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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.

Trump's AIDS 'plan' met with skepticism

Trump's AIDS 'plan' met with skepticism

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Feb 6, 2019

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

Gay mayor gets attention in prez race

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Feb 6, 2019

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

HHS gives green light to bias in foster care

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Jan 30, 2019

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.

Harris to hold Oakland rally for prez race

Harris to hold Oakland rally for prez race

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Jan 23, 2019

Supporters will join Senator Kamala Harris in Oakland this weekend to kick off her 2020 presidential campaign to defeat President Donald Trump.

Court grants Trump request on trans ban

Court grants Trump request on trans ban

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Jan 23, 2019

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

Feldblum denied third term on EEOC

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Jan 9, 2019

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 ask high court to hold off on trans military cases

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Jan 2, 2019

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.

TLC files claim in Hernandez detention death

TLC files claim in Hernandez detention death

  • by Alex Madison
  • Dec 5, 2018

The Transgender Law Center has filed a claim seeking information in the death of a trans woman at an ICE detention facility.