Lesbian environmentalist runs for congress in the home state of Mike Pence
A lesbian lawyer who wants to tackle the climate crisis is running for congress in Indiana, the home state of...
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Cardi B is considering running for Congress – and she’s already got the backing of Bernie Sanders supporters
Cardi B is coming to a Congress near you, maybe, after she teased her campaign to become a member of...
Biden Confirms He Will ‘Not Comply’ with a Senate Subpoena to Testify
Former Vice President Joe Biden will not comply with a subpoena to testify in a Senate trial of President Donald Trump. He confirmed the news on Friday in an interview with the Des Moines Register‘s editorial board on December 27, 2019. When asked whether or not he would testify if called to do so in the Senate impeachment trial, Biden said it wouldn’t make sense to do so. “What are you going to cover?” Biden told Des Moines Register Executive Editor Carol Hunter. “You guys are going to cover for...
Congress is raising the smoking age to 21. Will it slash LGBTQ smoking rates?
Shutterstock41% of gay and lesbian teens have tried tobacco products. The rate is even higher for trans kids. That's dramatically...
DADT Has Been Dead for Nine Years Now
It’s officially been nine years since the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the anti-LGBTQ rule that plagued the United...
Congress sent powerful warning about rampant transphobia inspired by iconic 80s AIDS slogan
“If transphobia kills me forget burial – drop my body on the steps of Congress,” the slogan reads. Painted on the back of a denim jacket – presumably inspired by artist David Wojnarowicz’s – the image surfaced on Twitter over the weekend. Wojnarowicz wore his denim jacket in 1988 at the height of the AIDS crisis. The slogan read: “If I die of AIDS – forget burial – just drop my body on the steps of the F.D.A.” Wojnarowicz died of AIDS-related complications in 1992, at the age of 37....
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Brown Reintroduces Bill To Protect Against Discrimination On Basis Of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity
The proposed bill would explicitly ban discrimination in areas like employment, housing and access to credit. WASHINGTON, D.C. — This...
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Resolution Introduced in U.S. House to Honor LGBT Business Owners
Today, a bi-partisan coalition in the U.S. House made up of Reps. Murphy, Ros-Lehtinen and Pocan, penned a resolution that...
