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News (USA)
Fox News VP: The US Olympic team isn’t white & straight enough
He said the team is “darker, gayer, different” and basically called them affirmative action picks.
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News (USA)
Trump brags about discriminating against the LGBT community for ‘religious freedom’
The White House would like Christians to know President Donald Trump has been on their side since taking control of the government.
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News (USA)
North Carolina forced to pay magistrate who wouldn’t marry gays $300,000 in ‘damages’
The state has to compensate her for lost pay and retirement benefits because Jesus made her quit her job.
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News (USA)
Lesbian senior’s discrimination case could clear the way for LGBT housing rights
Marsha Wetzel, 70, is suing her senior living facility for allegedly failing to protect her from the homophobic verbal and physical abuse of other tenants.
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News (USA)
The religious right wants teens to wear white on Valentine’s Day to prove they’re a virgin
The religious right is promoting a “Day of Purity.” You likely know it by it’s more popular name: Valentine’s Day.
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News (World)
Could Bermuda face a boycott after becoming the first country to revoke marriage equality?
The UK has given royal ascent for the rollback of LGBTQ rights in the British territory, making it suddenly a much less attractive travel destination.
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News (USA)
Trump administration is not done trying to keep transgender people out of the military
Buried in court papers, the administration says they will unveil a new policy on February 21 and won’t defend the multiple cases they’ve already lost.
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News (USA)
Trump & religious right pal around with Russians at National Prayer Breakfast
Three times as many Russians were invited to the event this year to hear Trump espouse religious freedom.
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News (USA)
Mike Pence can’t stop obsessing about gay Olympian Adam Rippon
Now he’s tweeting “support” for Rippon despite labeling their public feud as #FAKENEWS!
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News (USA)
Lawyers for bisexual teen who killed classmate says video proves he acted in self-defense
Prosecutors have had the video for months, but they just turned it over to the defense.
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Life
God told Michele Bachmann not to run for Senate, but he told a gay man ‘yes’ apparently
Democrat Nick Leonard announced his candidacy for Al Franken’s former Senate seat and spoke exclusively with LGBTQ Nation about why he’s running.
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News (USA)
Did Melania Trump have the White House exorcised before she would move in?
“Melania Trump said to her husband, ‘I’m not going to go into that White House unless it has been completely exorcised.'”
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News (USA)
3 in 5 people will deliberately misgender a trans person to show disrespect
Americans were most likely to say they would intentionally misgender a trans or gender nonconforming person.
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Commentary
I was a bisexual high school student when they cornered me. This is my #metoo story.
I felt objectified, used, humiliated and scared. But, most of all, I felt helpless. I felt weak. It was as if my mouth couldn’t open and my brain stopped working.
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News (USA)
Jeff Sessions is installing ‘religious freedom’ czars in every U.S. Attorney’s office
Everyone will now be reporting to a political appointee whenever a case involving so-called “religious liberty” comes across their desk.
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News (USA)
California judge rules in favor of antigay baker who discriminated against lesbian couple
His convoluted logic has everyone scratching their heads.
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News (USA)
Your Grindr & Jack’d accounts can be hacked
The danger is especially great in countries where it is still illegal to be LGBT and hackers can quickly determine a user’s location.
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News (USA)
Trump’s ‘license to discriminate’ for healthcare workers will cost $300 million to implement
And it’ll cost over $125 million every year after that.
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News (USA)
Gus Kenworthy talks to Ellen about being an openly gay Olympian & his anti-Pence comments
Kenworthy is excited to compete in his second Olympics, his first as an openly gay man. He is less excited about Mike Pence leading the U.S. delegation – and Ellen agrees.