WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than two weeks after GLAAD called on President Trump to condemn the horrific attacks on LGBTQ men in Chechnya, the White House could not confirm if the president had been briefed on the attacks and the reported concentration camps created by the Chechen government. The White House’s statement is the latest…
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…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump today signed an executive order that would allow religious organizations to endorse political candidates and expand participation in politics. The executive order signed today also enables private employers to use religion as a pretext to deny reproductive health care to their employees. “Faith is deeply embedded into the history of…
WASHINGTON — Today, the Human Rights Campaign joined other LGBTQ organizations, civil rights leaders and hundreds of supporters in front of the White House to rally and speak out against Trump’s #LicenseToDiscriminate Executive Order that would put millions of LGBTQ Americans at risk. Yesterday, Politico first reported that Donald Trump is planning to sign his…
President Donald Trump is expected to sign a religious exemptions executive order this Thursday. Politico reports that Trump has invited conservative leaders to the White House on that day for what they expect will be the ceremonial signing of a long-awaited—and highly controversial—executive order on religious liberty. Earlier this year, a leaked draft of this discriminatory…
Today, Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to “ensure the rights” of LGBTQ men following the attacks and reported concentration camps happening in Chechnya. Following this breaking news, GLAAD issued the following tweets calling on President Donald Trump to publicly condemn these attacks on the LGBTQ community in Chechnya. Trump has…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Patty Murray (D-WA), along with Congressman Mark Pocan (D-WI), reintroduced legislation aimed at reducing bullying and harassment that affects one in five students at colleges and universities across the country. The Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2017 would require institutions of higher education to…
Today marks President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office. Since becoming President of the United States Jan. 20, President Trump has put forth a slew of Executive Orders and made both domestic and foreign affairs decisions that have been met with pushback. Many of these policy decisions have a direct impact on LGBTIQ people…
From erasing any mentions of LGBTQ Americans from government Web sites to deleting LGBTQ people from the upcoming 2020 U.S. Census, Donald Trump and his administration have proven that they are no friends of LGBTQ Americans and in fact are trying to remove us from the fabric of this nation. But as the Trump Administration…
WASHINGTON — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) launched a Web site — HRC.org/Trump — chronicling the Trump Administration’s unprecedented attacks against the LGBTQ community. The timeline, which will continue to be updated, spotlights efforts to undermine the LGBTQ community from rescinding guidelines protecting transgender students, to appointing Jeff Sessions to the nation’s highest law…
