Changing Gun Laws Is The Top Issue For LGBTQ People Going Into The 2018 Election
In a major poll conducted by Whitman Insight Strategies and BuzzFeed News, LGBTQ Americans also said they had an overwhelmingly unfavorable view of Trump.
Who Are LGBTQ Americans? Here’s A Major Poll On Life, Sex, and Politics.
BuzzFeed News and Whitman Insight Strategies conducted one of the most comprehensive national polls to date on how LGBTQ Americans live in 2018.
Trump’s Endorsement Of A New Marijuana Bill Is A Real F-You To Jeff Sessions
The bill filed Thursday in Congress would block Attorney General Jeff Sessions from cracking down on pot in states where it’s legal.
Both Sides Are Claiming Victory In The Big Gay Cake Case
Supreme Court decisions can be complex. Political spin can be pretty simple.
How Republicans Are Using The Anti-Abortion Playbook To Undermine Same-Sex Marriage
Everything the anti-abortion movement did is happening again.
A Judge Just Ruled For A Transgender Student In A Major Case
The decision reanimates the nation’s most prominent case over transgender student restroom rights.
Which Prisoners Are Considered Transgender? The Trump Administration Won't Explain Its New Rules.
What does “biological sex” mean? Officials won’t answer.
The Trump Administration Just Rolled Back Rules That Protect Transgender Prisoners
The Bureau of Prisons is making the change after four evangelical Christian women in a Texas prison sued.
Jeff Sessions Is Waging A Hypocritical War On Federal Judges
The attorney general, like his predecessors, is coming to learn how annoying broad injunctions are. But he’s using them to vilify the judiciary.
This New Bill In Congress Would Imprison People For 10 Years If They Injure A Cop
It's called the Protect and Serve Act.
The New York Times Needs To Stop Calling All Transgender People "Gay"
The idea that trans people are defined by their sexuality drives much of the prejudice against them, and some media coverage isn't helping.
Jeff Sessions Just Misled The Senate About Cutting Off Money From Local Cops
The attorney general blamed a judge, but cutting off money is actually his choice.
The Justice Department Just Lost A Major Sanctuary City Case
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court ruling, thereby preventing the Trump administration from denying grant funds to sanctuary cities nationwide.
How Drug Cops And Small Counties Became The Victims Of Jeff Sessions’ War On Sanctuary Cities
“They’re punishing the good guys.”
Senators Are Scrutinizing A Trump Nominee After His Transgender Daughter Accused Him Of Using Slurs
Bailey Coffman alleges her father, Frank M. Coffman, a nominee to be US Marshal for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, said she was “possessed by the devil” when she came out as transgender. In his Senate questionnaire, Frank Coffman denies the claims.
These Teens Are Taking A Class On Drugs That Is Definitely Not What Trump Had In Mind
Mr. Miller doesn't say “just say no.”
The White House Won't Say If Trump Thinks It Should Be Illegal To Pay For Sex
The Trump administration is cracking down on sex work, but the White House referred questions to the president's personal lawyer and the Justice Department.
A Top Lawyer At The Justice Department Is Quitting To Fight For LGBT Rights
Diana Flynn has been chief of the Civil Rights Division Appellate Section since the Reagan administration. She planned to stay until retirement, no matter who was in power, but instead she’s about to join Lambda Legal, a leading LGBT legal organization where she likely will be in direct conflict with the Jeff Sessions Justice Department.
Technically There Isn't Any Policy Banning Transgender Troops Right Now
The Pentagon could have one, after Trump’s move late last week. But it doesn’t — at least not yet.
This Is The Trump Administration's New Proposal To Ban Bump Stocks
It would reverse the position held by the Obama and Trump administrations by defining what constitutes a fully automatic machine gun.