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Violence Against Women Act expands services to LGBTQ+ survivors. It was reauthorized Tuesday and is a win for the community.

The Violence Against Women Act has been expanded to include services for LGBTQ+ survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence.

The act, reauthorized this week in a bill signed by President Biden, now includes a grant program designed to aid LGBTQ+ survivors of sexual assault or domestic violence.

This administration can’t just half-heartedly fix what Trump broke; it must do better for undocumented people.

President Joe Biden gives his first presidential address before Congress – Photo: C-SPAN. President Joe Biden incorporated LGBTQ topics into his first presidential address to Congress, urging passage of the Equality Act and affirming his support for transgender Americans. In his address, Biden reflected on his first 99 days in office, covering America’s response to COVID-19, including the rollout of vaccines, and pitching his plans for job creation, paid family leave, and significant invest...

Wed, 03/17/2021 - 1:25pm -- tim Vermont Business Magazine Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ed Markey (D-MA), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) along with Reps. Barbara Lee (D-CA), and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) on Wednesday introduced the  Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act to take on corporate greed by raising taxes on companies that pay their top executives at least 50 times more than the pay of a median worker. Americans across the political spectrum are outraged by the extreme g...

Coalition Urges Congress Not to Expand Domestic Terrorism Charges 151 Organizations Call on Congress to Oppose the Expansion of Terrorism-related Legal Authority January 19, 2021 Dear Members of Congress: On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights (The Leadership Conference), a coalition charged by its diverse membership of more than 220 national organizations to promote and protect civil and human rights in the United States, and the undersigned 151 organizations, we wri...

Trump Impeached a Second Time, LGBTQ orgs weigh in HRC and GLAAD both offer statements of support following the historic impeachment vote. 56SHARES Donald Trump — Photo: Gage Skidmore On Wednesday, Jan. 13, Donald J. Trump became the first sitting president in U.S. history to be impeached by Congress for a second time. He was first impeached in December 2019 for Abuse of Power and Obstruction of Congress, for his role in soliciting political information on Democratic rival and now President-e...

A total of 40 LGBTQ organizations are calling for the "immediate removal of President Donald Trump" in the wake of the January 6 attack on the United States Capitol by pro-Trump domestic terrorists that resulted in five deaths. Meanwhile, San Francisco-based Twitter on Friday permanently suspended Trumps Twitter account, citing the possibility of a further incitement of violence. The statement, spearheaded and released by GLAAD January 7, is brief: "As LGBTQ organizations and movement leaders, ...

Donald Trump remains a threat to democracy and human life every day he remains in office, writes executive director Rea Carey