Tag Archives: Kamala Harris

President Biden to sign LGBT executive order Day One

President Biden has plans to sign an executive order during his first day in office to ensure that the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Title VII is preserved.

Biden wins; strong support from LGBT precincts

Major media announced Saturday morning that Democrat Joe Biden and running mate Kamala Harris have won Pennsylvania and are the apparent winners of the 2020 presidential race. Contrary to a national exit poll, votes in heavily LGBT precincts indicate support

V.P. debate: a draw with an ‘ominous’ tone

LGBT activists gave Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris high marks for her performance in Wednesday's debate but most also agreed that the debate did not likely sway many voters.

Convention night 3: Democrats put focus on women

The third night of the Democratic convention focused largely on women, with vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris giving her acceptance speech.

Many high profile LGBT speakers at Dem convention

Pete Buttigieg, Tammy Baldwin, and many other LGBT leaders will be part of the prime-time schedule at the Democratic National Convention this week.

Biden picks Harris; names lesbian her chief of staff

Democratic presidential nominee-apparent Joe Biden announced Tuesday that U.S. Senator Kamala Harris will be his running mate. The Biden campaign also named a lesbian senior advisor to serve as Harris' campaign chief of staff.

Senator Harris withdraws from Democratic field

U.S. Senator Kamala Harris had promised to create a position for a "Chief Advocate for LGBTQ+ Affairs," but she announced Tuesday that she has "suspended" her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Buttigieg wins kudos and criticism, Harris dominates debates

In the first Democratic debates of the 2020 presidential campaign, openly gay candidate Pete Buttigieg won accolades and criticism, Senator Kamala Harris blasted Vice President Biden, and Senator Cory Booker said the government is not doing enough to investigate

No comfort in Kavanaugh’s responses at hearing

After calling Brown v. Board of Education one of the greatest Supreme Court decisions, nominee Brett Kavanaugh said he couldn't comment on his opinion of the court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges.

Kavanaugh hearing meets ‘noise’ of resistance

Democratic senators and LGBT legal activists tried this week to force release of documents from Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's work in President George W. Bush's White House.