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Ben Carson

Ben Carson is an American politician, author, and former neurosurgeon who became famous performing a number of high risk surgeries. He was confirmed as United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in 2017 in the Trump Administration. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican Party nominee for President in 2016. Known for his frequent anti-LGBTQ rights statements.

  • Political Party: Republican
  • Birth date: September 18, 1951
  • Birth place: Detroit, Michigan
  • Virginia house passes first bill to roll back LGBTQ rights after Republicans won it back
    News (USA)

    Virginia house passes first bill to roll back LGBTQ rights after Republicans won it back

    The bill would allow religious organizations to refuse shelter to anyone who violates deeply held beliefs.

    Thursday, February 17, 2022
  • Trump guidance on “how to spot a transgender person” at homeless shelters ended
    Politics

    Trump guidance on “how to spot a transgender person” at homeless shelters ended

    The Biden administration announced yesterday that it was ending one of Donald Trump’s cruelest anti-LGBTQ policies.

    Friday, April 23, 2021
  • Is America so broken now that we can’t turn back? Do we want to turn back?
    Commentary

    Is America so broken now that we can’t turn back? Do we want to turn back?

    The daunting question as we approach 2021 is, invoking the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “where do we go from here?”

    Thursday, December 31, 2020
  • Biden & Trump, Pete Buttigieg, Elliot Page… Here’s the top 10 LGBTQ stories of 2020
    Commentary

    Biden & Trump, Pete Buttigieg, Elliot Page… Here’s the top 10 LGBTQ stories of 2020

    Which LGBTQ stories were most important to you this year?

    Thursday, December 31, 2020
  • Here are 85 ways Joe Biden can help LGBTQ people without going through Congress
    Politics

    Here are 85 ways Joe Biden can help LGBTQ people without going through Congress

    Joe Biden doesn’t even need to go to Congress to roll back many of Donald Trump’s attacks on LGBTQ rights.

    Thursday, November 12, 2020
  • Mike Pompeo is speaking at a Christian hate group-linked fundraiser right before the election
    Bias Watch

    Mike Pompeo is speaking at a Christian hate group-linked fundraiser right before the election

    The Secretary of State is likely violating ethical law to appear at a meet-and-greet for an anti-LGBTQ, hate-group associated organization in a swing state. Tickets are up to $10,000.

    Sunday, September 27, 2020
  • Trump wants to let homeless shelters kick out trans people. Here’s how to fight back.
    Commentary

    Trump wants to let homeless shelters kick out trans people. Here’s how to fight back.

    Letting homeless shelters discriminate will hurt the people who need help the most. Tell Trump what you think about that.

    Thursday, September 3, 2020
  • Trump administration memo explains how to spot a transgender woman
    Politics

    Trump administration memo explains how to spot a transgender woman

    The memo says homeless shelters can use “factors such as height, the presence (but not the absence) of facial hair, the presence of an Adam’s apple” to find suspected trans women.

    Monday, July 20, 2020
  • Trump administration will let homeless shelters refuse transgender people
    Politics

    Trump administration will let homeless shelters refuse transgender people

    Transgender people may be forced to sleep in the street as a result of the policy meant to “better accommodate religious beliefs of shelter providers.”

    Thursday, July 2, 2020
  • Mike Pence spoke to 2,100 people jammed into an anti-LGBTQ megachurch in a COVID hotspot
    Politics

    Mike Pence spoke to 2,100 people jammed into an anti-LGBTQ megachurch in a COVID hotspot

    Pence helped lure over 2,000 people into a Dallas church to hear him speak live, even though the city is experiencing a serious COVID-19 outbreak.

    Monday, June 29, 2020
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