LGBT rights
Trump Revokes Rights For Same-Sex Partners Of Diplomats
This Monday, the Trump Administration began a new policy denying visas to same-sex partners of foreign diplomats and UN employees. It used to be that only spouses in traditional marriages to UN employees were allowed a G-4 visa: this policy was extended to gay couples in 2009 by ...read more
MEMBERS ONLY: Nearly 700,000 Americans Are Being Tortured With Gay Conversion Therapy
Tens of thousands of teenagers will undergo conversion therapy before they turn 18. This has already happened to around 350,000 kids and another 350,000 adults, and will happen to many more if action isn't taken to stop it. Vice President Mike Pence is widely rumored to support ...read more
Trump's Ban on Transgender Troops is a Revolting Political Stunt Designed to Distract You
In what was ostensibly an unprecedented overture from a Republican presidential candidate to the LGBT community, Donald Trump tweeted this just over a year ago, 5 months before millions of Americans went to cast their vote for him: Fast forward to 2017, and Trump has a ...read more
Should we Applaud a Kentucky Judge for Admitting he's a Bigot or Demand his Resignation?
Last week, a Kentucky judge announced that he would not preside over another adoption case involving a same sex couple: Nance cited a judicial ethics rule that says a judge must disqualify himself when he has a personal bias or prejudice.In an order issued Thursday, he said “as ...read more
18 Years After Matthew Shepard's Murder, LGBTQ Community Still Struggles For Acceptance
Eighteen years ago, 21-year-old Matthew Shepard succumbed to the injuries sustained in a brutal hate crime six days prior. While his death led to a major legislative change in the United States, nearly two decades after his stunning murder, the LGBTQ community is still fighting ...read more
Holy Sh*t, Montel Williams Just Gave Bill O'Reilly The Dressing Down of His Life
On Wednesday, Montel Willliams was set to appear on The O'Reilly Factor from the Republican National Convention in Ohio, but due to an unannounced change in topic, the TV host walked out just before the segment began. In typical O'Reilly fashion, the loudmouthed Fox News host ...read more
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A Letter to the LGBT Community: We Are With You
To the LGBT community, I have many close gay friends and the news of the horrific attack on innocent people at Pulse club in Orlando Florida hit me incredibly hard. This was an attack on LGBT people everywhere, and as a friend to your community, I understand exactly what this ...read more
What Would Ben Carson Think If Being Black Was A Choice?
The political outrage of the day for Wednesday centers around remarks that brain surgeon and Republican presidential exploratorer Dr. Ben Carson made about homosexuality, or to put it another way, today is a day. On CNN's New Day, Dr. Carson patiently explained to Chris Cuomo ...read more