Pete Hegseth | GLAAD https://glaad.org GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:16:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 https://media.glaad.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/20110814/cropped-glaad-cyan-icon-32x32.png Pete Hegseth | GLAAD https://glaad.org 32 32 Education À La Carte: Legal and Anti-Censorship Experts, Authors, and Students on the Stakes of the Supreme Court Book Ban Case Mahmoud v. Taylor https://glaad.org/education-a-la-carte-legal-and-anti-censorship-experts-authors-and-students-on-the-stakes-of-the-supreme-court-book-ban-case-mahmoud-v-taylor/ https://glaad.org/education-a-la-carte-legal-and-anti-censorship-experts-authors-and-students-on-the-stakes-of-the-supreme-court-book-ban-case-mahmoud-v-taylor/#respond Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:45:43 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=935128 Today, April 22, the Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in a case brought by six parents in Montgomery County, Maryland, seeking to opt out their children from the presence of LGBTQ-inclusive books in public education. “This case is about whether public school education can be a la carte, allowing parents to pick and choose [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/education-a-la-carte-legal-and-anti-censorship-experts-authors-and-students-on-the-stakes-of-the-supreme-court-book-ban-case-mahmoud-v-taylor/feed/ 0 Transgender Military Service Members Remain On Duty: Judge Rules Trump Order Is “Soaked In Animus” and Lacks Evidence to Support Ban https://glaad.org/transgender-military-service-members-remain-on-duty-judge-rules-trump-order-is-soaked-in-animus-and-lacks-evidence-to-support-ban/ https://glaad.org/transgender-military-service-members-remain-on-duty-judge-rules-trump-order-is-soaked-in-animus-and-lacks-evidence-to-support-ban/#respond Wed, 19 Mar 2025 22:34:47 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=931770 A federal court has granted a preliminary injunction blocking implementation of President Trump’s executive order targeting transgender military service members. The 79-page opinion details the lengthy records of service and commendation of the trans plaintiffs, and notes the order’s distinct lack of evidence to support a ban. The preliminary injunction was issued in the legal [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/transgender-military-service-members-remain-on-duty-judge-rules-trump-order-is-soaked-in-animus-and-lacks-evidence-to-support-ban/feed/ 0 Cabinet Confirmation Hearings Largely Ignore LGBTQ Issues Despite Disparate Impact of Agency Policy on LGBTQ People https://glaad.org/trumps-nominees-hearings/ Mon, 03 Feb 2025 13:44:16 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=927202 The Senate confirmation hearings for President Donald Trump’s nominees began January 14, 2025. Despite the critical roles these nominees, if confirmed, will play in shaping national policy, the hearings notably lack substantive questioning or responses regarding the safety and equality of LGBTQ people, even as President Trump has taken high interest in targeting the community [...]

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]]> Transgender Military Service Member: “I am proof that we are qualified to serve” https://glaad.org/transgender-military-service-member-i-am-proof-that-we-are-qualified-to-serve/ https://glaad.org/transgender-military-service-member-i-am-proof-that-we-are-qualified-to-serve/#respond Wed, 29 Jan 2025 21:46:22 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=927574 Commander Emily Shilling, a U.S. Naval aviator who is also an out transgender woman, is already serving in the military, already making our country safer and stronger, already well qualified. “I have dedicated about 19.5 years of service. It was my dream to join and fly for the Navy since I was little,” Commander Shilling [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/transgender-military-service-member-i-am-proof-that-we-are-qualified-to-serve/feed/ 0 Historic LGBTQ Firsts in 119th Congress https://glaad.org/historic-119th-congress/ https://glaad.org/historic-119th-congress/#respond Wed, 01 Jan 2025 14:00:03 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=925306 Groundbreaking wins marked the 2024 general election with historic firsts. The new House of Representatives will be sworn in on January 3, 2025, at noon. This date marks the beginning of the 119th Congress. The history-makers include:  Sarah McBride (D-DE) Sarah McBride was already the highest-ranking transgender elected official in the United States when she [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/historic-119th-congress/feed/ 0 Trump’s Nominees on the Record on LGBTQ Issues https://glaad.org/trumps-nominees/ https://glaad.org/trumps-nominees/#respond Mon, 09 Dec 2024 18:45:23 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=924513 President-elect Donald Trump and his team are swiftly revealing important Cabinet, White House, and other key nominations for his second term. Trump’s LGBTQ record is documented on the GLAAD Accountability Tracker and includes a history of deploying policies across federal agencies to target LGBTQ people. The LGBTQ records of his nominees includes: Marco Rubio—Secretary of [...]

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