It’s the son who finds the courage to come out as who he is, and the father whose love for that son overrides everything he’s been taught.”
—President Barack Obama, during his final State of the Union address on Tuesday. The President also noted, in a thinly veiled nod to the Supreme Court decision this past June, that “we secured the freedom in every state to marry the person we love.”
Policies related to gender identity rank lowest among the issues American voters consider important to their vote in next month's midterm elections, according to a CNN poll.
Conducted by independent research company SSRS, the poll surveyed 1,206 U.S. adults online and by telephone September 16-17, including 867 registered voters. The margin of sampling error is plus or minus 3.5 percentage points for all adults and 4.1 points for registered voters.
The poll asked respondents to assess President Donald Trump's job performance and his handling of specific issues. Registered voters were also asked which party's congressional candidates they favored and which issues would influence their vote.
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes says she received death threats after President Donald Trump called her a "crazed lunatic" on social media.
Reyes, who serves on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, drew Trump's ire after she blocked his administration from removing historic features, including a century-old grove of cherry trees and a miniature golf course, from East Potomac Golf Links.
Trump seeks to transform the 36-hole facility into a single 18-hole championship course capable of hosting events such as the U.S. Open and the Ryder Cup, according to The Washington Post. The surrounding area is used by thousands of cyclists, runners, walkers, anglers, birdwatchers, and other visitors.
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an emergency request from the Trump administration to overturn a lower court's order blocking restrictions on gender-affirming medical care and social accommodations for transgender inmates in federal prisons, as reported by Chris Geidner at Law Dork.
On the first day of his second term, President Donald Trump signed an executive order defining sex as biologically determined at conception and refusing to recognize transgender identities. The order also directed the Federal Bureau of Prisons to change its policies governing transgender inmates, including where they are housed and their access to medications, clothing, and canteen items.
You must be logged in to post a comment.