All posts tagged "lgbt rights"
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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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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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Jeff Sessions tried to ban LGBT conference from University of Alabama campus
It appears Sen. Jeff Sessions, Donald Trump’s pick to be the next U.S. Attorney General, was not a fan of the First Amendment during his...
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Rainbow flags popping up in Mike Pence’s D.C. neighborhood
Some Northwest D.C. residents in D.C.’s Chevy Chase neighborhood are hoisting rainbow flags as a symbolic sign of protest against Vice President-elect Mike Pence, who...
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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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Trump taps billionaire GOP donor Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary
Trump Cabinet and Adviser Threat Gauge Name: Betsy DeVos Position: Secretary of Education LGBT record: Personally donated to Focus on the Family, an organization opposing LGBT rights and pushing the...
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Chuck Schumer tells LGBT community to “keep fighting” post-election
–New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, writing in an op-ed for The Advocate addressing the LGBT community. Schumer, who is slated to become Democrats’ leader in the U.S. Senate beginning...
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Trump may name openly gay man as ambassador to the United Nations
President-elect Donald Trump is considering appointing an openly gay man as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, according to FOX News. Sources close to...
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NOM wants to repeal marriage equality under Trump administration
While the nation’s top LGBT organizations were dismayed at the election of Donald Trump as president, the National Organization for Marriage is ecstatic. In an open...
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Post-Election LGBT Survey: Share your thoughts about the election of President Trump
Tell us in our post-election survey
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Human Rights Campaign rescinds endorsement of Sen. Mark Kirk
The Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) board of directors has withdrawn its endorsement of one of the few pro-LGBT Republicans in the U.S. Senate after he...
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Mother of Pulse victim: I don’t know how anyone can vote for Trump
Christine Leinonen urges voting for Hillary Clinton in HRC ad
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Susan Rice reaffirms U.S. commitment to advancing LGBT rights
Former United Nations Ambassador and National Security Advisor Susan Rice reiterated the Obama administration’s commitment to advancing LGBT rights at home and abroad in a...
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