• What racial, disability and LGBTQ justice have in common

    What racial, disability and LGBTQ justice have in common

    Oct 12, 2015 07:26 PM EST

    ... as a gender non-conforming, working-class youth experiencing homelessness. Poetry is particularly important in giving visibility and voice to people who are disabled and LGBTQ -- people who are too often silenced, or told that only one part of their identity is valid, he said. "Queer and trans people and ...

  • Twitter Chat: How well does Hollywood handle LGBTQ characters and issues?

    Twitter Chat: How well does Hollywood handle LGBTQ characters and issues?

    Sep 30, 2015 08:24 PM EST

    ... character was portrayed." In our next #NewsHourChats, we’ll ask some of the questions raised by this issue: Should we be taking efforts to encourage LGBTQ diversity in Hollywood? What are some common mistakes Hollywood makes in portraying LGBTQ people? What are some ways a push for LGBTQ diversity can ...

  • Photos: LGBTQ Africans express identity in '(Limit)less' ways

    Photos: LGBTQ Africans express identity in '(Limit)less' ways

    Aug 28, 2015 04:39 PM EST

    LGBTQ African immigrants are the heart of “Limit(less),” a photography documentary project that illuminates the lives of first and second-generation LGBTQ Africans in the diaspora. Photographer Mikael Owunna's childhood as a queer Nigerian-American informed his work and the creation of the project, he said. Owunna said ...

  • Photos: Why visibility matters to these LGBTQ youth

    Photos: Why visibility matters to these LGBTQ youth

    Jul 22, 2015 05:45 PM EST

    Five years ago, 18-year-old Constance McMillen was banned from bringing her girlfriend to prom at Itawamba County Agricultural High School in Itawamba County, Mississippi. When McMillen protested the decision, the school canceled prom entirely. The controversy set off a wave of protests and coverage on LGBTQ youth, bringing ...

  • Backlash to Indiana’s religious freedom bill helped my LGBTQ students

    Backlash to Indiana’s religious freedom bill helped my LGBTQ students

    Apr 16, 2015 09:49 PM EST

    ... marriage ban was lifted last year. This fear is deeply personal for my students, some of whom have been raised to believe that religion and LGBTQ equal rights cannot coexist. While not all of the local churches in our community reject gay marriage, many LGBTQ students have been told that ...

  • Tracking how much of Project 2025 the Trump administration achieved this year

    Tracking how much of Project 2025 the Trump administration achieved this year

    Dec 24, 2025 11:47 PM EST

    ... Hegseth, the military has moved quickly to align itself with Project 2025’s objectives, with an emphasis on reducing health care access for women and LGBTQ+ service members and an effort to overturn policies tied to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). These changes have the potential to influence civilian policies ...

  • Bishop Ronald Hicks named new archbishop of New York

    Bishop Ronald Hicks named new archbishop of New York

    Dec 18, 2025 05:10 PM EST

    ... The Democrats Abandon Catholics.” Yet in 2023, he also wrote a letter of welcome to a conference at Fordham University celebrating outreach programs aimed at LGBTQ+ Catholics, and he welcomed LGBTQ+ participation in the city’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade. Dolan has ties to the current Republican administration ...

  • Rob Reiner’s son Nick appears in court, faces 2 counts of murder in killing of his parents

    Rob Reiner’s son Nick appears in court, faces 2 counts of murder in killing of his parents

    Dec 17, 2025 07:06 PM EST

    ... Met Sally...” and “The Princess Bride.” He was an outspoken liberal activist for decades. Michele Singer Reiner was a photographer, movie producer and advocate for LGBTQ+ rights. They had been married for 36 years. Several of those closest to them, including actors Billy Crystal, Albert Brooks, Martin Short and Larry ...

  • WATCH: Prosecutors charging Nick Reiner with first-degree murder for parents' killing

    WATCH: Prosecutors charging Nick Reiner with first-degree murder for parents' killing

    Dec 16, 2025 09:37 PM EST

    Rob Reiner was the Emmy-winning star of the sitcom “All in the Family” who went on to direct films including “When Harry Met Sally...” and “The Princess Bride.” He was an outspoken liberal activist for decades. Michele Singer Reiner was a photographer, movie producer and advocate for LGBTQ+ rights ...

  • Prosecutors weigh charges against Rob and Michele Singer Reiner's son over killings that stunned Hollywood

    Prosecutors weigh charges against Rob and Michele Singer Reiner's son over killings that stunned Hollywood

    Dec 16, 2025 05:54 PM EST

    ... Met Sally..." and "The Princess Bride." He was an outspoken liberal activist for decades. Michele Singer Reiner was a photographer, movie producer and advocate for LGBTQ+ rights. They had been married for 36 years. Representatives for the Reiner family did not respond to requests for comment, and it wasn't ...