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13 10, 2017

Gay lawmakers Launch First LGBTQ Caucus In Arizona Legislature

By Paul Goldberg|2026-05-01T11:34:03-07:00October 13th, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: arizona, Gov. Doug Ducey, House Minority Leader Rebecca Rios, Ken Cheuvront, lgbtq caucas, LGBTQ protections, Rep. César Chávez, Rep. Daniel Hernandez, Sen. Robert Meza, State Rep. Otoniel “Tony” Navarrete|

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer PHOENIX, AZ — Four gay lawmakers have launched the first ever in the history of the Arizona Legislature, its first LGBTQ caucus at the Capitol. The new caucus is designed to harness the LGBTQ community's economic power and too push harder for equality in the state of Arizona. On National [...]

26 07, 2017

DOJ Goes After LGBT Workplace Protections Under Title VII

By Paul Goldberg|2026-05-05T15:46:49-07:00July 26th, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, department of justice, Gay Washington D.C. News: LGBTQ Politics & Culture in the Capital, James Esseks, Jeff Sessons, Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender & HIV Project, LGBT workplace protections, LGBTQ protections, National Center for Lesbian Rights, Shannon Minter | LGBTQ Legal Advocate & Civil Rights Attorney, Workplace Discrimination Law|

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (July 26, 2017) — The U.S. Department of Justice, led by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, is preparing to file a legal brief with the conservative-leaning 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, arguing that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [...]

11 07, 2017

Adult Store Pleasure Chest Responds to NYC Union Claims

By Paul Goldberg|2026-05-01T11:35:34-07:00July 11th, 2017|Categories: LGBT News|Tags: babeland, LGBTQ protections, New York City, RWDSU, Stuart Appelbaum, the pleasure chest, unionized|

By: Andy Powell, Staff Writer NEW YORK, NY — The Pleasure Chest Adult Retail Chain's head of business operations, Sarah Tomchesson, penned an op-ed response to the allegations made in a press release from a New York City Union (RWDSU) against the adult store chain. The adult retail chain's union published a press release on [...]

23 06, 2017

Gay Actor Sir Ian McKellen Slams Trump on LGBT Rights

By Paul Goldberg|2026-05-01T11:42:17-07:00June 23rd, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Harry Potter, LGBT Political News, lgbt politics, LGBTQ protections, president barack obama, president Donald Trump, Sir Ian McKellen, Variety, workplace discrimination, X-Men|

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer HOLLYWOOD, CA - The legendary actor who is best known for his roles as Gandalf in Harry Potter and Magneto in the X-Men franchise, Sir Ian McKellen, opened up about how he feels about the “Un-American” attitude of president Donald Trump on not following through on his campaign pledge to [...]

12 05, 2017

GOP Lawmaker Says Gays Are Not Human Beings

By Paul Goldberg|2026-05-01T11:42:18-07:00May 12th, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Gov. Eric Greitens, LGBTQ protections, Missouri Rep. Rick Brattin, religion and lgbtq, Rep. Kevin Engler, Senate Bill 43|

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer A Republican lawmaker Missouri Rep. Rick Brattin (R-Harrisonville), sent shock waves throughout Missouri’s LGBTQ community and his fellow GOP lawmakers throughout the state when he had the audacity to argue that there is a “distinction” between human beings and those who "identify" as being gay. Back on Monday May 8, [...]

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