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In An Uneasy Climate, Diverse Pride Groups Converge on DC With Differing Interests but Common Goals
As members of the Black and Latino LGBTQ and transgender and other communities come to the nation's capital for World Pride in the coming days, many are under siege from multiple directions thanks to their multiple identities.
The 2028 Podcast Primary Is Underway as Democrats Try to Reshape Their Image
The Democrats' 2028 podcast primary is well underway.
Stop Making Cents: US Mint Moves Forward with Plans to Kill the Penny
The Trump administration says making cents doesn't make sense anymore.
A Paris Court Will Deliver the Verdict in Kim Kardashian Jewelry Heist Trial
Nearly a decade after robbers stormed Kim Kardashian's luxury residence and tied her up at gunpoint, a Paris court will decide the verdict Friday.
Hate Groups in the US Decline but Their Influence Grows, Report Shows
The number of hate groups around the U.S. dropped slightly in 2024, not because of any shrinking influence but rather the opposite: Racist and anti-LGTBQ+ narratives are becoming the norm.
Bambi: The One Before the Words Caught Up
Decades before transgender became a household word and "RuPaul's Drag Race" became a worldwide hit — before visibility brought rights and recognition — the Carrousel troupe in the late 1940s emerged as a glamorous, audacious resistance.
Southern Poverty Law Center to Release its Annual Report on Hate and Extremism
The Southern Poverty Law Center is expected to release its annual report Thursday on white nationalist, neo-Nazi and anti-government extremist group activity in the United States.
Most Books Pulled from Naval Academy Library are Back on the Shelves in Latest DEI Turn
All but a few of the nearly 400 books that the U.S. Naval Academy removed from its library because they dealt with anti-racism and gender issues are back on the shelves.
Bakery in New Hampshire Wins in Free Speech Case over a Pastry Shop Painting
A New Hampshire town's attempt to force a bakery to remove its painting that shows sunbeams shining down on a mountain range of doughnuts, a muffin, a cinnamon roll and other pastries is unconstitutional, a judge ruled in a First Amendment dispute.
Supreme Court Orders Maine House to Restore Vote of GOP Lawmaker who ID-ed Trans Teen Athlete Online
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the Maine legislature to count the votes of a GOP lawmaker who was censured after she identified a transgender teen athlete in a viral social-media post.
Texas Voted to Unlock the Closet
The Supreme Court struck down Texas' ban on "homosexual conduct" more than 20 years ago, but that law has remained on the books. Now, a bipartisan effort to repeal the law has succeeded in the state's House.
Biden Has Been Diagnosed with Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office said Sunday.
A New Star Rises in Paris for the Forgotten
A memorial to the long-ignored gay victims of the Nazi regime and to all LGBTQ+ people persecuted throughout history has been unveiled in Paris on Saturday.
World Pride Comes to Washington in the Shadow of, and in Defiance of, the Trump Administration
The World Pride 2025 welcome concert, with pop icon Shakira performing at Nationals Stadium, isn't until May 31. But for host city Washington D.C., the festivities start with a string of localized Pride events beginning with Trans Pride on Saturday.
Federal Judge Strikes Down Workplace Protections for Transgender Workers
A federal judge in Texas struck down guidance from a government agency specifying protections against workplace harassment based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
Judge OKs Iowa Limits on K-6 Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation Teaching but Not Elective Programs
Iowa can continue to restrict instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in schools up through the sixth grade, a federal judge said, but has to allow nonmandatory programs related to the topics.
Rio's Point 202 Sauna Thrives Thanks to Owner Júnior Barbosa's Entrepreneurial Drive
One of the most successful queer businesses in Rio today is Point 202, the gay sauna in the Copacabana district, largely due to the entrepreneurial drive of its owner and founder Júnior Barbosa.
Out Congressman Robert Garcia Grills Noem on Deportation of Gay Hairdresser, Warns 'They Are Going to Come After US Citizens'
The federal government wants more money for deportations under the Department of Homeland Security, but Rep. Robert Garcia warns that the funds might be used to deport citizens.
Pope Leo XIV Affirms Family is Based on Union Between a Man and a Woman, Unborn has Inherent Dignity
Pope Leo XIV affirmed the family is founded on the "stable union between a man and a woman," and that the unborn and elderly enjoy dignity as God's creatures, articulating clear Catholic teaching on marriage and abortion at the start of his pontificate.
Military Commanders Will Be Told to Send Transgender Troops to Medical Checks to Oust Them
Military commanders will be told to identify troops in their units who are transgender or have gender dysphoria, then send them to get medical checks in order to force them out of the service.