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Trump drops lesbian judicial nominee
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
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
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.
Trump's AIDS 'plan' met with skepticism
President Donald Trump's second State of the Union address painted a rosy picture of the United States Tuesday night: a country on the brink of an "economic miracle," peace, and helpful legislation for things like the eradication of HIV/AIDS.
Gay mayor gets attention in prez race
The gay mayor of South Bend, Indiana recently announced a 2020 presidential bid, and while he has received mainstream coverage, he remains an underdog in a Democratic filed that is expanding.
HHS gives green light to bias in foster care
The Trump administration has given foster care agencies in South Carolina a green light to discriminate based on religion, an action that LGBT legal activists say will likely harm LGBT youth and prospective parents who are in same-sex relationships.
Court grants Trump request on trans ban
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday granted the Trump administration's request to temporarily vacate two national injunctions that have prevented a ban on transgender people in the military from going into effect.
Feldblum denied third term on EEOC
The first openly LGBT member of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has been denied a third term by a Republican senator who claims she has "radical views on marriage" and wants to use the agency as a "tool to stamp out religious liberty."
LGBT legal groups ask high court to hold off on trans military cases
LGBT legal groups told the U.S. Supreme Court last week that it is simply too soon for the court to become involved in litigation over President Donald Trump's proposed ban on transgender people in the military.
Trump delivers rough year for LGBTs
Gay Republican Richard Grenell was having trouble getting confirmed as ambassador to Germany last year; this year, his name was floated as a possible choice for White House chief of staff.
Russian operation hoped to polarize LGBT voters in 2016 election
A Russian social media operation aimed at helping Republican nominee Donald Trump win the 2016 presidential election included efforts to polarize voters around LGBT issues.
Bush's mixed record on LGBTs
When the LGBT community thinks back on the life of President George H.W. Bush, its view of the decorated war hero and gentleman politician who spent years in the service of the nation is obscured.
Trump asks court to lift block on trans military ban
The Trump administration has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to vacate a national injunction that is currently blocking the president's proposed ban on transgender people in the military.
Supreme Court justices to decide whether to hear 3 LGBT cases
Three big LGBT cases will be part of a private discussion at the U.S. Supreme Court next Friday, November 30, when the justices meet to conference about what appeals to hear in the coming months.
Bi political glass ceiling shattered with Sinema's Senate win
Media organizations called the Arizona U.S. Senate race Monday night for Democratic Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema, who will become the first openly bisexual person to be elected to that body.
LGBTs make history in House, state races
As the first returns in Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District began to emerge Tuesday night, it looked as if lesbian businesswoman Angie Craig would lose – a second time – to a former talk show host who once compared LGBT people to criminals.
House goes blue
The Democratic takeover of the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday night was modest by the numbers: Democrats took at least 29 House seats held by Republicans and lost only one to the GOP.
Election 2018: Key state races loom large for LGBTs
For those still recovering from the shock that Republican Donald Trump won the Electoral College – and, thus, the White House – in 2016, the prospect of watching midterm election returns Tuesday night might not conjure a desire for champagne.
Trump nominates gay attorney for 9th Circuit
President Donald Trump this month named a gay attorney from San Diego, Patrick J. Bumatay, to serve on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Report: Trump administration seeks rigid definition of one's gender at birth
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has reportedly prepared a proposal to limit the identification of a person's gender to include only "male" or "female" that is listed at birth.