All posts tagged "donald trump"
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Aisha Moodie-Mills: LGBT community must fight harder than ever after “disastrous election”
At last weekend’s Victory Institute conference, the talk was all about how to prevent LGBT rights from backsliding in a potentially hostile Trump administration
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Trump to tap Montana congressman as Secretary of Interior
Trump Cabinet, Cabinet-Level Nominee and Adviser Threat Gauge Name: Ryan Zinke Position: Secretary of the Interior LGBT record: When he ran against out lesbian Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau in 2016,...
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Former Gov. Rick Perry tapped as Trump’s Secretary of Energy
Trump Cabinet, Cabinet-Level Nominee and Adviser Threat Gauge Name: Rick Perry Position: Secretary of Energy LGBT record: Opposed same-sex marriage, same-sex adoption, and even refused processing benefits for same-sex military couples...
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Tony Perkins slams pick of Rex Tillerson for Secretary of State
Tony Perkins is hopping mad about President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to nominate Rex Tilleron, the CEO of ExxonMobil, as Secretary of State. The evangelical leader...
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Trump nominates ExxonMobil CEO Tillerson as Secretary of State
Trump Cabinet, Cabinet-Level Nominee and Adviser Threat Gauge Name: Rex Tillerson Position: Secretary of State LGBT record: Oversaw ExxonMobil when the company was dragging its feet on adopting protections for LGBT workers. He...
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Every LGBT Person Should Be Terrified of Trump’s Administration
Trump is assembling a vehemently anti-LGBT cabinet. We break down its members by the threat they pose.
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Could Pat McCrory become the next Trump cabinet member?
Don’t cry for Pat McCrory. If the rumors are true, he may already have found a way to rebound from his re-election loss — by...
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Even Trump voters supported LGBT rights, poll shows
Even as Donald Trump was rolling to victory on Election Day, the electorate that elevated him into the White House was generally in favor of...
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Bowser to meet in person with Donald Trump on Tuesday
Mayor Muriel Bowser is scheduled to meet with President-elect Donald Trump in New York on Tuesday morning. As part of the meeting, which is closed...
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Anti-LGBT Ben Carson is Trump’s pick for Housing Secretary
Trump Cabinet, Cabinet-Level Nominee and Adviser Threat Gauge Name: Ben Carson Position: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development LGBT record: As a presidential candidate, opposed LGBT rights, including the right to...
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Trump picks Jim Mattis as Secretary of Defense
Trump Cabinet, Cabinet-Level Nominee and Adviser Threat Gauge Name: James “Mad Dog” Mattis Position: Secretary of Defense LGBT record: Reportedly opposed allowing open service and the repeal of the military’s...
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Anti-LGBT amendment stripped from defense bill
The Republican lawmaker behind an anti-LGBT provision that was added to the annual defense bill has withdrawn his amendment, according to Bloomberg News. Rep. Steve Russell (Okla.) had...
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Trump selects Elaine Chao as next Secretary of Transportation
Chao is married to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and was George W. Bush's Secretary of Labor
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Trump picks Nikki Haley to be next UN ambassador
Trump Cabinet, Cabinet-Level and Adviser Threat Gauge Name: Nikki Haley Position: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations LGBT record: Generally opposed LGBT rights as governor of South Carolina, including defending...
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Jerry Falwell, Jr. claims Trump offered him Education Secretary post
Prominent evangelical leader and Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. says he was offered the position of Secretary of Education under President-elect Donald Trump’s new...
