Smith, a former New Hampshire senator, was also an opponent of LGBTQ rights and voted against federal funding for schools that taught acceptance of homosexuality. The other appointees are Thomas Carter, Edward Luttwak, Scott O'Grady, Thomas Stewart, former Rep. The Pentagon named eight new members to the Defense Policy Boardincluding Trump loyalist and former House Speaker Newt Gingrichless than a month after purging many of the group's influential members, Politico reported. Shawn Takeuchiwho said the clip is from the 2004 film Downfall, a historical drama that depicts Hitler in the final days of World War IIcalled the video "extremely disturbing and offensive." 10, is the city's first openly gay mayor. The video "negatively portrays the community and department leadership" and includes a homophobic comment about the city's new mayor, Todd Gloria, a police spokesman confirmed. The San Diego Police Department is investigating a video depicting Adolf Hitler that circulated among some department members, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported. "It is incredibly frustrating that our clients faced years of unlawful discrimination, but we celebrate this victory as an acknowledgement to their commitment to justice." " ruling affirms that the state must recognize the dignity and true identity of every transgender Ohioan," ACLU of Ohio staff attorney Elizabeth Bonham said in a prepared statement.
Watson granted summary judgment to four transgender individuals, noting that the state had allowed such birth-certificate changes in years past. Equality Virginia and Virginia-based LGBTQ youth advocacy organization Side By Side were joined by Virginia First Lady Pam Northam and Gavin Grimm, a trans activist who filed a lawsuit against his Virginia school district in 2015 when it refused to let him use the men's restroom.Ī federal judge in Columbus, Ohio, sided with transgender residents who sought to overturn a state policy blocking them from changing sex markers on their birth certificates, The Columbus Dispatch reported. The event was in response to new guidelines proposed by Virginia's Department of Education that would codify requirements for schools making their own LGBTQ policies. This article shared 1449 times since Mon Dec 21, 2020Įquality Virginia discussed proposed guidelines for transgender rights in schools in during a virtual town hall that guided participants through crafting public comments in support of the guidelines which solidify protections for trans students and school staff, The Washington Blade reported.