Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam Friday signed into law HB 1111 — a measure that could undermine certain protections under state law for women and LGBTQ people in an effort to challenge the Supreme Court of the United States’ decision on marriage equality. The new law requires courts and agencies apply a so-called “natural” meaning interpretation…
Donald Trump’s nominee for Army Secretary, Mark Green, announced Friday he would remove himself from consideration. “It is with deep regret today I am withdrawing my nomination to be the Secretary of the Army,” Mark Green said in a statement. The decision by Green, Trump’s second pick for the post, came after his nomination ran…
Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE), America’s oldest and largest non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender older adults, has called out President Trump’s ‘Religious Freedom’ executive order as dangerously “setting the table for future government-supported religious discrimination against LGBT people, especially our elders.” The executive order gives…
WASHINGTON—The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Thursday called on the Senate Armed Services Committee to reject President Trump’s intended nominee for Secretary of the Army, Mark E. Green. “One of the strengths of our military is its diversity. Our service secretaries must stand for all of the brave men and women who serve….
SAN DIEGO – FC Barcelona, through its FCBEscola Program, has partnered with the San Diego Unified School District to bring the first ever “FCBEscola” Soccer Academy to San Diego. Serving as FCBEscola’s headquarters on the West Coast, San Diego Unified will be the first school district in the United States to team up with the…
NEW YORK — After careful review of the executive order covering the Johnson Amendment signed by President Trump yesterday, the American Civil Liberties Union has determined not to file a lawsuit at this time. American Civil Liberties Union Executive Director Anthony D. Romero issued the following statement: “Today’s executive order signing was an elaborate photo-op…
thursday, may 4 Rachel Feinstein Rachel Feinstein is a nationally touring comedian and actress who is best known for playing with gender and ethnic stereotypes. Her past credits include The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, co-hosting The View on multiple occasions and several appearances on Inside Amy Schumer,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Republicans successfully voted a newly revised version of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) through the US House of Representatives. The bill will now advance to the Senate. The health care bill is designed to repeal and replace aspects of the existing Obamacare legislation. It passed the House with a total…
NEW YORK — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has reaffirmed New York’s ban on taxpayer-funded travel to North Carolina. The announcement comes after North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, Senate President Phil Berger, and House Speaker Tim Moore passed a law — HB 142 — doubling down on many of the worst aspects of the state’s notorious anti-LGBTQ…
NEW YORK – After last month’s failure, the Trump Administration is once again lobbying House Republicans to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The emerging reworked repeal contains language to defund Planned Parenthood, which is one of the largest providers of transgender health care in the United States. On top of providing LGBTQ-inclusive sexual and reproductive…
