Trans Voters Could Be Turned Away in 2020 U.S. Election, Report Says
"This could result in some transgender voters being disenfranchised."
Tag: LGBTQ
Methodist Church to Split Into Two Denominations Over Issue of Gay Marriage
Church leaders have devised a plan to divide into a “traditionalist Methodist” denomination that would maintain its ban on gay marriage and a more…
Gallup Polling Data Show Momentous Changes in US Public Opinion During Last Decade
Gallup says political polarization in America also increased significantly over the past 10 years.
JK Rowling Lambasted as ‘Transphobic’ for Tweet Supporting Fired Researcher
Rowling was labeled a TERF, or Trans Exclusive Radical Feminist, for her views.
Transgender Woman Sues for Right to Compete in Oregon Beauty Pageant
"No matter what anyone thinks about pageants, trans women should have the choice to compete just like anyone else."
Merriam-Webster Dictionary Names Gender-correct ‘They’ as 2019’s Word of the Year
It reflects a surprising fact: even a basic term—a personal pronoun—can rise to the top of our data.
GOP Rep to Introduce LGBTQ Protections Bill With Exemptions for Religious Institutions
Utah Congressman Chris Stewart wants to "get back to the business of loving our neighbors."
Students Walk Out of School Over Use of Chick-fil-A At Football Games
High students in West Linn, Oregon, were so disturbed by the presence of a Chic-Fil-A food truck at a football game that they staged a walkout to prot…
LGBTQ Characters on U.S. Television at All Time High
"Shows like 'Pose,' 'Schitt’s Creek,' 'Batwoman,' and 'Billions' demonstrate that not only are LGBTQ stories and characters on television beco…
Warren Pledges to End Ban on Transgender Recruits on ‘Day One’
Democratic hopeful Elizabeth Warren pledged Tuesday to reverse President Donald Trump's current policy forbidding transgender individuals from enlisti…
Georgia Lawmaker Looks to Criminalize Sex-Change Procedures Among Minors
A lawmaker in Georgia says she is drafting legislation that would make it a felony for medical practitioners in that state to provide such services.
Transgender Activists Applaud P&G Plan to Cut Female Symbol from Product Packaging
Proctor and Gamble, the maker of Always menstruation products, announced this week that it would stop printing the Venus symbol -- the universally rec…
Buttigieg Says O’Rourke’s Plan to Pull Tax Breaks From Anti-LGBTQ Orgs ‘Means Going to War’ With Churches
"I’m not sure he understood the implications of what he’s saying."
Warren Leaves Crowd in Stitches After Firing off a Witty Response to Those Opposed to LGBTQ Marriage
"... Assuming you can find one."
Beto O’Rourke Says He’ll Revoke the Tax-Exempt Status of Churches, Charities Opposed to Same-Sex Marriage
"And so as president, we’re going to make that a priority..."
Warren Backs Taxpayer-Funded Gender Reassignment Surgeries for Trans Prison Inmates
"I believe that everyone is entitled to medical care..."
Biden Says He Would Withhold Foreign Aid If Countries Discriminate Against LGBTQ People
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on Thursday he would withhold foreign aid from countries that persecute lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgend…
Nine U.S. Democratic Presidential Hopefuls to Tackle LGBTQ Issues at Televised Forum
Nine U.S. Democratic presidential candidates will appear at a televised town hall on Thursday focused on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights…
U.S. Supreme Court Divided Over Gay, Transgender Employment Protection
U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared divided over whether a landmark decades-old federal law prohibiting sex discrimination in the workplac…
U.S. Supreme Court to Tackle Gay Rights, Guns, Abortion and Trump
"We will likely see the court move further and faster in a rightward direction."