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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 [...]
LITTLE ROCK — (07-21-21) — U.S. District Judge James Moody in central Arkansas on Wednesday, issued a temporary injunction against the GOP Trans youth ban for healthcare that was scheduled to go into effect next week. His injunction in the constitutional challenge to the state's first-of-its-kind ban on transgender youth health care treatment was met [...]
LOS ANGELES, CA — (07-03-21) — Fights nearly broke out on Saturday between protestors and counter-protestors in Los Angeles over an incident at a spa involving a transgender woman. Last week, a woman complained to staff at the Wi Spa located at 2700 Wilshire Blvd in Koreatown, after a transgender woman disrobed in a designated [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (06-23-21) — Gay Congressman Mark Takano Slammed U.S. Military on Tuesday over the treatment of LGBTQ Service Members and Veterans. According to Congressman Mark Takano, for decades LGBTQ servicemembers have faced intense discrimination in the military. He introduced the Commission on LGBTQ Servicemembers and Veterans Act to study this inequity and make [...]
LAS VEGAS — (06-23-21) — Openly Gay Carl Nassib' official jersey has become the NFL's top selling product since the Las Vegas Raiders defensive lineman came out on Monday. ESPN reports that Fanatics, the NFL's e-commerce partner, says that Carl Nassib jerseys have been the top seller across its stores on Monday and Tuesday. When [...]