Scott Bessent, gay billionaire hedge fund founder, confirmed as Trump's Treasury secretary
Scott Bessent is the first out Senate-confirmed Cabinet member in a Republican administration.
January 27, 2025
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Watch Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin Get Humiliated, Again
Seen by many as a modern Louis XIV, Mnuchin received an icy reception when he spoke this week at UCLA.
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March 1, 2018
Treasury Secretary May Scrap Plans for Tubman on $20 Bill
Swamp monster Steven Mnuchin says he's not focused on acknowledging the civil rights leader and suffragette.
August 31, 2017
Trump Treasury Pick Ran Company Accused of Racial Bias in Lending
OneWest, where Treasury secretary nominee Steven Mnuchin was chairman, is the subject of a complaint alleging failure to make housing loans in minority neighborhoods.
November 29, 2016
Scott Bessent, Trump's gay treasury secretary, is out of the running for Fed chair
Donald Trump explain why in a recent interview.
August 5, 2025
Trump nominates investment manager Scott Bessent, a gay man, as Treasury secretary
Bessent, if confirmed, would be the first out member of the LGBTQ+ community to lead the department. His nomination still doesn't mean Trump is an ally, however.
November 23, 2024
Democrats urge gay Treasury Secretary Bessent not to scrap protections for LGBTQ+ federal workers
“It’s deeply troubling to see someone who has benefited from civil rights protections turn around and try to strip them from others,” Rep. Ritchie Torres said.
June 30, 2025
Who is Scott Bessent? Here's the gay billionaire and treasury secretary backing Trump tariffs
Bessent's tenure has been defined by his compliance in dismantling government agencies and his unwillingness to recognize the impact of Trump's tariffs on Americans.
April 11, 2025
Scott Bessent, Trump’s gay treasury secretary nominee, to divest from vast $700 million portfolio
The billionaire would be the second out gay man confirmed to any president’s cabinet.
January 13, 2025
Maxine Waters Destroys Steve Mnuchin, Again
The California congresswoman again calls out the Treasury secretary on his pathetic excuses.
February 6, 2018
Scott Bessent’s mortgage history undercuts Trump’s case to oust Fed governor Lisa Cook
The gay MAGA treasury secretary also listed two homes as primary residences on mortgage documents.
September 17, 2025
U.S. Sanctions Chechen Leader Over Antigay Persecution
Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov has overseen "an administration involved in disappearances and extrajudicial killings," Treasury Department officials said.
December 20, 2017
Will AIG Paralyze Progressive Reform?
Public outrage over $165 million in bonuses for AIG executives shifted this week to scrutiny of the Obama administration and Treasury secretary Timothy Geithner.
March 20, 2009
STUDY: Married Gay Dads Make the Most Money
The Treasury Department has released what may be the most accurate survey yet of where married same-sex couples live and how much money they make.
September 12, 2016
Scott Bessent threatened to punch a fellow Trump official in the 'f***ing face,' Politico reports
This isn't the first time the administration's top out official reportedly suggested using his fists to settle a work disagreement.
September 8, 2025
Setting Steve Mnuchin's Patronizing, Poor-Shaming Wife Straight
Louise Linton, the wife of the Treasury secretary, bragged about her wealth and shamed a critic for being beneath her. Journalists and CNN commentators expressed how we all feel about this modern Marie Antoinette.
August 22, 2017
Ultra-rich Scott Bessent, who owned a pink mansion, says he’s a ‘soybean farmer’ & the internet mocks him
“I’ve eaten edamame, I’m pretty sure that also makes me a soybean farmer,” one person said.
October 27, 2025
The only thing Scott Bessent shares with Pete Buttigieg is a last name that begins with a 'B’
Opinion: The Trump sycophant Bessent uses his LGBTQ+ identity as a veneer, Buttigieg uses his to open doors for others, argues John Casey.
April 9, 2025
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.
May 26, 2025
DOGE staffer resigns over uncovered racist posts
Marko Elez wrote that he was ‘racist before it was cool.’ #FAFO
February 6, 2025
Did Antigay U.S. Hate Group Violate Sanctions Against Russia?
The Human Rights Campaign has asked the federal government to investigate the World Congress of Families to see if the antigay group violated U.S. sanctions in its work with Russian lawmakers.
September 11, 2014