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WASHINGTON, D.C. — (11-30-22) — The U.S Senate passed with bipartisan support on Tuesday, the Respect for Marriage Act, the bill designed to protect same-sex marriage and Interracial marriage nationwide. The Respect for Marriage Act is not only an extraordinary sign of the times but also shows a shift in national politics on LGBT Civil [...]
ATLANTA, GA — (01-05-21) — Senate-Elect Raphael Warnock (D-GA) defeats incumbent Senator Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) by thirty seven thousand votes, and Jon Ossoff (D-GA), has expanded his lead over incumbent Senator David Perdue (R-GA) with 99% of precincts reporting, by nearly ten thousand votes at the time of this post. The reason why the GOP [...]
LAS VEGAS — (11-12-22) — Democrats will retain control of the U.S. Senate next year after Democratic U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto won re-election in Nevada, handing a major victory to President Joe Biden. Republicans are beginning to worry if they will be able to take control of the U.S. House of Representatives as officials [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — (08-07-19) — Lesbian Judge Mary Rowland, who was nominated by Donald Trump, was confirmed along with two other judges by the U.S. Senate by a vote of 87-1 last week. After two and a half years of relentless attacks on LGBTQ rights, advocates such as Lambda Legal, celebrated this rare victory with [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C ― (06-19-19) ― The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to advance the confirmation of a well known anti-LGBT activist judge named Matthew Kacsmaryk. Matthew Kacsmaryk is up for a lifetime federal judge position and if confirmed, is sure to be an anti-LGBT activist on the bench. Despite strong protests from Democrat Senators and one [...]
By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer The now former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, who was permanently suspended last year from his position for refusing to follow the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on Same-Sex Marriage. Well he's back and has announced today Wednesday April 26, he is running for U.S. Senate for Alabama. “As United States [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — (03-07-22) — The U.S. Senate passed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act of 2022 on Monday night by unanimous consent, making lynching a federal hate crime and explicitly criminalizing a heinous act that has become a symbol of our history's racial violence. After more than a century and 200 failed attempts to pass [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (02-10-22) — The U.S Senate made history on Tuesday confirming Chantale Wong, the first openly LGBTQ Person of Color to an Ambassador-Level position. President Biden nominated her for the position back in July. “As the first out LGBTQ person of color confirmed to an ambassador-level position, Ambassador Wong is also a symbol [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (11-02-21) — The United States Senate late Monday night confirmed the first openly LGBTQ female to the U.S. Court of Appeals. Beth Robinson was confirmed to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals by a vote of 51 to 45, with Sens. Susan Collins(R-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) being the only two Republicans [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (07-26-21) — The U.S. Senate made history on Monday confirming two LGBTQ women to top military positions. Gina Ortiz Jones will serve as undersecretary of the Air Force — the first openly known lesbian to serve as undersecretary of a military branch. The second is Shawn Skelly who will serve as assistant [...]