Trump Announces He’s Kicking Thousands of Transgender People out of the Military

During his campaign for the presidency, this is where Donald Trump claimed he stood regarding LGBTQ “rights and beliefs.” It appears he’s “lied” to the public yet again.  Without warning or explanation, President Trump announced on Twitter Wednesday morning that he is

HUD Secretary Carson Removed LGBTQ Housing Discrimination Protections from Website

U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) led 28 U.S. senators in a letter to Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson, urging him to reinstate resources that protect LGBTQ people from housing discrimination. These resources, designed to help housing providers comply

Buckle Up–It’s Gonna Be a Bumpy Ride!

Buckle up folks, we’re screwed… On January 19th, 2017, DT said that he would cut funding for the DOJ’s Violence Against Women programs. On January 19th, 2017, DT said that he would cut funding for the National Endowment for the Arts. the

The Future of Civil Rights is Up To the Supreme Court

A single court seat can change the landscape of our liberties — and this election could determine four. — by Mary Frances Berry When 95-year-old Rosanell Eaton first registered to vote in the Jim Crow South, she was forced to pass a

Victims File Suit Against CIA Torture Architects for ‘Systemic Brutality’

Psychologists James Mitchell and Bruce Jessen, who thus far escaped accountability, face charges of ‘cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment; non-consensual human experimentation; and war crimes.’ — by Lauren McCauley, staff writer The two psychologists credited with creating the brutal, post-9/11 Central Intelligence Agency

Legally Married and Legally Fired

— by CAP Action War Room The Fight For Equal Rights For LGBT Americans Does Not End At Marriage We’ve been talking a lot about a certain Supreme Court case over the past month, with the Affordable Care Act under attack for

In Ferguson, DOJ Probe Only Confirms What Community Has Long Known

‘What the DOJ has memorialized on paper, we will memorialize in action.’ —Tory Russell, Hands Up United     — by Sarah Lazare, staff writer A Department of Justice probe into the now-notorious Ferguson Police Department confirmed Wednesday what residents of this

America’s ‘Post-Racial’ Lie

White Americans have no right to judge the outpouring of black anger in Ferguson. — by Jill Richardson Shortly before Michael Brown’s fateful encounter with Ferguson cop Darren Wilson, I was appointed as a teaching assistant in a class on race and

#WEMatter

What We All Can Do To Give Women And Families A Fair Shot At Getting Ahead — by CAP Action War Room Fifty years ago, most families were able to pay their bills, save for their children’s education and plan for their