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Republicans Strip Out LGBTQ-Related Earmarks

July 19, 2023 at 6:33 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“House Republicans struck three Democratic projects that would provide services to the LGBTQ community during Tuesday’s fiscal 2024 Transportation-HUD Appropriations markup, enraging Democrats on the committee,” Roll Call reports.

“The three earmarks total $3.62 million, with two in Massachusetts and one in Pennsylvania. The projects were eliminated as part of a Republican en bloc amendment that advanced a range of Republican cultural priorities, including a provision that would ban flying gay pride flags over government buildings.”

Filed Under: Gay Rights, House of Representatives

Youngkin Pulls LGBTQ Youth Resources from State Website

July 6, 2023 at 6:16 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The administration of Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) quietly took down LGBTQ+ youth resources from a state website after a conservative media outlet questioned the links, records show, building on a pattern of removals derided by public health employees who say their work is being politicized,” the Washington Post reports.

Filed Under: Gay Rights, State House

DeSantis Faces Setbacks in Anti-LBGTQ Campaign

June 30, 2023 at 8:00 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Multiple federal court decisions have frozen key portions of Ron DeSantis’ campaign against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights in recent weeks, complicating the Florida governor’s efforts to present himself as a conservative champion with a track record of winning cultural battles over LGBTQ causes,” the Miami Herald reports.

Filed Under: 2024 Campaign, Gay Rights


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The Mysterious Case of the Fake Gay Marriage Website

June 30, 2023 at 6:23 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

New Republic: “In filings in the 303 Creative v. Elenis case is a supposed request for a gay wedding website — but the man named in the request says he never filed it.”

Filed Under: Gay Rights

Bonus Quote of the Day

June 21, 2023 at 12:00 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“It’s all going pear-shaped in America. We seem to be going backwards. And that spreads. It’s like a virus that the L.G.B.T.Q.+ movement is suffering.”

— Elton John, quoted by the New York Times.

Filed Under: Celebrities, Gay Rights

Estonia Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage

June 20, 2023 at 2:56 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Estonia’s parliament approved on Tuesday a law to legalise same-sex marriage, making it the first central European country to do so,” Reuters reports.

Filed Under: Foreign Affairs, Gay Rights

Fewer Approve of Gay or Lesbian Sex

June 16, 2023 at 1:47 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Gallup: “Last year, a record-high 71% of U.S. adults said gay or lesbian relations are morally acceptable. The figure has fallen back this year to 64%, returning to a level last seen in 2019.”

“The decline in the percentage of Americans believing gay or lesbian relations are morally acceptable is mainly a result of fewer Republicans holding that view — 41% do now, down from 56% a year ago.”

Filed Under: Gay Rights

More Say Birth Gender Should Dictate Sports Participation

June 15, 2023 at 11:00 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new Gallup poll finds 69% of Americans now — compared to 62% last year — say transgender athletes should only be allowed to compete on sports teams that conform with their birth gender.

PRRI: “Overall, 65% of all Americans believe there are only two gender identities, while 34% disagree and say there are many gender identities.”

“But inside those numbers are sharp differences. Fully 90% of Republicans say there are just two genders, versus 66% of independents and 44% of Democrats who believe the same.”

Filed Under: Gay Rights

Biden to Host Thousands at White House Pride Party

June 8, 2023 at 12:54 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“President Joe Biden will host the largest White House Pride Month celebration in history on Thursday, in a deliberate contrast to a cascade of Republican legislation and other attacks targeting LGBTQ+ people,” Reuters reports.

Filed Under: Gay Rights, White House

Same-Sex Marriage Support Holds at 71% High

June 5, 2023 at 10:30 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Gallup: “Seventy-one percent of Americans think same-sex marriage should be legal, matching the high Gallup recorded in 2022. Public support for legally recognizing gay marriages has been consistently above 50% since the early 2010s.”

Filed Under: Gay Rights

Utah Governor Removed References to LGBTQ+ People

June 3, 2023 at 6:55 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Utah. Gov. Spencer Cox (R) came under fire Thursday after his 2023 Pride Month declaration eliminated all mention of LGBTQ+ people, Axios reports.

Meanwhile, conservatives lambasted Cox as “woke” for making the declaration in the first place.

Filed Under: Gay Rights

Happy Pride Month!

June 1, 2023 at 12:00 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Gay Rights

Uganda Imposes Death Penalty for Homosexuality

May 29, 2023 at 5:45 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Uganda’s president signed into law a wide-ranging anti-LGBTQ bill that imposes life imprisonment for same-sex activity and the death penalty in some cases, the Washington Post reports.

Filed Under: Foreign Affairs, Gay Rights

UK Forced Electric Shock Treatment on Gay Soldiers

May 28, 2023 at 11:47 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Gay British soldiers were subjected to electric shock treatment in an effort to ‘cure’ them of their homosexuality, according to a damning investigation into historic homophobia in the UK armed forces,” Bloomberg reports.

Filed Under: Foreign Affairs, Gay Rights

San Francisco Names ‘Drag Laureate’

May 25, 2023 at 8:42 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

San Francisco Mayor London Breed (D) named the city’s first-ever “Drag Laureate,” who will become an ambassador for San Francisco’s drag and LGBTQ+ community for an 18-month term, CNN reports.

Filed Under: Gay Rights

Largest Gay Rights Group Issues Travel Advisory for Florida

May 23, 2023 at 10:21 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The largest LGBTQ+ rights organization in the U.S. joined other civil rights organizations Tuesday in issuing a travel advisory for Florida, warning that newly passed laws and policies may pose risks to minorities, immigrants and gay travelers,” the AP reports.

Filed Under: Gay Rights

Target Removes Gay Pride Merchandise from Stores

May 23, 2023 at 10:19 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Target is removing certain items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride month, after an intense backlash from some customers including violent confrontations with its workers,” the AP reports.

Filed Under: Gay Rights

Extra Bonus Quote of the Day

May 17, 2023 at 9:57 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“By the way, you want to meet some gay people… go to the Republican caucus meeting in the United States Senate… I am just saying, they are throughout the Republican Party in South Carolina.”

— Joe Scarborough, on Morning Joe.

Filed Under: Gay Rights

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