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Republicans told Elizabeth Warren to shut up and sit down, and that is violence
49 Republican Senators voted to censure a woman for not following a rule they don’t expect men to follow.
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Racist and homophobic Senator Jeff Sessions confirmed as Attorney General
Sen. Joe Manchin was the only Democrat to vote to confirm Jeff Sessions.
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Senate Republicans silence Elizabeth Warren for quoting Corretta Scott King
Warren was given a rare Senate rebuke for “impugning a fellow senator” and barred from saying anything more on the floor about the Attorney General nominee.
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Trump travel ban oral arguments and Dems hold floor against AG pick Sessions
Listen in to arguments over Trump’s Muslim travel ban and watch Democrats try to stop Sen. Jeff Sessions from becoming the Attorney General.
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Trump Supreme Court pick has gay friend but might spell disaster for our rights
LGBTQ rights advocacy groups have come out in opposition of Judge Neil Gorsuch, but a former law clerk says he’s not homophobic.
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White House: Worker protections will stay, doesn’t rule out religious exemptions
Trump could sign an executive order carving out a religious exemption which would allow for discrimination, while still keeping Obama’s order in place.
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Sources: Trump executive order allowing anti-LGBTQ discrimination is coming soon
LGBTQ rights is about to take a huge leap backwards.
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5 things Trump did in his first week to make us fear for LGBT rights
From increasing discrimination to setting back advances for decades, Trump has made it clear that his presidency will be anti-LGBT.
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Attorney General nominee defends anti-LGBTQ ‘First Amendment Defense Act’
Attorney General nominee Jeff Sessions was asked about FADA by Senator Al Franken, who also asked the nominee to defend his opposition to hate crime legislation.
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What to expect from the Trump administration on LGBTQ rights
Republicans now control all of the levers of power, and Trump will govern like a Republican on LGBTQ issues. That doesn’t bode well for our community.