All posts tagged "donald trump"
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Massachusetts’ GOP governor, Charlie Baker, supports transgender military service
Lawmakers ask governor to allow transgender people to serve in the Massachusetts National Guard
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Trump’s newest Defense Secretary is on record saying trans troops don’t hurt unit cohesion
Former Army Secretary's past comments contradict rationale for Trump administration's current policy
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Anti-gay activist Tony Perkins will lead a federal commission on religious freedom
Perkins has been called "the most recognizable anti-LGBTQ activist in America"
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Gay musician buys Michigan town, names it “Gay Hell” in protest of Trump’s Pride flag ban
Elijah Daniel banned any flag other than the Pride flag as part of his ownership of the town
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Lesbian soccer player refuses to sing national anthem to protest Donald Trump
Megan Rapinoe stood still during the national anthem at the Women's World Cup in France
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Mike Pence says Trump banning embassies from flying Pride flags is “the right decision”
Embassies are banned from flying rainbow flags on flagpoles, unlike during the Obama administration
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Donald Trump celebrates Pride month by banning U.S. embassies from flying Pride flag
Embassies can hang or display the flag elsewhere on their grounds, but not on flag poles
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi on celebrating Pride, advancing LGBTQ rights, and why everything in Trump’s life is a cover-up
Nancy Pelosi has deep, longstanding ties to the LGBTQ community. It's why passing the Equality Act is so important to her.
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Trump tries to justify military ban by saying transgender people take “massive amounts of drugs”
President also cites cost of, and recovery time after, gender confirmation surgery in defending the ban
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Donald Trump finally recognizes LGBTQ Pride Month
But LGBTQ organizations accused him of "hypocrisy" and "gaslighting" given his administration's anti-LGBTQ actions
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Trump administration will push anti-gay “natural law” with new human rights panel
"Natural law" is frequently used by anti-LGBTQ organizations to justify discrimination
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Pete Buttigieg says Donald Trump ‘faked a disability’ to avoid Vietnam War
Buttigieg also called Trump's mocking of disabled people one of "many affronts to basic decency" under his presidency
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Donald Trump releases “LGBTQ for Trump” t-shirt after repeatedly attacking LGBTQ rights and ignoring Pride month
T-shirt featuring rainbow flag and Trump's MAGA slogan has been derided by LGBTQ groups and social media users
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Televangelist believes Equality Act will be as devastating to America as “atomic war”
Pat Robertson said God would punish America if the landmark LGBTQ rights bill succeeds
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HRC is “disgusted” that President Trump opposes the Equality Act
Prospects for the LGBTQ rights bill's passage remain dim, even should it pass the House later this week
