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Senator Harris Statement on Trump Forcing Transgender Individuals out of the Military

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris released the following statement on the President’s decision to remove all transgender individuals from serving in the military: “The President’s decision to force transgender individuals out of the military is discriminatory, wrong, and un-American. We should not punish or turn away courageous people who are willing

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Trump continues Obama order protecting LGBTQ federal workers

An executive order protecting federal employees from anti-LGBTQ discrimination that was first signed in 2014 by President Barack Obama will continue under President Donald Trump, the White House said Tuesday. “President Donald J. Trump is determined to protect the rights of all Americans, including the LGBTQ community,” the White House said in a statement. “The

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Trump presidency’s effect on LGBT community

The Human Rights Campaign has fielded multiple questions from its constituency regarding potential Trump presidency actions which will affect the LGBT community. National Legal Affairs Director Sarah Warbelow and other HRC staff members compiled this Q/A list based on the questions directed to HRC:Will marriage equality be overturned?It’s not impossible, but it’s not likely. It’s

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A look at our options

America chooses a president, U.S. Senators, and everyone takes a break from nasty TV ads Nov. 8.The LGBTQ community has a lot at stake in next week’s election. PRESIDENTThe platforms of Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump are slugging it out for 270 Electoral College votes. Their platforms on our community’s top issues reveal

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She’s with ‘Her’

“You have bronchitis.” This is what my doctor told me a few weeks ago. I responded, jokingly, by telling him to “blame the Clintons.” Why? I had just spent the past few weeks working at the Hillary campaign office in Indianapolis – to bring the message to Hoosiers that Hillary is the best choice for

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The Word by Sheila

I went into my files and reviewed several of my very earliest Word columns. That review left me with two contradictory impressions: how dramatically things have changed – and how little. Here, for example, was a column from the year 2000. Just 16 years ago: – – – – – My youngest son recently attended

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