Scott Bessent, gay billionaire hedge fund founder, confirmed as Trump's Treasury secretary
Scott Bessent is the first out Senate-confirmed Cabinet member in a Republican administration.
JANUARY 27, 2025
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Trump nominates investment manager Scott Bessent, a gay man, as Treasury secretary
Bessent, if confirmed, would be the first out member of the LGBTQ+ community to lead the department. His nomination still doesn't mean Trump is an ally, however.
NOVEMBER 23, 2024
U.S. Sanctions Chechen Leader Over Antigay Persecution
Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov has overseen "an administration involved in disappearances and extrajudicial killings," Treasury Department officials said.
DECEMBER 20, 2017
Did Antigay U.S. Hate Group Violate Sanctions Against Russia?
The Human Rights Campaign has asked the federal government to investigate the World Congress of Families to see if the antigay group violated U.S. sanctions in its work with Russian lawmakers.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2014
IRS: No Matter Which State, Same-Sex Marriages Recognized
As the U.S. government implements the Supreme Court ruling on DOMA, legally wed same-sex couples will be able to file their federal taxes as such.
AUGUST 29, 2013
Twitter Cries Racism Over Delay of Harriet Tubman $20 Bill
She escaped from slavery and helped others do the same. Andrew Jackson, currently on the bill, owned slaves.
MAY 23, 2019
Taxes and gift giving
A recent article in the print edition of The Advocate inadvertently misrepresented tax options for same-sex couples with widely divergent incomes: In fact, one partner cannot shelter income by giving to the other. An attorney who specializes in tax issues and estate planning straightens out the facts.
MARCH 27, 2005
Watch Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin Get Humiliated, Again
Seen by many as a modern Louis XIV, Mnuchin received an icy reception when he spoke this week at UCLA.
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MARCH 1, 2018
Scott Bessent, Trump’s gay treasury secretary nominee, to divest from vast $700 million portfolio
The billionaire would be the second out gay man confirmed to any president’s cabinet.
JANUARY 13, 2025
Will AIG Paralyze Progressive Reform?
Public outrage over $165 million in bonuses for AIG executives shifted this week to scrutiny of the Obama administration and Treasury secretary Timothy Geithner.
MARCH 20, 2009
Setting Steve Mnuchin's Patronizing, Poor-Shaming Wife Straight
Louise Linton, the wife of the Treasury secretary, bragged about her wealth and shamed a critic for being beneath her. Journalists and CNN commentators expressed how we all feel about this modern Marie Antoinette.
AUGUST 22, 2017
Big Payday for Same-Sex Married Couples
A new report indicates it pays to be gay -- or bi -- and hitched to a member of the same sex.
DECEMBER 2, 2016
How Elon Musk & Peter Thiel-aligned inexperienced tech bros took over the federal government
They now have access to your private information and other sensitive U.S. data.
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
Gay Trump ally Richard Grenell really, really wanted to be secretary of State. It went to Marco Rubio
There was even a plan to pay people to post favorably about him on social media, but Grenell apparently had no role in it.
DECEMBER 6, 2024
Treasury Secretary May Scrap Plans for Tubman on $20 Bill
Swamp monster Steven Mnuchin says he's not focused on acknowledging the civil rights leader and suffragette.
AUGUST 31, 2017
Trump Treasury Pick Ran Company Accused of Racial Bias in Lending
OneWest, where Treasury secretary nominee Steven Mnuchin was chairman, is the subject of a complaint alleging failure to make housing loans in minority neighborhoods.
NOVEMBER 29, 2016
Maxine Waters Destroys Steve Mnuchin, Again
The California congresswoman again calls out the Treasury secretary on his pathetic excuses.
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
STUDY: Married Gay Dads Make the Most Money
The Treasury Department has released what may be the most accurate survey yet of where married same-sex couples live and how much money they make.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016
DOGE staffer resigns over uncovered racist posts
Marko Elez wrote that he was ‘racist before it was cool.’ #FAFO
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
