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​'South Park' eviscerates Kristi Noem for killing a puppy and abusing Botox​

South Park's newest episode makes fun of Kristi Noem for her admission that she shot and killed a puppy.

DHS quietly eliminates ban on surveillance based on sexual orientation and gender identity

The DHS quietly updated its policy manual earlier this month, removing LGBTQ+ identities from the section prohibiting surveillance based solely on immutable characteristics.

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Is Out

Departure comes amid growing family seperations while the death of a transgender refugee in ICE custody remains unexplained.

WATCH: Janet Napolitano 'Evolves' on Marriage Equality

The former Department of Homeland Security secretary and current Olympic delegate discussed security and LGBT rights ahead of the Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, next month.

Georgetown Alumni Embarrassed of Fellow Graduate Kirstjen Nielsen

A petition of Georgtown alumni want the Homeland Security Secretary to resign after she OK'd putting children in cages.

Kristi Noem won’t say if gay asylum-seeker deported to El Salvador’s ‘hellhole’ prison is still alive

The Trump Homeland Security secretary wouldn’t consider Rep. Robert Garcia’s request to provide Andry Hernandez Romero’s mom with an update on her son.

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Homeland Security Confirms Same-Sex Binational Couples Can Get Green Cards

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today confirmed that Americans can now sponsor their foreign-born same-sex spouses for citizenship the same way Americans with opposite-sex spouses can.

Donald Trump's anti-LGBTQ+ cabinet: An in-depth look

Trump's 2.0 cabinet is a cast of characters from right-wing television and MAGA politics. Here are their LGBTQ+ rights records.

Pete Buttigieg calls Pete Hegseth ‘unfit to lead’ after second bombshell Signal chat leak revelation

Donald Trump's defense secretary is embroiled in another scandal. The gay former transportation secretary won't let him forget it.

Mattis Says Trans Troops Can Continue Serving for Now

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.

Trump administration kills $18.5 million in funding for diversity, LGBTQ+ support

That includes funding for a global anti-hate summit and programs providing affirming therapy for queer youth.

Trump Approves Memo Implementing Trans Military Ban

The administration is ready to put the ban into effect.

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John Kerry Confirms Same-Sex Couples Now Eligible for Visas

The secretary of state announced that his department will begin treating married same-sex binational couples the same as opposite-sex couples immediately.

Trump's Homeland Security Pick Fears Women in Combat Will 'Lower Standards'

Marine Gen. John Kelly has decades of battle experience -- and strong views about women in combat and the Guantanamo Bay military prison.

TSA officer sues Kristi Noem over trans personnel being banned from doing pat-downs

The policy is “terribly demeaning and 100 percent illegal,” Danielle Mittereder's lawyer Jonathan Puth says.