Op-ed | SA’s LGBTQ voters distrustful of political elites

blog post published Monday on the VA website. “Under this newly-issued guidance, VA adjudicators shall find that all discharged service members whose separation was due to sexual orientation, gender identity or HIV status are considered ‘Veterans’ who may be eligible for VA benefits.”The Military Times had previously reported on the proposed policy last week.

Teas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, running for re-election, on Monday sued the Biden administration in litigation falsely attacking LGBTQ people.Paxton  filed a lawsuit in a federal court seen as a friendly pipeline to the Supreme Court, over LGBTQ-related Equal Employment Opportunity Commission  (EEOC) guidance, and even used the litigation to prop up a far right wing conspiracy theorist, who is also running for re-election.

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More than 750 of the nation’s leading Catholic theologians, church leaders, scholars, educators, and writers released a joint statement on Sept. 14 expressing strong support for nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people.

California will be the first state in the nation to track violent deaths, including suicides and homicides, among the LGBTQ community, thanks to a new bill that goes into effect Jan. 1, 2022.

“I just think the quality of the work that Scott Frank and his team and Peter Morgan and the entire casting crew of that show, and many of the other shows that we had launched this past year really spoke for themselves.”

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticIn looking at the acting winners of Sunday’s Emmy awards, it was startling and even frustrating to realize just how thoroughly three shows dominated in the three genres of comedy, drama, and limited series.

every single thing about their favorite shows?You could have asked that question after the 2020 Emmys, when “Schitt’s Creek” became the first series to sweep all seven comedy awards handed out on the Primetime Emmys telecast: lead actor and actress, supporting actor and actress, writing, directing and Outstanding Comedy Series.You could ask it again after this year’s nominations, which resulted in categories like Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, with four nominees from “The

Catholic Church won’t bless same-sex marriages, calling it a divine sacrament that the church cannot change.Speaking to reporters last week, Francis was asked if he approves of European countries passing laws recognizing marriage equality, the Associated Press reports.“I have spoken clearly about this, no? Marriage is a sacrament. Marriage is a sacrament,” the Pope replied.

Leading LGBTIQ+ activist Steve Letsike has been named by President Ramaphosa as one of the panellists to shortlist candidates for South Africa’s next Chief Justice.

preliminary exit polls, Newsom’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic — the chief issue that led to his being recalled in the first place — helped propel him to victory, with the pandemic ranking as the No. 1 issue on voters’ minds, but just 3 in 10 voters saying Newsom’s pandemic-related policies were too strict.

Like the Lead Comedy Actor group, this category only sports five nominees, including veterans Tracee Ellis Ross and Allison Janney, but also two new HBO Max shows providing sensational roles for a couple of TV sitcom veterans. Deservedly, the Emmy last year went to Catherine O’Hara of Schitt’s Creek, showing that voters do like to honor their icons when they can.

Chris Willman Music WriterIn the run-up to the 2020 presidential election, Jason Isbell tweeted, “If Biden wins Georgia I’m gonna make a charity covers album of my favorite Georgia songs — R.E.M., Gladys Knight, Vic Chesnutt, Allmans, Cat Power, Precious Bryant, Now It’s Overhead, etc… And damn is that gonna be fun.” He subsequently confirmed that he hadn’t just been blowing electoral smoke but was really in the studio, working on giving voters in the swing state — and Peach State allies —

Clayton Davis Dear Evan Hansen,It turns out this wasn’t an amazing movie after all.

Survation on behalf of pro-UK campaign group Scotland in Union found that 50 per cent of those asked would be less likely to vote Yes in a referendum if it meant their personal income was reduced. Respondents were given a number of scenarios around the question: 'If you thought the following scenarios were likely to occur as a result of Scottish independence, would this make you more or less likely to vote for independence?'.

Buzzfeed News reports.Twitch accused the users, whose real names are currently unknown, of evading its attempts to ban them from the platform and said they had “seriously harmed and will continue to harm the Twitch community.”The so-called “hate raids” allegedly conducted by the users involved engineering bots to target LGBTQ streamers and streamers of color, filling their live chats with abusive messages.

Clayton Davis Oscars voters have always loved seeing actors whose startling physical transformations come after countless hours in the makeup chair.After Renée Zellweger (“Judy”), Marion Cotillard (“La Vie en Rose”) and Charlize Theron (“Monster”) won Oscars for their impressively-altered looks, Jessica Chastain could be on a similar path for her role as the media-loving televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker in Michael Showalter’s “The Eyes of Tammy Faye.” Following a world bow at the Toronto

here.This question is closer to the wording of the 2016 Brexit referendum, which asked people if they wanted to remain in the European Union or leave it, with Scots voting by a large majority to remain.Ms Nash said that the new poll “confirms that most people in Scotland want to remain part of the UK, despite the SNP’s relentless campaign to divide us”.With the SNP conference due to get under way tomorrow (Friday, Sept 10) the pro-UK campaigner added: “This poll is a timely reminder to Nicola

California Secretary of State’s website.To mount a recall, opponents simply have to gather petition signatures from a number of registered voters equal to 12% of the turnout vote in the last gubernatorial election. Signatures from at least five counties must each equal 1% of the total number of votes cast in the last election for governor in the county.

is facing charges after he was caught on video ripping a Pride flag off another student and throwing it in the trash.Video shared on social media this week shows a young man with a black shirt at Lowndes High School running up to another student, who appears to be eating his lunch, and tearing the Pride flag off his back as the student falls backward.