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20 11, 2019

New Poll – Majority of GOP voters support LGBT Adoptions

Paul Goldberg2026-05-01T11:41:27-07:00November 20th, 2019|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: adoption agencies, Alphonso David, GOP voters Support Gay adoption, Hill-HarrisX Poll gop gay adoption, human rights campaign, LGBT adoption, LGBT discrimination, lgbt politics, LGBTQ protections, same-sex adoptions, Trump administration|

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 [...]

1 11, 2019

HHS Ban on LGBTQ Protections on Adoption and Foster care

Paul Goldberg2026-05-01T11:28:21-07:00November 1st, 2019|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Department of Health and Human Services, Equality Act, Family Research council, federal grants, HHS, HRC, human rights campaign, LGBT Political News, lgbt politics, LGBTQ adoption ban, LGBTQ foster care ban, LGBTQ protections, LGBTQ rights, Mitchell McConnell, religious groups, Tony Perkins, Trump administration bans LGBTQ adoptions foster care|

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 [...]

14 10, 2019

Biden tells Matthew Shepard’s Mother Civil Rights for LGBTQ

Paul Goldberg2026-05-31T16:05:06-07:00October 14th, 2019|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: civil liberties, Civil Rights Division, CNN Equality Town Hall, Democratic party, gay politics, hate crimes, joe biden civil rights LGBTQ people, Judy Shepard, lgbt politics, LGBTQ protections, Matthew Shepard Foundation, Matthew Shepard's mom|

LOS ANGELES — (10-14-19) — Former vice president and current democratic presidential candidate, Joe Biden, told the late Matthew Shepard's mom that the civil rights act must include LGBTQ people. The current front runner for the democratic presidential nominee took part in CNN’s Equality Town Hall, where Biden told the murder victim’s mother about his [...]

30 09, 2019

DOJ Backs Catholic Archdiocese for Firing Gay Teacher

Paul Goldberg2026-05-01T11:35:32-07:00September 30th, 2019|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Archbishop Charles Thompson, Attorney Josh Minkler, Cathedral High School, Catholic Church, conservative Christian base, department of justice, DOJ statement of Interest, DOJ’ civil rights division, Donald Trump, Elliott-Payne case, First Amendment’s Religion Clauses, gay politics, Jeff Sessions, Joshua Payne-Elliott, JRL CHARTS Gay News, Kathleen DeLaney, lgbt politics, LGBTQ protections, religion and lgbtq, religious liberties, Vanita Gupta|

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – (09-30-19) (Gay News) – The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), is defending the Indianapolis archdiocese archbishop’s decision that led to the firing of a married gay teacher. The Trump administration is arguing that the First Amendment bars courts from interfering in how a religious group applies its teachings. The fired married gay [...]

22 08, 2019

Donald Trump Continues War On LGBTQ Americans In Court

Paul Goldberg2026-05-01T11:32:09-07:00August 22nd, 2019|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Altitude Express Inc. v. Zarda, anti-lgbt, Bostock v. Clayton County, Donald Trump, LGBT Rights News & Updates | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics, LGBTQ protections, R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Title VII civil rights act 1964, Trump administration, US Supreme Court|

WASHINGTON, D.C — (08-22-19) — Donald Trump continues his war against LGBTQ Americans in three court cases, filing multiple briefs last Friday in a critical LGBTQ rights case taking place on October 8. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a trio of cases to determine if the protections of Title VII of [...]

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