General News US elects 334 LGBTQ+ candidates In a new report from the LGBTQ Victory Fund, published on Tuesday December 8, it was confirmed that 334 LGBTQ+ candidates were successful in the 2020 US elections. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Election Special Jessica Benham becomes first bisexual, autistic Pennsylvania state representative On November 3, LGBTQ+ activist and disability advocate, Jessica Benham, became Pennsylvania’s first openly bisexual state representative. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Election Special Mauree Turner is the first non-binary lawmaker in the US Mauree Turner, 27, is the first non-binary lawmaker in US history after they won an election for the state house in Oklahoma’s 88th District. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Election Special Nevada becomes first state to remove same-sex marriage ban from its constitution Nevada has become the first US state to remove a same-sex marriage ban from its state constitution after over two-thirds voted to amend a clause which defined marriage as the union of a man and a woman. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Election Special Amy Coney Barrett confirmed as Supreme Court justice Republican judge Amy Coney Barrett has been appointed a position in the US Supreme Court, despite her controversial opinions on the LGBTQ+ community, as she was voted in 52 to 48. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Jay Sekulow General News Trump lawyer cracking down on LGBTQ+ and women’s rights in Europe Jay Sekulow, a member of US Christian group American Centre for Law and Justice (ACLJ) and personal lawyer to president Donald Trump, has backed Poland’s new abortion restriction laws and contributed to the 28 groups who have spent $90 million pushing conservative anti-LGBTQ+ agendas in Europe. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Amy Coney Barrett Election Special Amy Coney Barrett revealed to be a trustee of anti-LGBTQ+ schools Judge Amy Coney Barrett, who has replaced the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg as a US Supreme Court justice, has previously been linked to anti-LGBTQ+ private schools where queer teachers or children of LGBTQ+ couples were not welcome. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Community Trans and gender non-conforming Americans facing barriers to voting A new study by the UCLA School of Law has found that out of 965,000 eligible trans voters in the US, 42% don’t have the correct identification which may prevent them from voting in the upcoming elections. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Mitt Romney has endorsed Barrett Election Special ‘Anti-LGBTQ+’ Amy Coney Barrett endorsed by Mitt Romney US senator Mitt Romney has confirmed on Twitter he intends to vote in favour of Amy Coney Barrett who is in the running to become the newest associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
