WASHINGTON, D.C. — The White House has issued new rules for implementing President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender service members. According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, the new guidance will “allow Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to consider a service member’s ability to deploy in deciding whether to kick them out of the…
NEW YORK, N.Y. – GLAAD, today voiced outrage over President Trump’s choice to defend former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio at a political rally last night in Phoenix, Arizona. Arpaio is infamous for his previous conviction of issuing racist, anti-immigrant policies in Maricopa County even after being ordered by a judge to stop racial targeting and…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The New York Times reported today that Steve Bannon, President Trump’s chief strategist is leaving the White House. “White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and Steve Bannon have mutually agreed today would be Steve’s last day,” the White House press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, said in a statement. “We are grateful…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights’ condemned President Trump’s proposed transgender military ban. In their condemnation, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights stated, “The President’s mere announcement of a ban on transgender military service harms all Americans by sending a message that fosters and encourages prejudice, inconsistent with our core national…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the fifth anniversary of the implementation of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Cristóbal J. Alex, President of Latino Victory Project as called on President Trump to keep his word by preserving DACA. DACA, which protects certain undocumented youth from deportation, has benefited nearly 800,000 young people since the program was…
NEW YORK – GLAAD today released the following background information on Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio after Fox News reported that President Trump is considering pardoning him from his criminal contempt conviction. Arpaio, who served as sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona for 24 years, was found guilty of issuing racist, anti-immigrant policies after a judge ordered…
Today, President Donald Trump finally “condemned” the violence coming from the white nationalist groups in Charlottesville, Virginia this weekend. GLAAD responded with a tweet (below) adding in an email ” … it was about three days too late, and it took a PR crisis and universal backlash for the president to even address this issue.”…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thursday, the Human Rights Campaign responded to Donald Trump’s comments regarding his plan to ban transgender service members calling it “delusional and reckless.” “Donald Trump’s delusional comments regarding his reckless ban on transgender troops are demonstrably false and lack any basis in reality,” said Chad Griffin, HRC President. “Donald Trump’s attack on…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thursday, the American Military Partner Association (AMPA) responded to comments made by President Donald Trump regarding the service of transgender troops and his move to ban them from the military. Regarding his recent tweets announcing his ban, President Trump said, “As you know, it’s been a very complicated issue for the military. It’s been…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-San Diego), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, has joined more than 50 House colleagues in urging Defense Secretary Mattis and Joint Chiefs Chairman General Dunford to reject Trump’s ban on transgender servicemembers. “We reject the premise that the presence of transgender troops interferes with the…
