Holder applies same-sex marriage ruling to Justice
Washington, D.C. – In an assertion of same-sex marriage rights, Attorney General Eric Holder is applying a landmark Supreme Court ruling to the Justice Department, announcing that same-sex spouses...
View ArticleMother sues Duval Schools over transgender bathroom policy
Jacksonville – A mother of four from Jacksonville is suing the Duval County Public School District for allowing transgender students to use bathrooms and changing facilities consistent with their...
View ArticleDOJ appeals ruling against Trump’s transgender military ban
Eliminating any question on whether the administration would allow court orders against President Trump’s transgender military ban to stand, the U.S. Justice Department late Tuesday appealed one...
View ArticleKeeping It Real: The Reality of Growing Up LGBTQIA+ Today
What’s it like growing up LGBTQIA+ in 2018? It depends on whom you ask and where you live. The general perception from generation to generation is that youth have it better, but for this generation of...
View ArticleJustice Department set to host annual LGBTQ Pride event on June 26
The U.S. Department of Justice is set to host an event recognizing Pride month and LGBTQ employees on June 26, the Washington Blade has learned. A spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday to the Blade the...
View ArticleJudy and Dennis Shepard criticize AG Barr on LGBTQ rights
ABOVE: Judy and Dennis Shepard. Photo via the Matthew Shepard Foundation’s Facebook page. The parents of Matthew Shepard, the gay college student murdered in 1998, assailed Attorney General William...
View ArticleDOJ Pride warns Barr of employee ‘dismay’ over Title VII cases
ABOVE: DOJ Pride marches at Pride 2017 in D.C. Photo via DOJ Pride’s Facebook page. The affinity group for LGBTQ employees at the Justice Department has a warning for U.S. Attorney General William...
View ArticleTrump admin to Supreme Court: Let adoption agencies reject LGBTQ families
ABOVE: U.S. Attorney General William Barr, Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key. In the latest example of the Trump administration seeking to enable legal discrimination against LGBTQ people, the...
View ArticleFederal prosecutors declined to prosecute 82% of hate crimes
ABOVE: The U.S. Dept. of Justice. Photo via Washington Blade. Federal prosecutors, who are referred to as United States Attorneys, declined to prosecute 82 percent of 1,864 suspects investigated for...
View ArticleJudge rules US military can’t discharge HIV-positive troops
ABOVE: Staff Sergeant Nick Harrison D.C. Guard. Photo via Lambda Legal. RICHMOND, Va. (AP) | U.S. service members who are HIV-positive cannot be discharged or barred from becoming an officer solely...
View ArticleAndrew Gillum faces 21 federal charges, arrested by FBI
Andrew Gillum campaigning in 2018. (Photo from Wikimedia Commons) Andrew Gillum, the 2018 Democratic candidate for Florida governor and former mayor of Tallahassee, and his longtime advisor, Sharon...
View ArticleExperts weigh in on what’s next after 303 Creative ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court. (Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key) Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling June 30 in 303 Creative v. Elenis, three experts connected with the Washington […] The...
View ArticleBiden recognizes Transgender Day of Remembrance
The White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz) President Joe Biden honored Transgender Day of Remembrance Nov. 19 with a statement, writing “there is no place for hate […] The post Biden...
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