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President John Mahama says he wants to open dialogue on the law, while one legislator said he would rather be dead than live in a country that affirmed LGBTQ+ rights.
He says the current restrictions on queer men from donating sperm in Canada is discrimination.
He said he would direct the Department of Homeland Security to deny visa applications for transgender athletes, which he called “fraudulent.”
Defense Secretary James Mattis today said a panel will study how best to address trans service, and nothing will change until the study is done.
The Trump administration quietly reversed the policy, which means trans veterans won't be protected from discrimination at VA facilities.
Transgender youth
in New York's juvenile detention centers are now
allowed to wear whatever uniform they choose, be called by
whatever name they want, and ask for special housing
under a new antidiscrimination policy drawing praise
from advocacy groups. ''New York is way ahead of the
curve,'' said Roberta Sklar, a spokeswoman for the National
Gay and Lesbian Task Force. ''When you have a system
like the New York Office of Children and Family
Services putting out a clear nondiscrimination policy,
it should be seen as a model for similar kinds of agencies
all over the country.''
The order directs federal agencies to address health care, education, conversion therapy, homelessness, foster care, and more.
Clubs for women in engineering, Native American heritage, and LGBTQ+ support have been disbanded.
New enlistments for transgender people are stopped, care for existing service members paused and promotions held up, according to the defense secretary’s latest memo.
Some residents of the LGBTQ+ mecca expressed outraged at the flag-lowering in Matthew Shepard Square, which followed a presidential proclamation.
"Any patriot that wants to serve and meets all the requirements should be able to serve in our military," Richard V. Spencer said Thursday.
The Central Bucks School District in Pennsylvania faces scrutiny over its decision to grant outgoing superintendent Abram Lucabaugh a severance package exceeding $700,000 following his endorsement of far-right educational policies.
Dinah Yukich sued after a tournament in New York determined her ineligible to compete in women's events.
A new memo urges those enforcing antidiscrimination orders to take a contractor's religious beliefs into account.
DeVos slashed 72 guidelines for people with disabilities, labeling them "Outdated, unnecessary, or ineffective."
Chaplain Andrew Calvert is under investigation for his remarks objecting to the lifting of the trans military ban.
Lambda Legal's analysis of the president's first year praises advancements made for LGBTQ+ Americans but recommends further actions.
