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PoliticsWill the American government apologize for discriminating against LGBTQ people for decades?
Reps. David Cicilline and Mark Takano want the federal government to apologize to LGBTQ people whose lives were upended by discrimination sanctioned by the American government.
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PoliticsWhite House claims Donald Trump is “the most masculine” president ever
And the internet had a good laugh.
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LGBTQ HistoryThe Army found out this colonel was a lesbian. The woman that oversaw her discharge was, too.
This is the tale of how Col. Patsy Thompson “survived in silence” in the military, especially when she had to discharge a woman for being gay – while hiding her own relationship.
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News (USA)A painting of Trump having a Diet Coke with Lincoln & Nixon hangs in the White House
No, seriously. He called up the artist personally to ask for it.
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News (USA)Justice Department ordered to release 50’s era ‘gay purge’ documents
The documents relate to the Lavender Scare, when thousands of federal employees were fired for being gay.
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News (USA)Republicans slip provision into spending bill to let churches endorse candidates
President Donald Trump signed an executive order encouraging the IRS not to enforce the Johnson Amendment, and now House Republicans are doubling-down.
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CommentaryWhy I don’t pledge my allegiance to the American flag
Patriotism is not the same thing as nationalism.
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News (USA)
Lawsuit seeks records tied to Eisenhower’s antigay orders
Executive Order 10450 allowed federal workers suspected of “sexual perversion” to be singled out for scrutiny.
