by admin | Jul 3, 2019 | Featured, Politics
While the general thought is that belief in equal rights for LGBTQ Americans is the province of liberals—and you would be forgiven for thinking so, given the continued attacks on the LGBTQ population by the current administration—at least 35 high-ranking Republicans...
by admin | May 17, 2019 | Featured, Politics
The Democrat-controlled U.S. House of Representatives has passed an anti-discrimination bill that would protect the civil rights of LGBT people across the nation. Called the Equality Act, the bill would extend existing protections to include areas such as education,...
by admin | Apr 24, 2019 | Featured, Politics
Running for president as a marginalized person takes guts—the kind of guts Obama had when he ran for president as the nation’s first black candidate. His courage to challenge the status quo has inspired other minorities, like Pete Buttigieg, to do the same. Earlier...
by admin | Mar 15, 2019 | Featured, Politics
On Thursday, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar introduced his same-sex partner, Matthew Barrett, to Vice President Mike Pence. The meeting took place at Pence’s private residence in Washington, D.C. Social media users were quick to point out the hilarity of the...
by admin | Nov 7, 2018 | Featured, Politics
Only eight Native Americans have been elected to the U.S. House of Representatives prior to 2018, from John Floyd (elected in 1817) to Markwayne Mullin (elected in 2013). There have been 300 women Representatives. There have been 18 LGBT Representatives. Out of...
by admin | Nov 6, 2018 | Featured, Politics
Jared Polis has never been a closeted politician, not in his nine years as a Democratic Representative. He has always been very progressive in Congress, from supporting federal legalization of cannabis to fighting for Medicare-for-all. He’s even pushed...
