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LANSING, MI — (03-17-22) — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (D) called Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) a “walking hate crime” after he publicly called the Department of Health and Human Services assistant secretary for health Rachel Levine, who is transgender and living life as a woman, a man. Highest-ranking transgender official-Admiral Rachel [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (12-03-21) — President Biden said on World AIDS Day last Wednesday, that he sees the end of the HIV Epidemic "within reach". The White House reaffirmed its promise to continue to invest in HIV research and bring an end to an epidemic that has plagued not only heterosexuals worldwide but especially the [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (07-26-21) — The U.S. Senate made history on Monday confirming two LGBTQ women to top military positions. Gina Ortiz Jones will serve as undersecretary of the Air Force — the first openly known lesbian to serve as undersecretary of a military branch. The second is Shawn Skelly who will serve as assistant [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (06-01-21) — After four years of recognizing PRIDE Month, President Biden issued a proclamation on Tuesday recognizing June as PRIDE Month in the USA, underscoring the need to continue to fight to ensure equal rights for the LGBTQ community. "Pride is both a jubilant communal celebration of visibility and a personal celebration [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (06-12-20) — The Trump administration said that they will end LGBTQ protections that ObamaCare's nondiscrimination protections for sex and gender identity under a final rule released Friday. In a statement provided to JRL CHARTS, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said the government's interpretation of sex discrimination will be based [...]
TALLAHASSEE, FL — (04-29-20) — Florida officials under the orders of Governor Santis (R), had reportedly withheld medical examiners’ data on coronavirus deaths in the state for over a week. The policy was quickly changed after the Tampa Bay Times reported that the medical examiners were counting 10 percent more deaths than the official state [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (12-12-19) — Lawmakers target Trump and his administration's LGBT discrimination rule allowing business receiving Federal Funding to discriminate against LGBTQ workers due to their religious beliefs. The Trump administration's decision to allow religious groups to discriminate against LGBTQ individuals while receiving federal funding is a slap in the face of LGBTQ citizens. [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — (11-20-19) — A majority of registered GOP voters sampled in a new Hill-HarrisX poll, said they support LGBT adoptions and that adoption agencies should not be permitted to discriminate against same-sex couples seeking to adopt a child. The nationwide survey released on Tuesday by Hil-HarrisX, showed that 66 percent of Republicans say [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — (11-01-19) — The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is eager to reverse LGBT protections on adoptions and foster care. The proposed new rule announced on Friday, would allow recipients of federal grants from the health agency, including faith-based adoption agencies and foster care providers, to reject same-sex couples. The rule [...]
RALEIGH, NC — (08-03-19) — North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper made history on Friday, when he signed executive order No. 97, banning state-sponsored conversion therapy funding on LGBTQ youths. Governor Cooper directed North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services to cease the use of federal and state funds for the harmful and discredited practice [...]