WASHINGTON D.C. — (11-02-21) — The United States Senate late Monday night confirmed the first openly LGBTQ female to the U.S. Court of Appeals. Beth Robinson was confirmed to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals by a vote of 51 to 45, with Sens. Susan Collins(R-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) being the only two Republicans [...]
AUSTIN, TX — (10-18-21) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is ready to sign a bill passed by the Republican-controlled house, banning transgender students from participating in school sports teams that align with their gender identity. The anti-Transgender bill requires public schools from elementary to collegiate levels to assign athletes based on the sex registered on [...]
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN — (10-15-21) — LGBTQ people in Afghanistan are being hunted down by the Taliban. They are currently living in fear and are worried they will be found, persecuted and killed by the Taliban. Kimahli Powell, executive director of Rainbow Railroad, talked to CBSN's Tanya Rivero about the crisis and what his organization is [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — (09-20-21) — The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) shocked the LGBTQ Community on Monday with the announcement that LGBTQ veterans who were discharged from the military over their sexual orientation, gender identity or HIV status are now eligible for full VA benefits. Service members who were given other than honorable discharges for [...]
DENVER, CO — (09-16-21) — Openly Gay Governor of Colorado Jared Polis made more history on Wednesday marrying his long-time partner Marlon Reis. Jared Polis is the first openly gay governor of any state in the USA and now he has made history for a second time by marrying Marlon Reis. “The greatest lesson we [...]