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20 03, 2018

Ben Carson HUD Secretary: Trans People Are A Threat, Make Others Uncomfortable

By Paul Goldberg|2026-05-01T11:42:13-07:00March 20th, 2018|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Ben Carson, CEO Sarah Kate Ellis, equal rights, GLAAD, homeless shelters, Housing and Urban Development Secretary, HUD website, LGBTQ protections, Trans people are a threat|

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 [...]

8 03, 2018

New Hampshire Votes To Protect Transgenders From Discrimination

By Paul Goldberg|2026-05-01T11:42:14-07:00March 8th, 2018|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: Governor Sununu, HB 1319, human rights campaign, LGBTQ protections, Marty Rouse, New Hampshire, Rep. Al Baldasaro, REp. Jeanine Notter, Transgender anti-discrimination Bill|

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics USA In another shocking and landmark decision, transgender rights just got backing in New Hampshire’s Republican-controlled House of Representatives! Yes, the New Hampshire State House which holds a Republican majority, voted on Wednesday in favor of a bill entitled HB 1319, that prohibits discrimination against [...]

27 02, 2018

Court Rules Civil Rights Act Protects Gay Workers, Defeating Trump’s Anti-LGBT Agenda

By Paul Goldberg|2026-05-05T15:46:57-07:00February 27th, 2018|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: 11th Circuit Court, 2nd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, civil liberties, Civil Rights Act, department of justice, Donald Trump, Donald Zarda, gay politics, Jeff Sessions, Judge Robert Katzman, lgbt politics, LGBTQ protections, politics, president trump, Protects Gay Workers, U.S court of appeals, Workplace Discrimination Law|

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals handed the Trump administration another defeat as the judges voted 10 to 3 on Monday that the Civil Rights Act protects gay and bisexual workers from sexual orientation discrimination. The ruling is a stunning defeat for the anti-LGBT Trump administration and its mouth [...]

11 12, 2017

U.S. Supreme Court Refuse to Hear Gay Worker Protections Appeal

By Paul Goldberg|2026-05-01T11:34:02-07:00December 11th, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: civil rights act 1964, Clarence Thomas, Gay Washington D.C. News: LGBTQ Politics & Culture in the Capital, Lambda Legal, LGBT Politics USA, LGBTQ protections, refuse to hear Jameka Evans appeal, Samuel Alito, sexual orientation, Title VII, US Supreme Court|

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer WASHINGTON, D.C — In a shock to many gay activists, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday Dec. 11, refused to hear the appeal of Jameka Evans, the Georgia security guard who said she was harassed and forced from her employment simply because she is a lesbian. By doing this action, [...]

19 10, 2017

Anti-Gay Activist Michael Heath Bid to Remove LGBT Rights in Maine Fails

By Paul Goldberg|2026-05-01T11:42:16-07:00October 19th, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: ant-gay activist, bangor daily news, christian civic league, LGBTQ community, LGBTQ protections, maine human rights act, Michael heath, sexual orientation|

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer One of the leaders of the anti-Gay movement, Michael Heath, whom you will remember was at one time the head of the Christian Civics League and major opposition leader in the state of Maine opposing equal rights for LGBTQ citizens, made news today as he said he will no longer [...]

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