All posts tagged "anti-LGBTQ"
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Senate Banking Committee rejects anti-gay Scott Garrett for Export-Import Bank head
Just as with his last congressional campaign, Garrett garnered much opposition from the business community
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Virginia Senate candidate E.W. Jackson “regrets” anti-gay rhetoric
Conservative pastor still opposes LGBTQ rights, but hopes to communicate his views in a less strident way
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White House withdraws Jeff Mateer nomination, but Senate confirms Don Willett
Following a request by the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, the White House has agreed to withdraw its backing of two controversial judicial...
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Republican Senator urges Trump to “reconsider” nominating anti-LGBTQ Jeff Mateer
Trump's nominee for a federal judgeship once called transgender children "part of Satan's plan"
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LGBT groups warn against confirming Grasz and Norris to federal bench
A coalition of 29 LGBTQ organizations sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday asking them to not to confirm Leonard Steven Grasz...
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Gay couple behind Supreme Court wedding cake case say civil rights at risk
LGBTQ advocates warn that allowing religious exemptions for businesses could undermine nondiscrimination laws
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NAACP Legal Defense Fund: Trump judicial nominee has “appalling” civil rights record
Civil rights organization says confirming State Sen. Mark Norris would "erode the very legitimacy of the judiciary"
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Civil rights advocates object to Don Willett nomination to federal bench
Civil rights advocates are objecting to yet another Trump judicial nominee being considered for a seat on a federal court of appeals. Don Willett, a...
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Arson of North Carolina church may be a case of mistaken identity
A church in rural North Carolina that was set alight may have been confused with another church with a similar name whose pastor regularly engages...
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Parents of transgender children sign declaration of rights in response to political attacks
Parents call for greater nondiscrimination protections for members of the transgender community
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Victory Fund endorses Kyrsten Sinema in tough Arizona U.S. Senate race
The Victory Fund has endorsed Democratic U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema in her bid to become Arizona’s next U.S. senator. If victorious, Sinema, who identifies as...
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Senate Judiciary Committee approves anti-LGBTQ lawyer’s nomination
On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the nomination of Gregory Katsas to be a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C....
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Anti-gay Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore accused of sexually groping 14-year-old girl
The Republican nominee for the upcoming special U.S. Senate election in Alabama is the latest public figure to be accused of sexual indiscretion after a...
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Civil rights advocates upset over confirmation of anti-LGBTQ judicial nominees
Civil rights advocates are becoming increasingly alarmed at the Senate’s willingness to rubber-stamp President Trump’s federal court nominees, including some who have come under scrutiny...
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HRC opposes anti-LGBTQ Scott Garrett for Export-Import Bank post
Former U.S. representative amassed a strong anti-LGBTQ record over his 14 years in Congress
