All posts tagged "republicans"
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Right-wing pastor E.W. Jackson says gay people can’t be judges because they can’t be “fair or objective”
E.W. Jackson made the comments during a rant against Trump's 9th Circuit nominee, Patrick Bumatay
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LGBTQ groups balk at removal of amendment to lift military’s transgender ban
LGBTQ groups are incensed and disappointed in the removal of an amendment from the National Defense Authorization Act that would have lifted President Trump’s ban...
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Georgia’s Republican House Speaker reiterates opposition to anti-LGBTQ “religious freedom” bills
David Ralston declined to comment specifically on a bill to criminalize helping a child undergo a gender transition
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Virginia Election: Key Races That Could Flip the House and Impact LGBTQ Rights
A look at some of the commonwealth's more competitive Election Day contests -- and their potential impact on LGBTQ issues
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Virginia Election: 8 Senate Races to Watch
From candidates who support conversion therapy to those who use sexuality as an attack, these are the races that matter most -- and could ultimately...
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Virginia Beach will ask General Assembly to ban conversion therapy next year
Republican lawmakers have consistently thwarted efforts to ban therapy, deemed "ineffective" by most experts
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House Republicans want Amazon to keep selling anti-gay conversion therapy books
Amazon removed books by the "father of conversion therapy" because they breached content guidelines
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Mississippi Republican calls for LGBTQ-inclusive hate crimes law
Recent crimes against men perceived to be gay have cast light on the refusal of lawmakers to amend the law
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Religious leaders and people of faith rally in DC in support of Equality Act
Activists make last-minute push to lobby Republican lawmakers ahead of Friday's vote on landmark LGBTQ rights bill
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Utah lawmakers introduce bill to ban conversion therapy
Advocates score their first victory after the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announces it will not oppose measure
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Pete Buttigieg is primed to put America to the test: Are we ready for a gay President?
Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg on politics, the presidency, and why he's getting ready to run.
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Polls show even Virginia Republicans support nondiscrimination bills
Poll results underscore that anti-LGBTQ Virginia House Republicans are out of step with their own constituents
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Supreme Court says Trump administration should be allowed to carry out its transgender military ban
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump and the U.S. Department of Defense should be allowed to ban certain transgender people...
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House committee postpones hearing after GOP witness’s past anti-gay blog posts revealed
GOP lawmakers on the House Education and Workforce Committee postponed a hearing after blog posts characterized as anti-gay and anti-feminist that were written by an...
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In final tally, Libertarian gay couple outperforms top Republican in D.C. election
When all votes were tallied, a married gay couple who ran as part of the D.C. Libertarian Party’s all-gay slate outperformed the Republican Party in the...
