The GOP conference's most conservative members obstructed votes & have led an open rebellion against House Speaker Kevin McCarthy
The administration said its aim is to implement and expand the provisions of last year's Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
Speaker McCarthy: “Frustrating in the sense that I don’t understand why anybody votes against bringing the idea and having the debate"
She will be the first Chinese-American woman to serve. Lin previously fought for marriage equality as a lawyer in private practice
This follows a lawsuit filed last month by LGBTQ veterans against the Pentagon for allegedly failing to remedy “ongoing discrimination”
These populations experience “higher rates of social isolation” & “higher rates of poverty” & are “less likely to be partnered
In fact, on the day she took office, the congresswoman became only the second member to fly a transgender Pride flag outside her office
McBride, who is America's first openly transgender state senator and the country's highest ranking trans elected official
During a confirmation hearing Romney spoke against allowing trans woman & girls to compete on sports teams
“I would never put my name on any bill that targets or disparages or harms the trans or LGBTQ community” he told the Blade
