Page 14
-
The Supreme Court’s eagerness to overturn Roe v. Wade is a bad sign for LGBTQ rights
The oral arguments in the case involving a restrictive Mississippi abortion law made it clear that overturning LGBTQ rights wouldn’t bother some conservative Justices.
-
Chile elects their first transgender official to their national legislature
The South American country is also close to legalizing marriage equality, although a far-right candidate is close to becoming president.
-
Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Act will give tax refunds to some same-sex couples
“This is a fair thing to do,” said one tax expert about the provision in the larger spending bill full of Democratic Party priorities.
-
Dolores Huerta shows us how LGBTQ equality is inextricably linked with other justice movements
“When we talk about workers’ rights, women’s rights, and civil rights, we are having the same conversation about human rights – and the universal struggle to be understood and treated as equals.”
-
Will the Supreme Court overturn marriage equality? Barney Frank doesn’t think so.
The longtime lawmaker reflects on coming out, regrets removing trans people out of non-discrimination legislation, and becoming the first member of Congress to marry a same-sex partner.
-
GOP congressman blames same-sex marriage for “everything that plagues our society”
Marriage equality and transgender people are “plagues” on society, Virginia Rep. Bob Goode insisted.
-
Lawmaker wants Texas to allow people the option not to recognize marriage equality
State Rep. James White has just opened the door for Texas’s Attorney General to decide whether the Supreme Court’s ruling making marriage equality the law of the land has to be “recognized” by Texas citizens.
-
Glenn Youngkin finally admits he opposes marriage equality although he loves “everyone”
Virginia’s Republican, Trump-endorsed candidate for governor finally mustered the courage to answer the question after previously dodging the topic.
-
Trump administration pastor encourages GOP Congress members to oppose marriage equality
“As a lawmaker, it is critically important for you to understand this truth,” Ralph Drollinger pleads with current members of Congress, continuing to advocate against the law of the land.
-
GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy shows tepid support for marriage equality as “law of the land”
After he was asked if he too had “evolved” on same-sex marriages like Liz Cheney did, a visibly uncomfortable Kevin McCarthy deflected.