Mormon Church joins fight against federal transgender rights directive

THE WORLD'S MOST FOLLOWED LGBTQ NEWS SOURCE Top Headlines for Saturday Feb 18, 2017 Mormon Church joins fight against federal transgender rights directive The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints joined six other religious groups in formally opposing a federal directive granting transgender students the right to use the restroom that aligns with their gender. CoverGirl’s new cover boy fires off racist tweet and bizarre apology The tweet, which has since been deleted, joked about Africa being a disease-ridden place where he may catch Ebola. ‘Fake news’ isn’t a Trump neologism — Hitler called it ‘Lügenpresse’ Both Trump and Hitler used the idea of a "lying press" to silence opposition to their leadership. LGBT employees ask Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to keep Title IX protections Civil rights advocates have expressed concern over DeVos' stance on discrimination issues, pointing to her support of anti-LGBT groups. New president of LGBT Congressional Staff Association reaches out to Republicans In addition to trying to draw Republicans into the fold, they are working to add more people of color and more women to their ranks. NBA joins NFL in warning Texas that proposed ‘bathroom bill’ could be costly The NBA moved the 2017 All-Star Game to New Orleans from Charlotte over North Carolina's anti-LGBTQ law House Bill 2. One Million Moms targets Taco Bell for commercial that dares to say ‘hell’ The far right-wing conservative group of not even close to one million is outraged over a commercial jingle. Yes, really. Climate change denier & LGBTQ rights opponent Pruitt confirmed to head E.P.A. Pruitt has fought environmental protections, same-sex marriage and the rights of transgender students. Has Facebook found Jesus? Now it’s targeting us with ‘pray away the gay’ ads A man who claims he stopped being gay after finding Christianity stars in a sponsored ad video popping up on the pages of queer Facebook users. Grey’s Anatomy star Sara Ramirez calls out biphobia in ABC’s ‘Real O’Neals’ Ramirez, who is bisexual in real life and on screen as surgeon Callie Torres, said of ABC: "I will invest my brand where I'm respected."

© 2017 LGBTQ Nation