LGBTQ news and entertainment
A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Trump’s executive order to end automatic citizenship to babies born on American soil ( aka birthright citizenship) which is guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. Continue reading “Judge Blocks Trump’s ‘Blatantly Unconstitutional’ Birthright Citizenship Order”
Some news items you might have missed: • Newsweek: Newly-confirmed Secretary of State Marco Rubio has enacted a “one flag policy,” banning U.S. embassies and overseas missions from flying pride or Black Lives Matter flags. Continue reading “Marco Rubio Bans Pride Flags At Embassies + More News”
A school shooting at a Nashville high school on Wednesday left one victim dead and another in the hospital. Continue reading “Two Students Dead After School Shooting In Nashville”
GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, today announced the nominees of the 36th GLAAD Media Awards. Continue reading “36th Annual GLAAD Media Award Nominees Announced”
Speaking at today’s National Prayer Service in Washington DC, with Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance in attendance, Bishop Mariann Budde asked Trump to ‘have mercy’ on LGBTQ kids and immigrants. Continue reading “Bishop To Trump: ‘Have Mercy’ On LGBTQ Kids + Immigrants”
GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, reports that the Trump administration has removed nearly all LGBTQ and HIV focused content and resources from the White House website, as well as eliminated LGBTQ and HIV content from key federal agency webpages. Continue reading “Trump Administration Removes LGBTQ Resources From Federal Websites”
A former sister-in-law to Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of State, has presented the Senate with a sworn affidavit that Hegseth’s behavior during the marriage caused his second wife to fear for her safety. Continue reading “Senators Receive Signed Affidavit Containing Allegations Against Pete Hegseth”
Attorneys general from eighteen states have filed a lawsuit aimed at blocking Donald Trump’s executive order which would prohibit the federal government from recognizing the birthright citizenship (guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution) of U.S.-born children of undocumented immigrants. Continue reading “18 States Sue To Stop Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order”
Prominent Republicans have been quite silent regarding Donald Trump’s pardons and commutations of all J6 rioters. This morning, MSNBC ran a supercut of the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, while reading statements from several high-level GOPers at the time of the riots – folks who apparently now have nothing to say about the pardons. Continue reading “MSNBC: Supercut Of Republicans Denouncing J6 Rioters”
Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: The Rainbow Youth Project, an LGBTQ mental health crisis center, reported over 1,400 calls to its national hotline by early afternoon—a surge that coincided with Trump’s inauguration and the anti-LGBTQ+ policies he outlined. Continue reading “LGBTQ Mental Health Crisis Center Calls Surge + More News”