Angela D Giampolo

June 02, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently paved the way for more gay and bisexual men to donate blood by finalizing, after two years, their new risk-based recommendations for blood donation. Going forward, all prospective donors will be asked the same set of questions regardless of their sex or sexual orientation.

By Angela D. Giampolo

6 minute read

May 15, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

U.S. District Court Judge Lynne McGuire of the District of Oklahoma acknowledged in a ruling that Kris Williams "acted in a parental role" and was listed as "second mother" on the birth certificate but held that Williams forfeited her parental rights to a child born to her then-wife, Rebekah Wilson, because Williams had a path to parentage and she failed to take it by not legally adopting her child.

By Angela D. Giampolo

8 minute read

May 02, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Human Rights Campaign has found that over 390 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been introduced into state legislatures in the last five years, and the number is growing exponentially.

By Angela D. Giampolo

6 minute read

March 31, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

The simple fact that remains is that the art of drag performance is here to stay. It cannot be extinguished by hateful legislation.

By Angela D. Giampolo

4 minute read

March 03, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

After living through a turbulent 2022 with many ups and downs, there seems to be little change going into 2023 for the LGBTQ+ community.

By Angela D. Giampolo

7 minute read

January 06, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in 303 Creative v. Elenis last month and the outcome will either serve to protect the fundamental equality of LGBTQ+ people—or set a dangerous precedent giving businesses a license to discriminate.

By Angela D. Giampolo

5 minute read

November 04, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

The passing of the RFMA would be a huge win for the community (and we could use one right about now) serving to protect the marital rights of LGBTQ+ couples throughout the country.

By Angela D. Giampolo

5 minute read

October 21, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

As we transition through this new America, it is imperative to shed light on the full breadth of Dobbs' impact and discuss the intersection of reproductive and LGBTQ+ rights that have been impacted.

By Angela D. Giampolo

8 minute read

October 11, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

The similarities and differences in book banning, between today and a half millennium ago are powerful. Regardless of when or why, any book banning or burning is inseparable from ignorance, rooted in fear, and nothing but a manipulative ploy for control and power.

By Angela D. Giampolo

10 minute read

October 04, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

For years there was unfounded disbelief that Roe v. Wade could get overturned and now that it has been and that 50 years or well-settled precedent has been disturbed, we all still reeling and trying best to cope with what's the come.

By Angela D. Giampolo

9 minute read