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A gay Republican would like voters to forget he’s gay as he runs for Congress
Carl DeMaio ran for Congress as an out gay conservative in 2014. This time, his campaign site barely mentions that he’s gay at all.
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Another anti-LGBTQ Congressman who supports Trump is going down in scandal. Imagine that.
Rep. Duncan Hunter is alleged to have spent thousands of campaign funds on personal items, including Punky Brewster products.
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House defeats amendment seeking to ban transgender health care for troops
The amendment sought to strike an Obama-era practice of requiring the Pentagon to pay for gender transition surgeries and hormone therapy.
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Why are transgender Americans so worried about Donald Trump?
Jennifer Finney Boylan says she fears conservatives will now seek to “isolate and marginalize transgender people.”
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Congressman seeks protections for ‘straight troops’ as DADT repeal approaches
A California lawmaker who participated in the GOP-led efforts in the U.S. House of Representatives to derail the repeal of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell,” has introduced a draft bill that would require the Defense Department to “ensure that a member of the Armed Forces … is not pressured to approve of another person’s sexual conduct…”
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U.S. House approves defense spending bill with three anti-gay amendments
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes three controversial, anti-gay amendments that seek to delay implementation of repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and reaffirm Congress’ support for the Defense of Marriage Act.
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White House has ‘serious objections’ to delay of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal
The White House on Saturday expressed ”serious objections” to an amendment approved by the House Armed Services Committee on May 11 that would require all four military service chiefs to certify that implementation of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal would not impact combat readiness.
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GOP lawmaker to introduce amendment to delay ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal
Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) will introduce an amendment to the National Defense Authorization bill this week that would require all four military service chiefs to certify that implementation of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal would not impact combat readiness.
