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Supreme Court denies appeal for gay man on death row

Supreme Court denies appeal for gay man on death row

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Apr 17, 2019

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from a man on death row who said anti-gay bias motivated his jury's decision to give him the death penalty.

Trans military ban goes into effect

Trans military ban goes into effect

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Apr 17, 2019

President Donald Trump's impulsive Twitter post two years ago, saying the military should ban transgender people, became reality last Friday.

Buttigieg formalizes his bid, promising the 'courage to move on from our past'

Buttigieg formalizes his bid, promising the 'courage to move on from our past'

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Apr 15, 2019

Pete Buttigieg, a gay man who's mayor of South Bend, Indiana, kicked off his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination Sunday.

Buttigieg officially announces 2020 presidential bid

Buttigieg officially announces 2020 presidential bid

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Apr 14, 2019

Pete Buttigieg, the gay mayor of South Bend, Indiana, made history Sunday when he formally announced his bid for president.

Lightfoot easily wins Chicago mayor's race

Lightfoot easily wins Chicago mayor's race

  • by Sari Staver
  • Apr 3, 2019

Former federal prosecutor Lori Lightfoot cruised to victory in the Chicago mayoral election Tuesday, making history as the first African-American woman and out LGBT person to become chief executive of America's third largest city.

Online Extra: LGBTQ Update: Youth advocates hold Week of Action

Online Extra: LGBTQ Update: Youth advocates hold Week of Action

  • by Alex Madison
  • Apr 2, 2019

Advocates for Youth hold Week of Action; Indiana University phone sessions for primary care providers address LGBT health issues; Amazon urged to speak up for equality now that it plans operations center in Tennessee.

Online Extra: Political Notes: Buttigieg promises to make Equality Act law if president

Online Extra: Political Notes: Buttigieg promises to make Equality Act law if president

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Mar 29, 2019

Should he become president of the United States in 2021, Pete Buttigieg promises to sign into law sweeping federal legislation that would protect the rights of LGBT people across the country.

Analysis: Buttigieg defies pundits in nascent prez bid

Analysis: Buttigieg defies pundits in nascent prez bid

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Mar 27, 2019

Gay Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has leapt into a surprisingly strong position in the latest poll of Iowa Democratic caucusgoers: Third place.

Gaps in testing and treatment spur HIV transmission

Gaps in testing and treatment spur HIV transmission

  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Mar 27, 2019

Around 80 percent of new HIV infections are attributable to people who either do not know their status or are not receiving treatment to suppress viral load, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Gay national leader to head Dem 2020 prez convention

Gay national leader to head Dem 2020 prez convention

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Mar 26, 2019

The Democratic National Committee has tapped gay rights leader Joe Solmonese to be chief executive officer of the 2020 Democratic National Convention Committee.

US Supreme Court will not hear appeal in bed and breakfast case

US Supreme Court will not hear appeal in bed and breakfast case

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Mar 19, 2019

The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday (March 18) that it would not hear an appeal from the owner of a bed and breakfast in Hawaii who refused to accommodate a same-sex couple.

Trump drops lesbian judicial nominee

Trump drops lesbian judicial nominee

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Feb 20, 2019

President Donald Trump has dropped one of his openly LGBT judicial nominees and downgraded the second one from a federal appeals court seat to a district court seat.

LGBT senators split on AG vote

LGBT senators split on AG vote

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Feb 20, 2019

The two LGBT senators split their votes on the confirmation of William Barr to be U.S. attorney general. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) voted no; Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona) voted yes.

Acting AG says LGBTs aren't protected by Title VII

Acting AG says LGBTs aren't protected by Title VII

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Feb 13, 2019

During a House Judiciary Committee hearing Friday, acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker stood by the U.S. Department of Justice's decision to argue that federal civil rights law cannot be read to include protections for LGBT people.