Tag: LGBT Issues

"It is a very, very small portion of the population, but as I said, you have to protect everybody, including small portions of the population," Donald Trump said. (AP Photo)

Trump calls to reverse Obama transgender directives

Al Weaver · May 16, 2016 10:37 pm

An openly gay pastor previously claimed that he ordered a cake from Whole Foods with the words "Love Wins," only to find an employee had included an offensive term describing homosexuals. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, file)

Gay pastor admits cake slur a hoax

Mariana Barillas · May 16, 2016 10:19 pm

The Texas senator says the president does not have the power to be the country's "bathroom police." (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Cruz: Obama’s transgender directive is ‘politically correct lunacy’

Daniel Chaitin · May 14, 2016 9:10 pm

The Obama administration's new rules for transgender students require public schools that have housing separated by sex to allow transgender students to stay in the lodging of their choice. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama rules give transgenders choice in school lodging

Susan Crabtree · May 13, 2016 8:25 pm

Hutchinson accused Obama of "social engineering" and suggested schools continue to use common sense. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson, File)

Arkansas governor advises schools to ignore Obama’s transgender bathroom decree

Gabby Morrongiello · May 13, 2016 6:47 pm

White House insists bathroom rule is just ‘advice’

White House insists bathroom rule is just ‘advice’

Nicole Duran · May 13, 2016 6:14 pm

Senator: Congress rejected Obama’s transgender policy in November

Senator: Congress rejected Obama’s transgender policy in November

Joel Gehrke · May 13, 2016 5:16 pm

"This attempt to bully our local schools into submission to the Obama administration's agenda is shameful and a gross abuse of the federal government's power," Diane Black said. (AP Photo)

GOP: Obama bullying schools with new transgender rules

Susan Crabtree · May 13, 2016 3:44 pm

The federal government has made it official that you cannot discriminate on the basis of gender when providing healthcare coverage through federal programs.

Feds bar gender discrimination in healthcare coverage

Robert King · May 13, 2016 3:15 pm

—œOne of the first issues that school officials may address when a student notifies them of a general transition is determining which name and pronouns the student prefers,—£ the document stated. (AP Photo)

Education Dept. offers transgender pronoun advice for schools

Susan Crabtree · May 13, 2016 2:48 pm

Obama orders schools to allow trans students use bathroom of their choice

Obama orders schools to allow trans students use bathroom of their choice

Susan Crabtree · May 13, 2016 1:39 pm

The future of House Bill 2 — the controversial "bathroom bill" that thrust the issue of transgender rights into the national spotlight — remained in limbo late Wednesday afternoon after North Carolina legislators convened for a special session to attempt to repeal it. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Steve King: Expect a hearing on Obama’s bathroom decree

Pete Kasperowicz · May 13, 2016 12:51 pm