2 Trump officials said the US should be run as a Christian theocracy

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2 Trump officials said the US should be run as a Christian theocracy High-powered White House officials aren't just ignoring the separation of church and state, they want to tear it down. Chick-fil-A offered a school a free lunch. The principal rejected it to support LGBTQ teachers. The principal said that Chick-fil-A's anti-LGBTQ donations contradict the school's "culture of kindness and community.” Matthew Shepard’s parents slammed the Trump administration at Department of Justice ceremony They didn’t even show up for the event honoring the 10th anniversary of passage of the hate crimes law named after their son. They sent a scathing letter instead. Neil Gorsuch could split the Supreme Court to a narrow victory on LGBTQ rights If the end result is 4-1-4 in favor of Aimee Stephens with a narrow, positive interpretation of Title VII being the 1, I’ll cheer. A federal judge has overturned Obamacare’s transgender protections Judge O'Connor was appointed to the federal bench by former president George W. Bush, who was in the news last week for his friendship with daytime talk show host Ellen Degeneres. Republicans tried to recall the country’s first bi governor. They failed. Organizers blame each other after falling short of forcing a recall election against Kate Brown. Trump released a photo of Nancy Pelosi giving him hell & it has backfired spectacularly Even Pelosi clapped back by making the instantly iconic image her cover photo on social media. A gay man was attacked by 4 teens with hammers in public. But will they be caught? The boys allegedly used Grindr to find their victim in what he calls a "premeditated homophobic attack." Reed Erickson was a trans man who bankrolled early LGBT movements Fundraising is central to the LGBTQ movement today. But decades ago, several organizations depended on one trans man. A trans man’s family showed him their support after top surgery. He was in tears. The heartwarming video has gone viral for all the right reasons.