Commentary

The US Chamber of Commerce says it supports LGBTQ equality but it is spending $2 million to support two anti-LGBTQ Republican Senators in their runoff election – and that race will decide the fate of LGBTQ rights.

If challengers Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock defeat the incumbents, Democrats will effectively control the Senate – and end GOP efforts to block LGBTQ advances.

45 has already checked out of the job, but with last-minute regulation changes to a raft of anti-LGBTQ appointees, the Trump administration will continue to cast a long shadow over Biden’s goals.

The secularization of religion strengthens Christian privilege by perpetuating Christian hegemony in such a way as to avoid its detection.

Biden and Harris can help reset the social divisions that have resulted in the destruction of so many lives a virus and by a pandemic of hatred against transgender people.

Barack Obama invited two anti-LGBTQ pastors to deliver prayers at his inaugurations. Biden should remember the separation of church and state.

From feeling out of place in middle America to dealing with a hate crime – that could have been worse – across the pond, there are constant reminders that trans people are not welcomed everywhere.

I was devoted to defending the freedoms that all Americans hold dear. On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, I’m asking Congress to do the same.

It would be a mistake to view the block of six conservatives as a monolith.

While Trump will be out of the White House, our PTSD – Post Trump Stress Disorder – will likely linger for decades.