Tag: LGBT Issues

It has been 45 years since the Supreme Court's landmark Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion. It has been 44 years since the first annual March for Life protesting that decision. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

As other social issues fade, the abortion debate still rages

W. James Antle III · January 19, 2018 5:01 am

Carl Higbie resigned on Thursday as chief of external affairs for the Corporation for National and Community Service, a federal agency, after reports revealed his history of racist, sexist, homophobic, and xenophobic statements. (Screenshot)

Trump appointee Carl Higbie resigns after racist, sexist remarks reported

Naomi Lim · January 19, 2018 1:26 am

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, of Calif., appearance on "RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars," the drag-queen competition show has already been filmed. "She had a 'fabulous' time," Pelosi's spokesman told the Washington Post. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Nancy Pelosi will be guest judge on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars’

Caitlin Yilek · January 18, 2018 6:26 pm

Adam Rippon will be the first openly gay figure skater to compete on Team USA when he arrives at the Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, next month. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Gay Olympic figure skater criticizes Mike Pence: ‘I don’t think he has a real concept of reality’

Melissa Quinn · January 17, 2018 11:05 pm

A gay couple say they ordered wedding programs from Vistaprint and instead received pamphlets with phrases including "fight against Satan's temptation and pursue what is good." (screenshot)

Gay couple sues Vistaprint after receiving ‘hateful’ flyers instead of wedding programs

Diana Stancy Correll · January 17, 2018 10:49 pm

Former President Barack Obama dubbed Jan. 17 as "Religious Freedom Day" before he left office. But both the Obama and Trump administrations have demonstrated how 2017 was chock-full of wins, losses, and ongoing battles over this founding principle, such as what happened to the Little Sisters of the Poor over the Department of Health and Human Services' contraception mandate. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Beltway Confidential

It’s Religious Freedom Day, so what?

Nicole Russell · January 16, 2018 8:51 pm

In July, President Trump announced a new policy banning transgender people from serving in the military "in any capacity," but federal courts blocked the transgender ban from taking effect. (iStock by Getty Images)

National Security

Eight transgender people fill out paperwork to join Air Force: Report

Melissa Quinn · January 16, 2018 6:39 pm

Chelsea Manning filed her statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission to run for the U.S. Senate in Maryland. She will challenge Democrat Ben Cardin who has served two terms. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Beltway Confidential

Entitled traitor Chelsea Manning is running for office just because he’s transgender

Nicole Russell · January 15, 2018 8:05 pm

A Wisconsin school district originally told a transgender student he couldn't use the bathroom because it would violate the privacy rights of all the other males using the restroom. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)

Beltway Confidential

How a court decided bathroom rights outrank privacy rights

Nicole Russell · January 12, 2018 6:27 pm

A 62-year-old bachelor, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., has for years denied rumors that he is homosexual. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Chelsea Handler attacks Lindsey Graham’s sexuality, suggests Trump has blackmail video

Daniel Chaitin · January 11, 2018 2:40 am

The Mississippi law allows clerks, registers of deeds or their deputies to recuse themselves from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples if it violates their religious beliefs or moral convictions. It also protects private businesses and people from being sued if they deny services to LGBT people. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Supreme Court won’t hear case over Mississippi LGBT law

Melissa Quinn · January 8, 2018 6:09 pm

Noor Salman, the wife of Pulse nightclub mass shooter Omar Mateen, said in a statement to an FBI agent that she was "in denial" and couldn't believe that Mateen would hurt people even though she knew something bad was going to happen that night. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Wife of Orlando nightclub attacker knew ‘something bad’ would happen night of attack

Al Weaver · January 6, 2018 2:44 pm