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Lesbian senator issues historic resolution apologizing for governmental anti-LGBTQ+ abuses
Tammy Baldwin and Tim Kaine are pushing for the government mea culpa.
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This Republican Senate candidate says he’s running to vanquish witchcraft
Navy veteran Hung Cao, who is aiming to unseat Virginia Democrat Tim Kaine, wants to stop witches from taking over the state.
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Virginia Senate moves to repeal state’s same-sex marriage ban
Many are worried that if the Supreme Court overturns federal marriage equality, LGBTQ+ Virginians could lose their right to marry.
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Schumer slow-walks marriage equality vote before midterms
Political momentum will be a determining factor in Senate leader Chuck Schumer’s calculations about whether to bring the Marriage Equality Act up for a vote.
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Senators call for the federal government to apologize for past anti-LGBTQ policies
The resolution acknowledges that at least 100,000 people and their families fell victim to anti-LGBTQ discrimination and prejudice practiced by the federal government.
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Commentary
How much more will it take for Democrats to recognize that bipartisanship is dead?
The trap that Democrats keep falling into is thinking of the Republican Party as a normal political entity. It is not.
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Community leaders mourn after transgender rights pioneer Babs Siperstein passes
“Babs is a leader, a trailblazer, and a role model for an entire generation.”
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Republicans confirm Sam Brownback as ‘Religious Freedom Ambassador’
At the confirmation hearing, Brownback wouldn’t even say if he thinks that executing gay people is unacceptable.
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Trump ‘religious freedom’ nominee refuses to condemn antigay executions
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback also faced tough questioning during his Senate confirmation hearing about his own anti-LGBTQ voting record.
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Commentary
Debunking post-election myths about LGBT issues & middle America voters
If LGBT people had a state, we’d be the size of North Carolina and have 15 electoral college votes.