Gay Makeup Artist, Without A Criminal Record, Sent to Horrific El Salvador Prison by Trump. HOW TO TAKE ACTION! The abrupt and violent deportation of Andry Hernandez Romero, a 31-year-old gay makeup artist seeking asylum in the U.S., has ignited Read more
COLORADO GOV REPEALS STATE’S SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BAN Amidst rising concerns about threats to marriage equality, Colorado Governor Jared Polis (D) has proactively signed legislation to repeal the state’s dormant same-sex marriage ban. Though rendered invalid by the 2015 Supreme Court Read more
Supreme Court Decision Could Reverse Bans on Conversion Therapy for Minors The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a First Amendment challenge to a Colorado law that bans conversion therapy for LGBTQ minors. This decision raises the possibility that the Read more
TRUMP’S TRANSGENDER MILITARY BAN BLOCKED BY FEDERAL JUDGE A federal judge has halted the enforcement of President Trump’s transgender military ban, citing potential constitutional violations. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes‘s ruling echoed another decision made earlier in the day, both Read more
Attorney General Rob Bonta: “The LGBTQ+ community is and will continue to be protected under a myriad of state laws and California’s constitution.” California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the followed statement last month regarding President Trump’s recent executive order that targets the Read more
LA LGBT Center: We’ll fight for justice, equality and the dignity of all queerand trans people Following President Trump’s inauguration and declarations of the federal government’s recognition of only two biological sexes and rewriting immigration policies last month, Los Angeles Read more
LAMBDA LEGAL TO SUE OVER ORDERS ON LGBTQ+ RIGHTS Lambda Legal, the LGBTQ+ rights advocacy group that succeeded in fighting executive orders issued during President Donald Trump’s first term, promised last month to challenge his latest moves rolling back protections Read more
Gay officer sues California city for discrimination A police officer in Oceanside has sued the city, claiming he suffered discrimination and harassment from fellow officers after they found out he was gay and retaliated when he reported it. He also said Read more
AIDS MEMORIAL QUILT DISPLAYED AT THE WHITE HOUSE FOR THE FIRST TIME Joe Biden made history on World AIDS Day on December 1 by being the first president to display panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt on the White House’s Read more
This is an all-hands-on-deck moment in our history BY RACE BANNON The election is over. LGBTQ voters turned out for Harris in large numbers. It wasn’t enough to counteract the other side’s aggressive campaign of hate and lies. We’re now Read more
GAY TEEN BECOMES UTAH’S YOUNGEST ELECTED OFFICIAL Gay nineteen-year-old Jackson Lewis is Utah’s youngest elected official. Lewis was elected to Canyons School Board District 1. Endorsed by the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund—Lewis said he was inspired to run due to the Read more
BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ADDS INJECTABLE PREP REQUIREMENT FOR INSURANCE PROVIDERS The Biden-Harris administration announced last month a new requirement for insurance providers to cover injectable PrEP in their policies without a co-payment for consumers, reports LGBTQ Nation. “With low uptake of Read more
Senate President pro Tempore Emeritus Toni Atkins on why we need Proposition 3 Proposition 3, the initiative on the November ballot to protect marriage equality in California, is very personal to me. In 2008, the California Supreme Court ruled that Read more
VP NOMINEE TIM WALZ: WE’RE NOT GOING TO CONTINUE TO DEMONIZE PEOPLE In a speech last month at the Human Rights Campaign National Dinner, 2024 Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz affirmed his commitment to LGBTQ rights. “What this election Read more
JUDGE OVERTURNS PENTAGON’S BAN ON HIV-POSITIVE MILITARY ENLISTEES A federal judge has overturned the Pentagon’s ban on asymptomatic HIV-positive people enlisting in the military, ruling it as discriminatory, reports LGBTQ Nation. “Modern science has transformed the treatment of HIV,” U.S. Read more
KAMALA REITERATES HER UNWAVERING SUPPORT FOR LGBTQ+ RIGHTS Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, reiterated her unwavering support for LGBTQ+ rights in a speech at the American Federation of Teachers national convention in Houston last month, reports the Read more
BIDEN PARDONS LGBTQ+ SERVICE MEMBERS CONVICTED FOR SEXUAL ORIENTATION President Biden pardoned LGBTQ+ service members who were convicted of a crime under military law based on their sexual orientation last month, a move that is expected to affect thousands of Read more
