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LGBTQ Agenda: Impact of Dobbs decision has already affected LGBTQ health care, study finds

LGBTQ Agenda: Impact of Dobbs decision has already affected LGBTQ health care, study finds

  • by Eric Burkett
  • Oct 18, 2022

The U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade a new study has identified effects for LGBTQ people in terms of health care.

LGBTQ Agenda: Suit against Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' law dismissed on technicality

LGBTQ Agenda: Suit against Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' law dismissed on technicality

  • by Eric Burkett
  • Oct 11, 2022

Florida's "Don't Say Gay" law continues to stand after a federal judge dismissed a suit against it on technical grounds.

Political Notes: Queer Washington state senator with SF ties seeks 2nd term

Political Notes: Queer Washington state senator with SF ties seeks 2nd term

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Oct 10, 2022

A queer Washington state senator with San Francisco ties was recently back in the Bay Area to connect with family and friends, tour an airport renewable energy facility, and raise campaign funds as she seeks a second term on the November 8 ballot.

Shanker departs Spahr Center after 6 months for Biden gig

Shanker departs Spahr Center after 6 months for Biden gig

  • by Eric Burkett
  • Oct 4, 2022

Adrian Shanker, the highly accomplished activist who left the community center he founded in Allentown, Pennsylvania, only six months ago to lead Marin County's Spahr Center, is on the move again.

LGBTQ Agenda: Pentagon office finds fears of gay service were unfounded, report says

LGBTQ Agenda: Pentagon office finds fears of gay service were unfounded, report says

  • by Eric Burkett
  • Oct 4, 2022

A report by a top military research office concludes that fears of LGBTQ service in the military were unfounded.

US Supreme Court begins term with new justice; likely LGBTQ cases

US Supreme Court begins term with new justice; likely LGBTQ cases

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Oct 3, 2022

The U.S. Supreme Court began its 2022-23 session Monday with a new justice and likely LGBTQ cases being heard.

LGBTQ History Month: 'Memory Book' details history of 1970s-era LGBTQ attorneys in US

LGBTQ History Month: 'Memory Book' details history of 1970s-era LGBTQ attorneys in US

  • by Eric Burkett
  • Oct 1, 2022

Stephen Lachs remembers the 1970s as being a particularly wonderful era in the history of the LGBTQ liberation movement.

LGBTQ Agenda: Trans voters risk disenfranchisement in midterm elections, report says

LGBTQ Agenda: Trans voters risk disenfranchisement in midterm elections, report says

  • by Eric Burkett
  • Sep 27, 2022

The battle over voting rights in the United States has been a long and contentious one, with proponents of tighter regulations — typically Republicans — arguing that increasing identification requirements helps to ensure more secure, fraud-free elections.

Political Notes: Long Island House race pits gay Dem vs. gay Trumper

Political Notes: Long Island House race pits gay Dem vs. gay Trumper

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Sep 26, 2022

A gay Democrat is running against a gay Trump-supporting Republican for a Long Island congressional seat.

Black queer woman named president of Human Rights Campaign

Black queer woman named president of Human Rights Campaign

  • by Chris Johnson, Washington Blade
  • Sep 21, 2022

Kelley Robinson, a Black, queer woman and veteran of Planned Parenthood Action Fund, is to become the next president of the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's leading LGBTQ group announced September 20.

LGBTQ Agenda: Vice President Harris meets with reproductive rights leaders

LGBTQ Agenda: Vice President Harris meets with reproductive rights leaders

  • by Eric Burkett
  • Sep 20, 2022

Almost four months after the U.S. Supreme overturned Roe v. Wade, Vice President Kamala Harris met with leaders of the nation's top reproductive and civil rights groups to discuss the impact of that decision.

Jewish college loses US Supreme Court ruling — for now

Jewish college loses US Supreme Court ruling — for now

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Sep 16, 2022

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request that would have undermined a New York City law prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation in public accommodations.

Political Notes: U.S. Senate delays marriage equality vote post midterms

Political Notes: U.S. Senate delays marriage equality vote post midterms

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Sep 15, 2022

U.S. senators have punted voting to ensure same-sex couples can marry until after the midterm elections in November.

Political Notebook: Gay CA House candidate Rollins launches TV ads

Political Notebook: Gay CA House candidate Rollins launches TV ads

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Sep 14, 2022

An increasingly confident gay candidate for a Southern California House seat launched his first TV ads this week.