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Friday, September 29, 2023
Gavin Newsom Vetoes One Pro-Trans Bill While Signing Others September was a mixed bag for queer rights in California, though mostly good. On Saturday Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Cal.) signed several pieces of pro-LGBTQ+ legislation, just one day after vetoing one that would have strengthened trans youth protections in the state’s […]
Molly Jong-Fast’s article in the latest Vanity Fair, “Let’s Not Sleepwalk Into Another Trump Presidency,” suggests an unsettling proposition in its title. Indeed, if you add everything up, all the legal charges and salacious claims against Trump, his poor track record in elections since 2016 and revelations about his intentions […]
September 24, 2023 (Washington, D.C.) – Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), co-founder of the Egypt Human Rights Caucus and longtime critic of the Sisi regime’s human rights violations, today issued the following statement on Senator Robert J. Menendez: “A jury will decide whether Senator Menendez committed federal crimes that can be […]
Between knocking doors here at home and in swing districts across Virginia, attending a Special Session in Richmond, and preparing for the imminent start of the early voting period, the fall is shaping up to be a marathon of activity as we sprint to the end of the year. The […]
The Lady Doth Protest Too Much, Methinks On Sunday, September 10, Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) was kicked out of a (what was supposed to be family-friendly) matinee of the musical “Beetlejuice,” after a pregnant woman in attendance complained that she was vaping. But, though Boebert’s vaping has been widely covered […]
President Biden’s powerful address to the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday was grounded in the most core values of the alliance among nations that, as he stressed, is at the heart of our species’ ability to survive and progress in this dangerous age. It was generally overlooked by a major […]
Hong Kong Court Orders Laws Changed to Recognize Same-Sex Couples Hong Kong — which decriminalized homosexuality in 1991 — will soon follow Taiwan (in May 2019) and Nepal (in March 2023) in legally recognizing same-sex unions. Last week a court ordered the government to create a plan to do so […]
Veteran Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne’s contribution this week has an intriguing title, “We Need a Truce in Our War Over Religion. Here’s a Glimmer of Hope.” “Houses of worship and other religious institutions play an essential role in promoting social connectedness, mutual aid and community building,” he acknowledges, and […]
Nearly six months after the end of the most recent legislative session, we have finally come to an agreement on the budget. After many weeks of negotiation and conversation, my fellow budget conferees and I found a compromise that worked for both sides. As a reminder, Virginia operates on a […]
No one expected Donald Trump’s mug shot to be a well-lit and air-brushed eight-by-ten glossy, but his snarling visage imposed on the Fulton County Sheriff’s logo did a good job of highlighting, in one split-second photo, his oft-demonstrated disdain for governmental institutions. I wondered how long he had practiced that […]
