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Commentary
How Republican conservatives re-define LGBTQ identities to roll back our rights
Many conservatives still consider “homosexuality” and transgender people as mentally ill.
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News (USA)
Ann Coulter says Democrats are all ‘black church ladies with the college queers’
She said Muslims, Jews, “various exotic sexual groups,” and “Black church ladies” are only Democrats because they hate white men.
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News (USA)
Sen. Orrin Hatch urges Republicans to support LGBTQ equality in farewell address
“Religious liberty and preserving the rights of LGBTQ individuals are not mutually exclusive,” the ultra-conservative said.
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News (USA)
Republicans found an easy way around their midterm losses: cheat
Republicans are trying to nullify election results in three states and, in one race, resorted to what looks like outright election fraud to hold onto power.
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Commentary
What I learned from my glorious evening with Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama’s new book and book tour are helping empower people typically swept to the margins.
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News (USA)
OK’s governor-elect picks an anti-LGBTQ leader to head his transition team
Marc Nuttle served as board chair of the Oak Initiative, a collection of bigots and crackpots that blame LGBTQ people for hurricanes and the mass death of birds.
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News (USA)
House Republicans are willing to blow up a new trade agreement over LGBTQ rights
40 Republicans are threatening to sink a major trade agreement because it includes pro-LGBTQ language thanks to Canada.
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Out Senate candidate Kyrsten Sinema declares victory citing an ‘insurmountable’ lead
There are 220,000 votes left to count, but Sinema’s campaign says her opponent can’t win enough of them to make a difference.
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This woman scammed Republicans by pretending to be a black Trump supporter
She pretended to be a Trump supporter who was disowned by her parents, and Republicans were quick to send her cash.
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Republicans are finally shunning Steve King, but what about all the other bigots?
Steve King is just one of the extremists poisoning the Republican party, but the leadership is silent about other incumbents.
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Log Cabin Republicans somehow found a few congressional candidates to endorse
As the GOP becomes increasingly beholden to the religious right, gay Republicans are holding tight to the few candidates who aren’t raving homophobes.
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Commentary
Donald Trump is no patriot. He’s a nationalist.
Trump is part of a long, ugly history of nationalism. It’s not about love for the United States.
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News (USA)
This new survey shows how far apart Republicans & Democrats are on LGBTQ acceptance
Most Republican candidates didn’t even respond to a survey about LGBTQ acceptance, but Democrats scored very well.
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News (USA)
There are no LGBTQ Republicans running for Congress & the religious right is celebrating
Color us surprised that with a record breaking amount of LGBTQ people seeking a congressional seat this year, none of them are Republicans.
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News (USA)
Republicans are abandoning Congressional races due to lack of money
For once, Democrats have outraised much more money than their GOP counterparts, but will it be enough to tip some high-profile races in their favor?
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This year’s field is littered with GOP candidates who want to be mini-Trumps
One of them became a “gun rights advocate” at age 18 when he shot and killed someone “hell-bent on killing me.” The assailant? His own mother.
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Brett Kavanaugh may save the Republicans’ bacon on Election Day
After lagging Democrats in voter enthusiasm, Republicans are now fired up.
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Democrats may have a secret ally in the midterms: Trump supporters
Trained to believe anything critical of the president is fake news, Trump supporters are convinced they will triumph at the midterms – despite all evidence to the contrary.
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Good news: Scott Lively lost his governor’s race. Bad news: He got a third of the vote.
In the party of Trump, being an unrepentant homophobe moves you from the fringe to credible challenger.
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News (USA)
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.