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18 03, 2021

Collins Wants Protection for Religions in LGBTQ Equality Act

By JRL Charts|2025-09-07T11:04:08-07:00March 18th, 2021|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: congressional equality caucus, Equality Act Support Demands, Gay Washington D.C. News: LGBTQ Politics & Culture in the Capital, JRL CHARTS Religion, lgbt equality laws, LGBT Politics USA, LGBTQ+ equality, religion and lgbtq, Susan Collins|

WASHINGTON D.C. — (03-18-21) — Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is flexing her influence to garner her support for the Equality Act Bill passed by the House of Representatives. While Collins supported the Equality Acts Bill last year, this time around she is making demands to garner her support for LGBTQ civil rights. Collins is being [...]

26 02, 2021

Three GOP Lawmakers Vote in Favor of the Equality Act

By JRL Charts|2025-08-16T21:11:14-07:00February 26th, 2021|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: congressional equality caucus, Equal Credit Opportunity Act, GOP Lawmakers favor EqualityAct, Jury Selection and Services Act, LGBT Community, lgbt equality laws, LGBT Politics USA, LGBTQ Equality Act Bill, LGBTQ+ equality|

WASHINGTON D.C. — (02-26-21) — Three GOP Lawmakers broke ranks with their party to join Democrats in voting for the Equality Act on Thursday. Reps. John Katko (R-N.Y.), Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) were the only Republicans to vote in favor of the bill. The civil rights bill aims to extend protections for [...]

29 01, 2021

U.S. Army Investigating Texas Chaplain over Anti-Transgender Soldier Comments

By JRL Charts|2025-07-07T03:45:56-07:00January 29th, 2021|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Andrew Calvert, Anti-Trans Legislation in the USA: Political Attacks on Trans Rights, Army investigate Texas Chaplan, Joe Biden repeal Trans ban, LGBT Politics USA, Transgenders in the military|

WASHINGTON D.C. — (01-29-21) — Army officials have announced they are investigating a Texas chaplain after reports that he made disparaging remarks against transgender soldiers in a social media post. Maj. Andrew Calvert, a chaplain with the 3rd Security Force Assistance Brigade in Fort Hood, wrote on the Army Times’ Facebook page on Monday that [...]

15 12, 2020

Conservative Majority Supreme Court Declines to Roll Back Marriage Equality

By JRL Charts|2025-08-16T21:11:33-07:00December 15th, 2020|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: congressional equality caucus, Gay Washington D.C. News: LGBTQ Politics & Culture in the Capital, lgbt equality laws, LGBT Politics USA, LGBTQ+ equality, marriage equality, obergefell vs hodges, same-sex marriage, US Supreme Court|

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics WASHINGTON D.C. — (12-15-20) — The conservative Supreme Court of the USA shocked conservatives on Monday when it declined to roll back marriage equality. Conservatives had hoped that with the appointment of Trump's three conservative justices, marriage equality would quickly be reversed. However the [...]

11 12, 2020

Supreme Court Rejects Texas Lawsuit to Overturn Biden Victory

By JRL Charts|2025-07-03T12:54:23-07:00December 11th, 2020|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: election 2020, LGBT Politics USA, Trump administration, US Supreme Court|

WASHINGTON D.C. — (12-11-20) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected the lawsuit brought by Texas to overturn President-elect Joe Biden's election win, delivering a devastating blow to the long-shot legal defense campaign waged by President Donald Trump and his allies since his electoral defeat. The Supreme Court ruling was a repudiation to Donald Trump, [...]

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