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Trans woman wins Vermont primary for governor

Trans woman wins Vermont primary for governor

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Aug 15, 2018

It's been a stellar month for LGBT candidates.

Spicer reveals how LGBTs made it into Trump speech

Spicer reveals how LGBTs made it into Trump speech

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Aug 8, 2018

Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer's new book provides a glimpse into how then-candidate Donald Trump came to include a statement of support for LGBT people in his acceptance speech before the 2016 Republican National Convention.

Sessions creates religious liberty panel

Sessions creates religious liberty panel

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Aug 8, 2018

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has announced that he is creating a Religious Liberty Task Force and that the Department of Justice would "take potential burdens on one's conscience into consideration before we issue regulations or new policies."

Uphill fight for Dems to retake Senate

Uphill fight for Dems to retake Senate

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Aug 1, 2018

To take control of the U.S. Senate in the November midterm elections, Democrats need to hold onto all their existing seats and pick up two more.

LGBT groups react harshly to Kavanaugh

LGBT groups react harshly to Kavanaugh

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Jul 11, 2018

Reaction from LGBT organizations to President Donald Trump's nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court was unsparing Monday night, with many saying he will not be like Anthony Kennedy, the justice he is replacing.

5 seen on short list to replace Kennedy

5 seen on short list to replace Kennedy

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Jul 4, 2018

Just two days after Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court, President Donald Trump told reporters that he had already narrowed his choice for Kennedy's replacement to "about five" people.

High court punts in florist case

High court punts in florist case

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Jun 27, 2018

The U.S. Supreme Court Monday vacated a Washington Supreme Court decision that said a florist violated state law when she refused to sell flowers to a same-sex couple for their wedding.

Polis wins Colorado Dem primary

Polis wins Colorado Dem primary

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Jun 27, 2018

Congressman Jared Polis scored a "comeback kid" victory Tuesday, winning the Democratic nomination for governor of Colorado just two months after losing to his chief opponent at the state party convention.

Conservatives join Kennedy in narrow cake ruling

Conservatives join Kennedy in narrow cake ruling

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Jun 13, 2018

An analysis of last week's U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case.

Supreme Court rules for anti-gay baker in cake case

Supreme Court rules for anti-gay baker in cake case

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Jun 4, 2018

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday (June 4) that the Colorado Civil Rights Commission violated a baker's free exercise rights when it ordered that he sell cakes to same-sex couples the same as he sells to heterosexual couples.

Record 7 LGBTs seek governor offices

Record 7 LGBTs seek governor offices

  • by Lisa Keen
  • May 30, 2018

There are currently seven competing in primaries around the country, including an actress in New York, a congressman in Colorado, a zookeeper in Oklahoma, and the first transgender candidate for governor in Vermont.

Valdez wins Texas Dem primary for governor

Valdez wins Texas Dem primary for governor

  • by Lisa Keen
  • May 23, 2018

Lupe Valdez won the Democratic nomination for governor of Texas in a runoff primary Tuesday night, becoming the first openly LGBT person - and the first Latina - to win a major party nomination for governor in the state.

CA AG Becerra, counterparts call on feds to maintain LGBT youth crime stats

CA AG Becerra, counterparts call on feds to maintain LGBT youth crime stats

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • May 11, 2018

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has joined with nine of his counterparts in other states to oppose the Trump administration's move to no longer collect crime data on LGBT teenagers at the federal level.

Grenell confirmed as ambassador to Germany

Grenell confirmed as ambassador to Germany

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Apr 27, 2018

Senate confirms gay Republican Richard Grenell as ambassador to Germany.