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Kavanaugh mostly mum on LGBT rights at hearing

Kavanaugh mostly mum on LGBT rights at hearing

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Sep 12, 2018

It was the third day of a four-day confirmation hearing for federal Judge Brett Kavanaugh to join the U.S. Supreme Court before a senator really pressed hard for him to account for his commitment to equal rights for LGBT people.

 Online Extra: Political Notes: Lesbian retired lawyer seeks New Mexico state office

Online Extra: Political Notes: Lesbian retired lawyer seeks New Mexico state office

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Sep 10, 2018

Lesbian Democratic Party official is seeking a rural New Mexico statehouse seat.

Chaos surrounds Kavanaugh at confirmation hearing

Chaos surrounds Kavanaugh at confirmation hearing

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Sep 5, 2018

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh had a look of feigned nonchalance on his face as the first protester yelled out during the second day of his confirmation hearing.

Sinema easily wins Arizona Senate primary

Sinema easily wins Arizona Senate primary

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Aug 29, 2018

Representative Kyrsten Sinema (D), the first openly bisexual member of Congress, won 82 percent of the vote in her Democratic primary to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Arizona's Republican Senator Jeff Flake.

Federal court rules for lesbian senior

Federal court rules for lesbian senior

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Aug 29, 2018

A three-judge federal appeals court panel ruled Monday that a residence for seniors could be held liable for allowing some of its residents to harass and discriminate against an openly lesbian resident.

Trans woman wins Vermont primary for governor

Trans woman wins Vermont primary for governor

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Aug 15, 2018

It's been a stellar month for LGBT candidates.

Spicer reveals how LGBTs made it into Trump speech

Spicer reveals how LGBTs made it into Trump speech

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Aug 8, 2018

Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer's new book provides a glimpse into how then-candidate Donald Trump came to include a statement of support for LGBT people in his acceptance speech before the 2016 Republican National Convention.

Sessions creates religious liberty panel

Sessions creates religious liberty panel

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Aug 8, 2018

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has announced that he is creating a Religious Liberty Task Force and that the Department of Justice would "take potential burdens on one's conscience into consideration before we issue regulations or new policies."

Uphill fight for Dems to retake Senate

Uphill fight for Dems to retake Senate

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Aug 1, 2018

To take control of the U.S. Senate in the November midterm elections, Democrats need to hold onto all their existing seats and pick up two more.

LGBT groups react harshly to Kavanaugh

LGBT groups react harshly to Kavanaugh

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Jul 11, 2018

Reaction from LGBT organizations to President Donald Trump's nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court was unsparing Monday night, with many saying he will not be like Anthony Kennedy, the justice he is replacing.

5 seen on short list to replace Kennedy

5 seen on short list to replace Kennedy

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Jul 4, 2018

Just two days after Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court, President Donald Trump told reporters that he had already narrowed his choice for Kennedy's replacement to "about five" people.

High court punts in florist case

High court punts in florist case

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Jun 27, 2018

The U.S. Supreme Court Monday vacated a Washington Supreme Court decision that said a florist violated state law when she refused to sell flowers to a same-sex couple for their wedding.

Polis wins Colorado Dem primary

Polis wins Colorado Dem primary

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Jun 27, 2018

Congressman Jared Polis scored a "comeback kid" victory Tuesday, winning the Democratic nomination for governor of Colorado just two months after losing to his chief opponent at the state party convention.

Conservatives join Kennedy in narrow cake ruling

Conservatives join Kennedy in narrow cake ruling

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Jun 13, 2018

An analysis of last week's U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case.