All posts tagged "republicans"
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Pete Buttigieg Attacks Cornyn, Cruz and Abbott over Anti-LGBTQ Stances
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg blasted three of Texas’s statewide elected officials over their positions on various LGBTQ issues while making remarks at a political...
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Virginia Students Protest Anti-Trans Policies with Walkouts
Thousands of high school students across Virginia held walkouts to protest policies seeking to roll back transgender student protections.
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Senate Vote on Marriage Equality Bill Delayed Until After Midterms
The U.S. Senate will delay a vote on legislation legalizing same-sex marriage until after the November midterm elections following a request from a group of...
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Fairfax School Board Member Karl Frisch to Run for Virginia House of Delegates
Fairfax County School Board Member Karl Frisch has announced his candidacy for the Virginia House of Delegates in an upcoming special election to replace Del....
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400 Republicans Urge GOP Senators to Back Marriage Equality
More than 400 prominent Republicans have signed a letter calling on GOP senators to back a bill codifying same-sex marriage rights into law.
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Senate to Hold Marriage Equality Vote in “Coming Weeks”
A bipartisan group of senators has begun finalizing last-minute language to be added to a bill that would enshrine the right to same-sex marriage and...
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“Agenda PAC” Launches to Defeat Anti-LGBTQ Candidates
A new super political action committee is launching to defeat anti-LGBTQ candidates in the upcoming midterm elections and future election cycles Labeled “Agenda PAC,” the...
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Dark Money Group to Run Ads Attacking Democrats Over Trans Athletes
A conservative dark money group is doing its own part to boost Republican candidates in the upcoming midterm elections by attacking Democrats over their positions on...
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“The View” Host Slams Republicans for Opposing Gay Marriage Bill
Alyssa Farah Griffin, the new conservative panelist on ABC’s daytime talk program The View, criticized members of her own political party for voting against a bill...
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Here Are the 47 Republicans Who Voted for Gay Marriage
Forty-seven Republicans voted for the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill to codify the right of same-sex couples to marry into law. The bill, sponsored...
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Texas GOP Snubs Gay Republicans, Adopts Anti-LGBTQ Platform
Official party platform calls homosexuality an "abnormal lifestyle choice" and refuses to acknowledge transgender identity as valid.
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Americans Divided on Including LGBTQ Topics in Classroom Instruction
A recent national tracking poll find Americans overwhelmingly support teaching sexual education in schools, but are divided when it comes to the discussion of LGBTQ-related...
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Indiana Lawmakers Override Governor’s Veto of Trans Sports Ban
Indiana lawmakers have voted to override Gov. Eric Holcomb’s veto of a bill barring transgender females from competing in women’s sports teams, which will ensure...
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South Carolina Lawmakers Approve Transgender Sports Ban
Last week, South Carolina lawmakers passed a bill to require student-athletes to compete in sports based solely on their assigned sex at birth, regardless of...
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Republican Says Civil Rights Don’t Apply To Gay People
A Georgia Republican candidate for Congress said that civil rights for Black people shouldn’t apply to gay people because “they can actually change” to become...
