LGBTQ news and entertainment
An LGBTQ employee resource group at the Justice Department – DOJ Pride – has decided to shut down following Donald Trump’s executive order to ban DEI efforts inside the federal government. Continue reading “Justice Dept Pride Group Shutters Due To Trump’s Anti-Diversity Orders”
Some news items I thought worth your time: • The Advocate: Donald Trump has signed an executive order targeting transgender students, their teachers, and their schools. The order also bans discussion of trans people in classroom instruction. Continue reading “Cher Tries To ‘Turn Back Time’ + Trump Targets Trans Kids + More News”
Donald Trump tried to place the blame for last night’s deadly collision between an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter in Washington, D.C. on DEI policy initiatives for air traffic controllers at the FAA without citing any evidence. Continue reading “Trump Blames DEI & Buttigieg For DC Plane Crash”
A Puerto Rican family, all U.S. citizens, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after being overheard speaking in Spanish while shopping in Milwaukee. Continue reading “Puerto Rican Family Detained By ICE For Speaking Spanish”
Well, that was quick – the Trump administration reversed itself and rescinded an executive order that froze massive amounts of funding that affected kids, seniors, and military service members. Continue reading “White House Rescinds Order Freezing Federal Loans + Grants”
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”
White House officials have announced Donald Trump will sign an executive order today reversing protections for transgender people declaring that the U.S. government will recognize only two sexes, male and female. The executive order will also end DEI programs and require the federal government to use the term “sex” instead of “gender.” Continue reading “Day One: Trump To Roll Back Trans Protections With Executive Order”
Felon-elect Donald Trump has announced that his inauguration will now take place indoors due to incoming cold weather. Continue reading “Trump Inauguration To Be Held Indoors Due To Cold Weather”
Florida District Judge Eileen Cannon has ruled that the Justice Department can release special counsel Jack Smith’s investigative report on President-elect Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case. Continue reading “Federal Judge Allows Partial Release Of Special Counsel Report”
The U.S. Supreme Court has said ‘no’ to Donald Trump’s last ditch effort to delay his criminal sentencing in New York on Friday for his 34 felony convictions. Continue reading “Supreme Court Denies Trump Request To Delay Sentencing”