WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Justice Department filed a brief Wednesday arguing that LGBT people are not protected from discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. HUFFPost reported tha DOJ lawyers, arguing under Attorney General Jeff Sessions, submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in which they…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The presidents of the San Diego Democrats for Equality, Veterans Democratic Club of San Diego and the San Diego Progressive Democratic Club each a veteran of the United States military add their voices to the bipartisan outrage over the discriminatory ban on transgender military service proposed by President Donald Trump. “The…
Editor’s note: The following piece by San Diego LGBT Weekly publisher Stampp Corbin was originally published on HuffPost June 6, 2015. As usual, our publisher was prescient in his assessment of Donald Trump and what was going to happen. We have all watched with great interest the transition of Caitlyn Jenner who has finally become…
WASHINGTON — Today, over 200 leaders from the LGBTQ civil rights movement are gathered in Alexandria just across the river from Washington, D.C. for the annual Equality Federation Leadership Conference as President Trump announced his intention, in a series of tweets, to ban transgender people from serving in the military. Standing united against the shameful…
With President Trump’s announcement this morning to ban transgender Americans from openly serving in the United States military, the administration has now fed into the demands of anti-LGBTQ organizations including the Heritage Foundation, an organization that has worked tirelessly and for decades to effectively erase transgender Americans from the fabric of this nation. In light…
LONDON – Thursday July 27, marks the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalization of homosexuality in England and Wales. Gay Star News spoke with members of Opening Doors London about their memories of the time and what they want to say to LGBTI people today. Homosexual activity taking place in private premises was decriminalized in…
Reaction continues following President Donald Trump’s tweets this morning unilaterally reinstating a ban on all transgender service members. Calling the ban horrifying, American Military Partner Association (AMPA) President Ashley Broadway-Mack said, “This is a horrifying, vicious attack on thousands of actively serving troops in the military who happen to be transgender. Transgender service members are…
Thom Senzee, author of this article, is a West Coast-based freelance journalist, and a regular contributor to San Diego LGBT Weekly. The Party of No learned how hard it can be to shake a bad habit last week. This week, 32 million Americans wait to see if the GOP’s bad habit of saying no to…
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate has passed Senate Bill 3, a bill that would bar transgender or gender non-conforming Texans from access to restrooms and students from participating in athletics in accordance with their gender identity. SB 3 also prevents political subdivisions from the adoption or enforcement of pro-LGBTQ discrimination protections already in federal…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced today that he is barring transgender people from serving in any capacity in the U.S. military. In a series of tweets Trump said that, “After consultation with my Generals and military experts …” the U.S. government would not allow transgender individuals to serve in the military “in any capacity.”…
