LGBTQ news and entertainment
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Tuesday seemed inclined to uphold a pair of state laws barring the participation of transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports teams.
The two cases challenge laws in West Virginia and Idaho, which specify participation on girls sports teams be based on “biological sex,” defined as a person’s sex assigned at birth. Continue reading “Supreme Court Appears Inclined To Uphold Ban On Trans Girls In Sports”
In this week’s episode of The Randy Report podcast: Donald Trump ordered serial liar and former gay Republican Rep. George Santos released from prison after less than three months of his 7+ year sentence. Plus… Continue reading “Podcast: George Santos Released From Prison + More LGBTQ News”
It appears the Supreme Court may be ready to erase another key piece of the Voting Rights Act. This time by striking down Louisiana’s Black-majority district for “relying too much on race.”
The result would open the door for Republican states to erase Black and Latino districts (around 12 across the South) that usually vote blue. Continue reading “Supreme Court Appears Open To Limiting Voting Rights Act”
The Supreme Court appears set to reject Colorado’s state law prohibiting the harmful practice of so-called “conversion therapy” (also known as ‘reparative therapy’) for minors which purports to change a young person’s sexuality or gender identity. Continue reading “Supreme Court Hears Challenge To Colorado’s Ban On ‘Conversion Therapy’”
Some news items that caught my eye:
• The Independent: A 42-year-old Texas man, Joshua Cole (above), is facing federal charges after allegedly threatening to shoot up the Abilene Pride Parade. “Fk their parade…come on bro let’s go hunting fairies,” he reportedly wrote in a Facebook message.
• New Music: Out recording artist Avery Cochrane’s new single, “Shapeshifting on a Saturday Night,” is a melancholy, pensive pop bop showcasing the talented artist in ‘sad autumn girl’ vibe. Continue reading “Arrested For Threats To Shoot Up Texas Pride Event + New Music From Avery Cochrane + More News”
The Supreme Court has ruled parents have a right to prevent their kids from reading books with LGBTQ characters.
In the case – Mahmoud v. Taylor – a group of Christian and Muslim parents said that their First Amendment rights were violated when schools used books that included LGBTQ characters or themes. Continue reading “SCOTUS: Parents Can Opt Kids Out Of Lessons With LGBTQ Books”
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court has granted a partial stay of nationwide injunctions issued by district courts against Donald Trump’s executive order to effectively end birthright citizenship ruling that individual federal judges do not have the authority to issue nationwide injunction.
The decision gives Trump a procedural win, but leaves the issue of birthright citizenship unresolved. Continue reading “Supreme Court Curbs Injunctions That Block Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Plan”
The Supreme Court will allow the Trump administration to proceed, for now, with a plan to revoke temporary legal protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants.
The justices annulled a ruling from a lower court that had maintained humanitarian parole protections for over 530,000 migrants hailing from four nations: Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. Continue reading “Supreme Court Allows Trump To Strip Legal Protections From 530K Immigrants”
The Supreme Court has extended the freeze on the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act for deportations. In a 7-2 vote the court ruled that Trump violated the due process rights of Venezuelan migrants in its expedited removal efforts using the 18th century wartime law. Continue reading “Supreme Court Extends Block On Using Alien Enemies Act For Deportations”
The U.S. Supreme Court heard a case today regarding Donald Trump’s claim he can revoke birthright citizenship. But the arguments centered on whether a ruling by federal judge in a single district can stop such a policy nationwide. Continue reading “Supreme Court Hears Arguments Over Birthright Citizenship”