Justice Dept. pulls 'nonessential' funds from Maine prison system over trans inmate housed with women
Attorney General Pam Bondi made the announcement on Fox & Friends.
APRIL 8, 2025
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Rush Limbaugh on the Attack of the Lesbian Farmers
The far-right radio host thinks the Agriculture Department's outreach to rural LGBT people is a conspiracy to destroy conservative communities.
AUGUST 24, 2016
New T-Shirt Shows Solidarity With Lesbian Farmers
The shirt was inspired by Rush Limbaugh's assertion that the Obama administration is flooding conservative rural areas with liberal lesbians.
AUGUST 26, 2016
GOP Senator Considers Blocking School Meal Funding Over LGBTQ+ Rights
Sen. Roger Marshall said he may obstruct the funds due to new guidance by the Biden administration that bans LGBTQ+ discrimination in programs receiving federal nutrition funds.
JUNE 23, 2022
Musk might be on his way out, but what happens to all the destruction he wrought on the federal government?
Opinion: Musk dug a hole for himself and plunged the United States into a chasm of inefficiency and discord, writes John Casey.
APRIL 3, 2025
Do You Agree With HRC's 'To Do List' For President Obama?
The Human Rights Campaign's 2015 Blueprint for Positive Change is an LGBT laundry list of actions the Obama administration could take to improve the lives of LGBT people.
JUNE 19, 2015
National LGBT Chamber of Commerce Endorses Biden for President
"Joe Biden proudly affirms an essential core value of the NGLCC: that we all deserve our shot at the American Dream," the group says.
AUGUST 31, 2020
Trump officials kill federal research on safer period products over mention of transgender men
The study is meant to improve health during menstruation.
MARCH 10, 2025
Russia Probe Sinks Anti-LGBT Trump Nom for Chief Agriculture Scientist
Sam Clovis has withdrawn from consideration for the position because of connections to the alleged Trump-Russia collusion, but he'll still have a senior position at the Department of Agriculture.
NOVEMBER 2, 2017
Texas Ag Dept. Shocked That Antidiscrimination Training Included Gender Identity
An email sent to employees after the training said it was "biased" and offensive to some workers.
JULY 14, 2023
Florida Medical Board Votes to Ban Kids' Gender-Affirming Care
The board OK'd a new standard of care for treating minors with gender dysphoria, taking the first step toward banning gender-affirming care for them.
AUGUST 5, 2022
Democrats Demand That Biden, Leaders Reject Anti-LGBTQ+ Riders in Any Funding Bill
Amid a looming government shutdown, over 160 lawmakers advocate for LGBTQ+ rights in 2024 appropriations discussions.
NOVEMBER 1, 2023
How a Federal Government Shutdown Will and Won't Affect You
As House Republicans continue to dither and blockade, here's what to expect.
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
New A.G. Matt Whitaker's Cozy Past With Homophobes
The acting U.S. attorney general (since Jeff Sessions's) departure, once prosecuted a gay politician in a flimsy case and worked for an antigay candidate.
NOVEMBER 8, 2018
Transgender Archaeologist Fired From Federal Job After Posing With AR-15
She says there’s a double standard, claiming that if she were a right-wing gun enthusiast, her video would be considered a First Amendment expression of a Second Amendment right.
APRIL 28, 2023
Trump Nominee Sam Clovis Links Marriage Equality to Pedophilia
And he's a birther and a climate change denier, yet he's nominated to be the Department of Agriculture's top scientist.
AUGUST 21, 2017
Texas Ag Department Imposes 'Biological Gender' Dress Code on Employees
The new wording is aimed at transgender employees and will affect cisgender ones too.
APRIL 25, 2023
Trump Hires Bush-Era Official Who Led a Gay Purge
James Renne was a key player in a scandalous 2004 purge of gay employees in the Office of Special Counsel.
APRIL 11, 2017
Maine sues Trump administration for funding freeze over policy on transgender student athletes
Maine's attorney general says the Trump administration is withholding funds crucial for feeding school children and adults with disabilities.
APRIL 8, 2025
Rush Limbaugh Inspires 'Lesbian Farmer' Musical Tribute
By now everyone knows lesbians love farming. One woman decided to put her farming tale to music.
AUGUST 26, 2016
House Republicans Attack LGBTQ+ Community Through Spending Bills
They are attaching anti-LGBTQ+ amendments to every appropriations bill that's pending.
JULY 18, 2023