Detained US basketball star Brittney Griner has written to US President Joe Biden sharing her fear that she may be left in a Russian prison forever. The 31-year-old player, who is a part of the LGBTIQA+ communities, was detained in Mid-February after Russian authorities alleged she had been found with vape cartridges contained hashish oil. […]
Karine Jean-Pierre makes history this week as she takes over as White House Press Secretary. Jean-Pierre is the first Black woman, and the first openly gay person, to hold the high profile role. The White House Press Secretary is one of the most recognisable faces of the US government, fronting the media on an almost […]
US President Joe Biden has signed a bill that declares the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando Florida a US National Memorial site. The President was joined at The White House by first lady Jill Biden, survivors of the shooting, members of the Florida congressional delegation, and members of congressional equality caucus. “Just over five years ago, […]
Jessica Stern, the Executive Director of rights advocacy group OutRight Action International will be stepping down from her role to take up the position of US Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons in the Biden administration. President Joe Biden announced the appointment on Friday, noting that the position existed under the previous […]
President Joe Biden has become the first US President to issue an official presidential proclamation on Trans Day of Visibility. In his official statement posted to the White House website President Biden acknowledged that many transgender and non-binary activists had fought for recognition over many decades. “Transgender Day of Visibility recognizes the generations of struggle, […]
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have today been sworn in as the 46th President and 49th Vice President of the United States of America. The now-official Biden Presidency rings in the end of the Trump Era, while Harris makes history as the first woman, first Black woman and first Asian-American to hold the office of […]
US President-elect Joe Biden has nominated Dr Rachel Levine for the position of Assistant Health Secretary in his incoming administration. Dr Levine, a pediatrician, who is currently the Health Secretary in the state of Pennsylvania has been a prominent official during the fight against COVID-19 in the USA. If successful in taking up the role […]
Earlier this year, Mayor Pete Buttigieg was facing off against Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination on the US Presidential ticket. Now, President-elect Biden has nominated Buttigieg for a position in his first cabinet when he enters the White House in 2021. Biden has tapped Buttigieg for the role of transportation secretary in his cabinet, […]
Joe Biden has ousted Donald Trump as the President of the United States. CNN announced that they now predict that the Democratic Party’s candidate would be the winner of the US election. Shortly after CNN announced their prediction other major news networks followed suit announcing that Donald Trump’s time in the White House would be […]
American religious leader Franklin Graham has attacked presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg over his sexuality saying homosexuality should not be “flaunted, praised or politicized.” The song of world famous evangelist Billy Graham, also attacked Buttigeieg’s marriage saying marriage could only between a man and a woman. Buttigieg, the Mayor of South Bend in Carolina is seeking […]
