Homophobe Matt Gaetz is being investigated for sex trafficking and lobbying violations by the House
The Republican is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old, who he allegedly paid to travel with him.
January 26, 2024
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Republican Ron Johnson likens accused sex trafficker Matt Gaetz to trans official Rachel Levine
Gaetz has been the subject of an investigation by the House Ethics Committee over claims he had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old, who he allegedly paid to travel with him, as well as lobbying violations.
November 18, 2024
Judge Slams Hobby Lobby's Transphobic Environment
Last year activists worried that the Supreme Court's ruling in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby opened the door to discrimination — but in one trans employee’s case, the bias was already occurring.
October 11, 2015
10 batsh*t things you should know about Trump's anti-LGBTQ+ attorney general pick, Matt Gaetz
Gaetz's long history of sex crime allegations and misusing taxpayer funds put him right in line with Trump.
November 14, 2024
AHF: Another Wrong Turn Fighting for Condoms in Porn
AIDS Healthcare Foundation's push to ban condomless porn in California is another misuse of funds, writes Eric Paul Leue.
February 19, 2016
D.C. Police Won't Release 911 Tape in FRC Shooting
Although 911 calls are considered public record in most jurisdictions, the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C. says it will not release recordings of the 911 call placed when a shooter opened fire inside the offices of the Family Research Council.
September 25, 2012
What's So Dangerous About Federal Judge's Anti-Trans Ruling?
The decision enshrines discrimination against transgender people in law and provides easy justification for any business that wants to fire transgender employees.
August 23, 2016
WATCH: Maddow Takes Down Archbishop on Birth Control
As the Supreme Court prepares to rule on contraceptive access in health insurance, Maddow ridicules Catholic archbishop Timothy Dolan's advice to 'walk into a 7-Eleven' for birth control.
June 26, 2014
California minister faces reprimand for marrying gays
A Presbyterian minister in California, the Reverend Jane Spahr (pictured), accused of marrying two lesbian couples in violation of the faith's position that marriage is the union of a man and a woman, could face a reprimand or be forced to leave the ministry after more than 30 years.
March 2, 2006
Trump Had Scalia in Mind When Picking Neil Gorsuch for Court
Gorsuch, 49, is a favorite of "religious freedom" advocates.
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January 31, 2017
Likely Trump Supreme Court Pick a 'Religious Liberty' Champion
Neil Gorsuch lacks much of a record on LGBT rights, but his record in "religious objections" cases is cause for concern.
January 24, 2017
WATCH: Rachel Maddow Eviscerates Hobby Lobby Ruling
Rachel Maddow injects a dose of common sense on the Supreme Court's ruling on contraception.
July 1, 2014
Supreme Court Ponders Scope of 'Religious Exemptions'
Hobby Lobby and other companies don't want to cover contraceptives for employees -- could a ruling in their favor mean denial of benefits needed by LGBT workers?
March 25, 2014
Twitter Allows Transphobic Film After Conservative Uproar
The social media platform has become a breeding ground for right-wing hate, which the owner, Elon Musk caters to.
June 4, 2023
Pope Francis Admits 'Gay Lobby' at Work at Vatican
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church acknowledged to a private audience that a blackmail scheme targeting gay priests -- amid other corruption -- exists within the Vatican.
June 12, 2013
Kim Davis Attempts to Skirt $230,000 Legal Fees
Kim Davis, who attempted to prevent gay couples from acquiring marriage licenses, is being asked to cover the legal fees of the people she discriminated against.
November 4, 2016
Turkey Cannot Require Trans People to Be Sterilized
Ten years after a trans man first sued Turkey's government, a European court of human rights found that he should not have been forced to get sterilized prior to being granted access to transition-related surgery.
March 15, 2015