage, and the LGBTQ movements in addition to the Boston Tea Party. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

No, Al Green, boycotting the State of the Union isn’t as righteous as the civil rights movement

Siraj Hashmi · January 30, 2018 11:59 pm

"Since World War II, we've had three Democratic supermajorities in the Senate. The first gave us the New Deal, the second gave us the Great Society, the third gave us Obamacare and Dodd-Frank," said Sen. Ted Cruz. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Ted Cruz touts his ‘relatively unusual position in the Senate’

Timothy P. Carney · January 30, 2018 5:01 am

Republican Rep. Vicky Hartzler, who lives on a farm in her Missouri district, was thrust into the international spotlight last year when she spearheaded an effort to block transgender troops from serving in the military. Her proposal was rejected in the House, but the following month, President Trump surprised many by announcing a ban. (The Kansas City Star via AP)

Vicky Hartzler on rebuilding the military: ‘It is going to take a long time to recover’

Travis J. Tritten · January 30, 2018 5:01 am

Scots voted to remain British just over three years ago. That vote, all sides agreed in advance, would settle the issue for a generation. But when Britain voted to leave the European Union shortly afterwards, the leader of the Scottish government, Nicola Sturgeon, thought she saw an opportunity to reopen the issue, because Scotland, unlike England and Wales, had voted to stay in.

Daniel Hannan: Put out more flags

Dan Hannan · January 29, 2018 5:01 am

Plaintiff Ssg Katie Schmid, center, speaks while a Lambda Legal senior attorney Peter Renn, Human Campaign communications director Chris Sgro, and Gender Justice League executive director Danni Askini listen following a hearing on a motion for preliminary injunction in the case of Karnoski v. Trump hearing. (Stephen Brashear/AP Images for Human Rights Campaign)

National Security

Troops suing Trump ask judge to abolish transgender ban

Travis J. Tritten · January 26, 2018 3:02 pm

It's a time-tested routine with few surprises by the time we reach Oscar season: A handful of films shock and awe at niche film festivals around the world and land at the Oscars to the surprise of American audiences. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Beltway Confidential

What to watch before the 2018 Oscars

Stephen Kent · January 25, 2018 10:05 pm

Vice President Mike Pence joined senators Wednesday to cast a tie-breaking vote confirming Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback to be at-large ambassador for international religious freedom, against Democrat objections. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Mike Pence breaks tie to confirm Sam Brownback as religious freedom ambassador

Katie Leach · January 25, 2018 12:41 am

Queen Lactatia is the drag persona of an 8-year-old boy.

Beltway Confidential

Letting an 8-year-old be a drag queen isn’t progressive, it’s child abuse

Nicole Russell · January 23, 2018 2:06 am

Carl Higbie, former chief of external affairs for the Corporation for National and Community Service, authored "Enemies, Foreign and Domestic," a book that chronicles his service as a Navy SEAL in Iraq.(screenshot)

Former Trump appointee’s book removed from market following racist, sexist comments

Diana Stancy Correll · January 23, 2018 1:50 am