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Biden asks tech companies to help stop AI-generated sexual deepfakes used to harass gay students
There’s no federal laws telling schools how to respond to this growing problem.
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Sen. John Kennedy reads sexually explicit passages to justify anti-LGBTQ+ book bans
The passages focused on a strap-on sex toy, oral sex, and incest. But a Democratic senator said the passages are missing the point.
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State Sen. Mike Simmons on being a “vigorous and progressive lawmaker” who gets things done
The first out LGBTQ member of the Illinois State Senate has already introduced 16 pieces of legislation that have been signed into law.
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Senators call for the federal government to apologize for past anti-LGBTQ policies
The resolution acknowledges that at least 100,000 people and their families fell victim to anti-LGBTQ discrimination and prejudice practiced by the federal government.
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Congress is raising the smoking age to 21. Will it slash LGBTQ smoking rates?
41% of gay and lesbian teens have tried tobacco products. The rate is even higher for trans kids. That’s dramatically higher than straight teens.
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Senator Al Franken announces he will resign amid sexual misconduct allegations
Franken remained defiant during his resignation speech, noting the irony that he is leaving while Trump remains in the Oval and Moore runs for the Senate.
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Top Democrats urge Trump: confront Putin over election meddling
It’s about as likely as the president asking Putin about the abuses against gay and bisexual men in Chechnya.
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The two faces of Supreme Court justice Neil Gorsuch
Between the Republican caricature of him as a folksy family guy and the Democrats’ demonization of him as a cold-hearted automaton, stands Neil Gorsuch.
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Neil Gorsuch said same-sex marriage is ‘absolutely settled law’
The conservative Supreme Court nominee said that he would not comment on same-sex marriage because there are cases pending about religious exemptions.
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Here’s what happened at Senate hearing for Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch
Gorsuch said his role, if confirmed as the next Justice, was “not about politics,” and pledged equal justice to both “poor and rich.”