Some of America’s biggest companies rely on public benefits to subsidize their employees. Why aren’t they defending their workers against cuts?
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“Executive Orders Are Not Laws. . .They Can Be Undone Quite Easily”
Channyn Lynne Parker, the CEO of Equality Illinois, on threats to civil rights, Chicago’s presidential wannabees, JB Pritzker and Rahm Emanuel, plus why you don’t start a fire if you’re sitting farthest from the exit.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Alito’s Same-Sex Wedding Panic Threatens LGBTQ Rights
His opinion for the Supreme Court Majority in Mahmoud v. Taylor, a case involving parents opting out of a children’s book about a same-sex wedding, has big implications.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
The Texas Assault on Transgender Rights
An interview with Adri Perez, policy and advocacy strategist with the Texas ACLU.
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Fighting a Fundamentalist University’s Anti-LGBTQ Policies
Elizabeth Hunter suffered under Bob Jones University’s anti-LGBTQ discrimination. Now, she’s the lead plaintiff in a federal lawsuit to end “religious exemptions” under Title IX.
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On LGBTQ Rights, the Supreme Court Punts Yet Again
The Justices are distracting the public with narrow opinions that leave no side satisfied, just like those old Magic 8 balls. Soon, they’re going to have to make a decision.
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The Surprising Roots of the Supreme Court’s LGBTQ Rights Ruling
Conservatives are freaking out about the court’s decision, but they unwittingly set it in motion.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Warren’s Marriage Equality Joke Was Brilliant. The Handwringing Over It Is Not.
Bigots should be marginalized—not normalized.
Posted inPolitical Animal
The Right’s Lethal Loathing of the LGBTQ Community
I guess plotting to have people of color harmed or killed at the hands of law enforcement didn’t provide enough of a rush for these folks. Now, they think threatening the lives of LGBTQ Americans is one heck of a way to make America great again: Vermont’s Democratic gubernatorial candidate, who is transgender, said Tuesday […]
Posted inPolitical Animal
One Democratic Consultant’s Fee: Thirty Pieces of Silver
To quote the renowned Scottish philosopher Gerry Rafferty, I’m trying to make some sense of it all, but I see it makes no sense at all: [Massachusetts] GOP U.S. Senate candidate John Kingston quietly hired Democratic consultant and former Gov. Deval Patrick adviser Ron Bell to woo voters in “urban areas” — even as the […]
