Governor Carney signed the bill into law on July 23 (johncarneyde/twitter) Delaware has become the fourteenth state to ban gay ‘cure’ therapy. Democratic Governor John Carney signed the bill into law on Monday, meaning that licensed mental health professionals will no longer be allowed to subject children to the discredited practice. Connecticut, California, Nevada, New(…)
The Supreme Court may get another crack at the transgender military ban after the latest court decision against it. A federal appeals court has reaffirmed its decision to keep in place an injunction barring the Trump administration from enforcing its transgender military ban, setting the stage for an initial review of the policy at the(…)
The news conference that followed President Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki led to jaw-dropping reactions across the globe, including from LGBT advocates and observers who say it had a negative impact on LGBT rights despite Trump’s backpedaling days later. Trump on Monday appeared alongside Putin at a news conference and sided(…)
Earlier this month, Hawaii Gov. David Ige (D) signed a law that provides additional protections under Title IX for LGBTQ students. The bill, which received very little attention, provides for a state corollary to Title IX that prohibits discrimination on the basis of “sex” — including gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation — in(…)
. The administration of Delaware Gov. John Carney has been receiving criticism for its handling of LGBTQ issues as of late. Most of the frustration from LGBT and other progressive activists concerns the administration’s handling of Regulation 225, which would mandate that transgender students request permission from a parent or guardian before changing their gender(…)
Phoenix has painted two crossings with Pride colours in a tribute to its LGBT+ residents. (ILoveGayPhoenix/Twitter) Phoenix has permanently painted two zebra crossings with Pride colours, embracing the city’s LGBT+ community. The city’s council unanimously voted to give two crossings a rainbow makeover, reports The Arizona Republic. The two crossings are in Seventh and Glenrosa(…)
Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-Mass.) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) introduced legislation against anti-LGBT panic defense. (Washington Blade photo of Kennedy by Michael Key; photo of Markey public domain) The use of a panic defense to justify anti-LGBT violence in federal court will come to an end if new legislation introduced this week by a(…)
A House committee approved on Wednesday as part of major appropriations legislation an amendment seen to allow taxpayer-funded adoption agencies to deny placement into LGBT families over religious objections. The amendment, introduced by Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.), would bar the federal government and state or localities from denying funds to adoption agencies that have “declined(…)
Via press release from Lambda Legal: The Hawai`i Supreme Court today rejected a petition from a Hawai`i bed & breakfast seeking review of a lower court ruling that the business had violated Hawai’i’s anti-discrimination statute when it denied a room to a lesbian couple because of their sexual orientation. Aloha Bed & Breakfast, whose owner(…)
The Trump administration is reportedly draining money from HIV treatment programes in order to fund child migrant detention. Slate reports that budget documents show funding has been reallocated within the Department of Health and Human Services from the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program to pay for the Trump administration’s aggressive stance on child migrants, which may require thousands of(…)