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Pete Buttigieg opens up about being the youngest Cabinet member & a queer Christian
Buttigieg also detailed his plans for improving America’s travel infrastructure, feeling imposter syndrome, and thoughts on future political hopes.
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Pete Buttigieg asked Hillary Clinton for advice about being a Cabinet member
“Well, first of all, congratulations.” Then she got down to business.
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Conservatives fear Trump’s gay cabinet member will work to ‘impose’ homosexuality
While LGBTQ people rightfully have concerns about Rick Grenell’s appointment, far-right figures believe he’ll put his ‘gay activism’ first.
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Trump cabinet member promises ‘religious freedom’ executive order within 30 days
The head of the National Religious Broadcasters said he was promised “something that will balance the religious liberty concerns.”
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LGBTQ advocates concerned over Trump’s expected secretary of state pick
Tillerson is CEO of ExxonMobil, which is the only company to receive a negative rating from the Human Rights Campaign.
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Rightwing pundit calls on Trump’s health secretary to end HIV/AIDS programs
Linda Harvey wants incoming HHS head Tom Price to go after the CDC’s HIV/AIDS strategy and start “dismantling” the “mythological gay identity.”
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Pat McCrory to meet with Trump two days after conceding in NC governor’s race
North Carolina might be rid of Pat McCrory, who signed anti-LGBTQ House Bill 2 into law, but he could soon become the nation’s problem.
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Trump’s Defense Secretary pick Mattis is opposed to female and LGBTQ soldiers
Mattis believes that moves toward greater equality by the Obama administration has allowed combat effectiveness to suffer.
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Trump cabinet candidate said Pulse a ‘distraction’ and trans people ‘freakish’
David Clarke would join a cabinet that already contains a host of others who have cast votes, and made statements against, the LGBTQ community.
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Ben Carson, who called LGBTQ people ‘abnormal,’ accepts cabinet post
The AP reports that Trump loyalist Ben Carson has been offered the position of secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
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An openly LGBT cabinet member? Let’s talk about key priorities…
An openly LGBT cabinet secretary would be another milestone for LGBT inclusion and an important symbol of pride for our community — but let’s be clear, this should not be a key priority for our community. Moreover, the idea that this would be a mark of failure on the part of the President doesn’t sit well with me. … To me, a “key priority” for our community should be something tangible that actually advances our equality or improves our lives through policy or action.