Live Radio
President-Elect Joe Biden nominated Pete Buttigieg as secretary of transportation. If confirmed, he will become the first “out” member of a president’s cabinet. The U.S. Supreme Court handed another victory to LGBTQ civil rights advocates in a case involving the rights of same-sex parents to be listed on a child’s birth certificate.
Meanwhile, in California, Senator Scott Wiener is growing impatient with state health officials who have not complied with a Senate Bill he wrote requiring the collection of COVID-19 data from within the LGBTQ community.
(Photo: Pete Buttigieg - Lucy Hewett for NPR)
