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Politics
Iowa Republicans want to protect anti-LGBTQ slurs & ban anti-bias training to promote “diversity”
The proposal seeks to carbon copy a Trump-era executive order that similarly sought to ban any form of anti-bias training or implementation of “critical race theory” before a court blocked it.
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Politics
Trans New York City Council candidate Elisa Crespo could make history in the Bronx
“It’s time for us to elect people with political courage, and who will center our most vulnerable and our low-income communities of color and reverse the policies that have hurt people who have the least access to capital.”
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Politics
Betsy DeVos launches last minute attack on trans children on her way out the door
One of her finals acts was telling the Department of Education that it shouldn’t protect LGBTQ students.
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Health and Wellness
Here’s how queer teachers can help students feel safe right now
“Who is going to stand in front of these students if we don’t? History has its eyes on us.”
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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?”
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Politics
Betsy DeVos is about to lose her job. A gay whistleblower tells us why people should celebrate.
Dwayne Bensing, an out lawyer & former staffer at the Department of Education under DeVos, reflects on her anti-LGBTQ crusade and looks forward to her eventual exit.
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News (USA)
Gay cybersecurity expert Tracy Mitrano is determined to kick Republican Tom Reed out of Congress
“We’re at an inflection point. We can’t take democracy for granted. Everyone has to pitch in.”
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Politics
Fabian Nelson could be the LGBTQ lawmaker Mississippi needs
“A lot of us are verbally attacked,” he told LGBTQ Nation. “So being a role model to LGBTQ youth would mean so much to me, to say, hey it can be done.”
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News (USA)
The religious right got up in arms about LGBTQ curriculum. This out board member responded.
A gay retired principal endured hours of anti-LGBTQ rhetoric. As soon as it was his turn to speak, religious zealots attempted to intimidate him and called him a “Nazi pig.”
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Commentary
Meet the lesbian attorney & environmentalist running for Congress in Indiana
Sabrina Haake has been active in fighting for LGBTQ rights for many years, and now she wants to go to Capitol Hill and take on the climate crisis and education system.