For Brisbane mother Shelley Argent, the reason for Australia to legalize same-sex marriage is quite clear. “I have two sons, one straight and one gay,” Argent told NBC News. “I want them to both have the same rights, responsibilities and privileges as each other. They are both loved equally, both pay taxes and contribute to society equally with their careers and talents. Fair is fair.”
In July, when the Justice Department officially parted ways with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in a brief arguing that the Civil Rights Act does not preclude workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation, former Obama Justice Department official Justin Levitt told me the split was “profoundly weird,” since both the EEOC and the Justice Department have a role in enforcing employees’ federal civil rights.
A pair of senators wants to use a mammoth defense policy bill to delay President Trump’s controversial decision to ban transgender people from serving in the military. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) have filed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would delay any action until 60 days after Defense Secretary James Mattis finalizes his review on the decision and submits a report to Congress.
The website have dedicated a page in memoriam for the LGBT people who perished on September 11, 2001. It is dedicated to, “The Lovers Who Awaken Each Morning without Their Gay Patriot & Hero beside Them.” Although this list does not count all of the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives or the over 6,000 who were injured in the attacks, it is a reminder that the LGBT community was affected, many of those heroes who gave their lives in an effort to save others.
It’s been 10 years since then-Myspace celebrity Chris Crocker posted a tear-filled plea for the world to “Leave Britney Alone,” a legendary moment in the history of the internet that people still talked about today. Crocker addressed the moment on his Twitter Sunday afternoon, tweeting out the iconic video.
Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee held confirmation hearings for Trump nominees Amy Coney Barrett for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Joan Larsen for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and Eric Dreiband for Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. All have records that raise concerns about how they would protect the civil rights of all Americans – including and especially LGBTQ people.
Homophobic hate groups are demanding the media stop referring to them as homophobic hate groups. A string of fundamentalist and ‘alt-right’ groups are this week attempting to challenge extremism watchdog the Southern Poverty Law Center.
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