Tag Archives: Human Rights Campaign

Another surprise split among LGBTs at Supreme Court

Once again this session, LGBT groups and individuals are lined up on opposite sides of a conflict at the U.S. Supreme Court. This time, it's about whether groups can be forced to disclose who their donors are.

US Senate races: Where LGBT support matters

Control of the U.S. Senate is, in many ways, more important to the future of the LGBT movement than the White House. So, it is no surprise that LGBT groups are focusing in on key Senate contests. Here's a look

Buttigieg drops out: ‘path to victory narrowed to a close’

With polls showing virtually no chance of winning any of the 1,300 delegates up for grabs in Tuesday's 14-state vote, openly gay presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg announced Sunday night he was withdrawing from the race for the Democratic nomination.

CNN town hall: a night of unexpected drama

It was clear that a lot of preparation was put into the October 10 CNN Town Hall on LGBTQ issues. More than 50 LGBT people of all ages and walks of life told their stories and asked questions of the

Two upcoming presidential forums will be LGBT-specific

Two of the next four presidential candidate forums will be centered on the Democratic candidates' positions on LGBT issues specifically, including a first-ever nationally broadcast forum on CNN.

New HHS final rule: a wolf in sheep’s clothing

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi blasted the Trump administration’s new rule allowing religious bias in health care as an “open license” to discriminate against LGBT people.

Trump ban on trans service members: under way but under challenge

President Trump's ban on transgender people in the military went into effect April 12, but the legal challenges against the ban are still underway.

Baldwin votes no, Sinema yes, on AG Barr confirmation

The U.S. Senate's two openly LGBT members voted differently on the confirmation of William Barr to become the next U.S. Attorney General. LGBT groups opposed the confirmation.

Kavanaugh confirmation likely to prompt shift to state courts

LGBT legal activists think the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court will likely mean a shift of strategy, focusing more on state courts than federal ones. But anti-LGBT legal activists will probably seek to escalate their

LGBT groups urge caution over Kavanaugh

Calls by LGBT groups and others to delay the confirmation vote for Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court has won at least a few days. In a story that is changing quickly, the Judiciary Committee has agreed