A revision of USAID's Gender Identity and Women's Empowerment Policy finds all mention of LGBTQ issues stricken from the document, despite its previous version, from 2012, highlighting LGBTQ people as targets for discrimination. The United States Agency for...
Trump-Appointed Judge Says It’s Constitutional for Businesses to Refuse Gay Customers
Trump's conservative judicial appointees continue to spread the idea that things like wedding cakes constitute "art" and are therefore exempt from anti-discrimination laws. Go figure. Trump-appointed U.S. District Judge Justin Reed Walker ruled on...
Clocking For Beginners
In a rather over-the-top display of transphobia, the Trump administration has released a memo telling homeless shelters how to spot transgender women in order to more easily discriminate against them. Nearly four years into his presidency, Donald Trump's...
The Pentagon Has Banned the Flying of Rainbow Pride Flags at All Military Sites
The Defense Department wanted to ban Confederate flags from being flown at military bases without being specific about it, so they banned almost all non-US flags -- including the rainbow flag. While attempting to make all branches of the U.S. military consistent in...
‘Propaganda Machine’ Kayleigh McEnany Blasted for False Claim Trump Has ‘Great Record’ on LGBTQ Issues
Trump's press secretary attempted to deflect a question about the ongoing ban on transgender troops by attempting to inflate the president's extremely thin record on LGBTQ issues. The move didn't fool anyone. White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany is under fire...
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