WASHINGTON, D.C. — Alliance for Justice (AFJ) Friday released a report on the record of Stephen Schwartz, whom Donald Trump has nominated for a seat on the Court of Federal Claims. AFJ President Nan Aron released the following statement: “Stephen Schwartz certainly fits the new mold for federal judicial nominees being put forward by Donald Trump:…
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Anti-equality activists have submitted 8,500 signatures in an attempt to qualify for a ballot measure in Anchorage, Alaska, aimed at gutting protections for transgender residents and visitors in the city’s non-discrimination ordinance. The city clerk must verify that at least 5,753 signatures are from registered Anchorage voters in order for the discriminatory initiative to be placed…
RALEIGH, N.C. – Friday, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of North Carolina, and Lambda Legal announced they have taken steps to expand the federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s sweeping anti-LGBT law HB 2 to include a challenge to its discriminatory replacement, HB 142, which left many of the harms caused by HB 2…
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Allentown City Council has unanimously passed and Mayor Ed Pawlowski has signed a measure protecting LGBTQ youth from the dangerous and discredited practice of “conversion therapy.” The ordinance prohibits licensed mental health professionals from engaging in conversion therapy with minors within the city and imposes potential business license revocation for violations.. Allentown…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), Health Professionals Advancing LGBT Equality (GLMA), and several other prominent LGBTQ groups announced that they will join Our Lives on the Line’s nationwide day of action July 29 to continue the fight against the Republican plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act. For the day of…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Wednesday, the Senate confirmed John K. Bush to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Bush’s confirmation is in line with an alarming trend of the Trump-Pence Administration appointing anti-LGBTQ nominees at all levels of government. “Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell should never have advanced this nominee who is clearly…
NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against four federal agencies demanding documents from the Trump administration that provide clarity on how the administration plans to implement its ‘religious freedom’ executive order. The ACLU initially filed records requests with the Departments of Health and Human…
San Diego’s biggest civic event, the annual Pride parade and festival drew record attendances this past weekend. According to San Diego LGBT Pride over 230,000 people witnessed 253 contingents marching in the parade. Contingent participation increased by 50 percent over 2016, with new additions such as the Black Panther Party, Interfaith and The San Diego…
San Diego’s fourth annual Trans Pride, which took place July 14, re-affirmed the local transgender community’s growing self-confidence and continuing advocacy work. Sean Redmond of the Stonewall Citizen’s Patrol, who provided security for the event, estimated attendance at over 550 people. Organizing committee Chair Veronica Zerrer of Neutral Corner attributes a big part of the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The bill Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), intends to bring up to the Senate next week would result in 32 million fewer Americans having health coverage, health insurance premiums doubling and the insurance market destabilizing over the next 10 years according to a report the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) published Wednesday….
