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Updated: Warnock and Ossoff win Georgia US Senate seats

Updated: Warnock and Ossoff win Georgia US Senate seats

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Jan 6, 2021

A look at the numbers in Tuesday's U.S. Senate runoff races in Georgia indicate that Democrats have won control of the upper chamber of Congress — a development with potentially favorable consequences for the LGBTQ community and the nation.

Georgia runoff races will determine control of U.S. Senate

Georgia runoff races will determine control of U.S. Senate

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Jan 4, 2021

The country's attention will be riveted on Georgia this week where runoff races for the state's two U.S. Senate seats will determine whether Democrats or Republicans control the chamber.

2020: A year like no other

2020: A year like no other

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Dec 29, 2020

In 2020, the nation faced two existential threats: an out-of-control coronavirus pandemic that killed more than 300,000 people in the United States in less than 12 months, and an erratic, self-obsessed Republican president.

Biden picks Buttigieg as 1st gay cabinet secretary

Biden picks Buttigieg as 1st gay cabinet secretary

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Dec 15, 2020

President-elect Joe Biden finally announced a gay cabinet secretary pick Tuesday.

LGBTQ Agenda: New Trump administration rules weaken church-state distinction, Lambda Legal warns

LGBTQ Agenda: New Trump administration rules weaken church-state distinction, Lambda Legal warns

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Dec 15, 2020

The Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund is raising alarm about new Trump administration rules that weaken distinctions between religious and secular federal contractors in order to uphold the First Amendment's establishment clause.

Bay Area LGBTQ leaders back straight veteran to lead VA

Bay Area LGBTQ leaders back straight veteran to lead VA

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Dec 9, 2020

Several Bay Area LGBTQ leaders are backing a straight Iraq War veteran to be the secretary of Veterans Affairs in the Biden administration.

Prominent lesbians of color will join Biden administration

Prominent lesbians of color will join Biden administration

  • by Sari Staver
  • Nov 30, 2020

Two prominent lesbians of color have been appointed to major roles in President-elect Joe Biden's communications department, the transition team announced in a news release November 29.

LGBTQ Agenda: Health expert sounds off on new numbers revealing COVID's impact

LGBTQ Agenda: Health expert sounds off on new numbers revealing COVID's impact

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Nov 20, 2020

Preliminary numbers show the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic and its changes to daily life are having on LGBTQ people — and suggest lessons that can be learned from the fight against HIV/AIDS.

Out in the Bay: Stress coping tips and learning from Trump's erratic behavior

Out in the Bay: Stress coping tips and learning from Trump's erratic behavior

  • by Eric Jansen
  • Nov 20, 2020

What a stressful, frightening year: COVID-19, layoffs, police killing Black people, enormous protests, massive wildfires, hurricanes, a fraught national election and our soon-to-be-former President Donald Trump still won't concede.

Gay physician named to federal CDC HIV post

Gay physician named to federal CDC HIV post

  • by Sari Staver
  • Nov 18, 2020

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced this week that a gay physician has been named director of the agency's Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention.

Analysis: US Supreme Court ponders a 'radical rewrite'

Analysis: US Supreme Court ponders a 'radical rewrite'

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Nov 16, 2020

An important oral argument at the U.S. Supreme Court this month went largely overlooked because of the nation's nearly complete fixation on the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.

LGBTQ Agenda: Repeal of Obamacare would have 'huge implications' for HIV survivors, Lambda Legal says

LGBTQ Agenda: Repeal of Obamacare would have 'huge implications' for HIV survivors, Lambda Legal says

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Nov 13, 2020

Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund is warning that throwing out the entire Affordable Care Act could cause discrimination against LGBTQ people and people living with HIV.

Updated: COVID-19 vaccine more than 90% effective, clinical trial shows

Updated: COVID-19 vaccine more than 90% effective, clinical trial shows

  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Nov 13, 2020

Two coronavirus vaccine candidates have shown they are more than 90% effective after phase 3 clinical trials.

Celebrations over, Biden releases plan to curb COVID cases

Celebrations over, Biden releases plan to curb COVID cases

  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Nov 11, 2020

While street parties celebrating President-elect Joe Biden's win have ended and Donald Trump's refusing to concede the November 3 election, the incoming team has hit the ground running, releasing a plan to combat the nation's burgeoning COVID-19 epidemic.