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HB 1319 which passed the New Hampshire Senate, bans anti-transgender discrimination. This marks a stunning move by the majority Republican legislature. Could the state’s Republican governor who is expected to sign HB 1319 into law, trying to do damage control with the LGBTQ community due to the Trump administration's anti-LGBTQ agenda? HB 1319 passed the [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson continues to show his anti-LGBTQ narrative with his latest anti-transgender rhetoric in today's congressional hearing in Washington D.C. The HUD Secretary stated that his department reversing the current policy instituted by President Obama on anti discrimination protections for trans people. The HUD secretary [...]
By: William Lopez, Staff Writer Sara Ramirez, the openly bisexual actress on the hit CBS Television show 'Madame Secretary' has teamed up with GLAAD for better Spanish-Language LGBTQ representation in prime-time scripted Television shows on Spanish Language networks. The reason for this campaign is obvious as only three percent of characters in Spanish-language prime-time scripted [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer AUSTIN, TX — An all republican Texas Supreme Court unanimously ruled Friday June 30, that they could not find any established right to spousal benefits in same-sex marriages. Thanks to that ruling, the Texas Supreme Court has revived a lawsuit challenging the city of Houston’s insurance plans which would cover [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer AUSTIN, TX — Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed the anti-LGBT discrimination law on Thursday which would allow adoption agencies who continue to receive taxpayer funds, to refuse any placement of children with same-sex parents and/or any other parents that the agencies feel that those parents are living a lifestyle offensive [...]