• Using the internet in Russia can be frustrating, complicated and dangerous

    Using the internet in Russia can be frustrating, complicated and dangerous

    Aug 05, 2025 06:42 PM EST

    ... manipulate the traffic,” said HRW's Kruope. Criminalizing ‘extremist’ searches A new Russian law criminalized online searches for broadly defined “extremist” materials. That could include LGBTQ+ content, opposition groups, some songs by performers critical of the Kremlin — and Navalny's memoir, which was designated as extremist last week. Right advocates ...

  • Americans’ views on racial discrimination have shifted substantially in 4 years, poll shows

    Americans’ views on racial discrimination have shifted substantially in 4 years, poll shows

    Jul 31, 2025 05:33 PM EST

    ... it’s gone far left.” It’s his impression that DEI compels companies to hire people based on their race or if they identify as LGBTQ+. “The most qualified person ought to get a job based on their merit or based on their educational status,” Bartus said. Brider, the Black ...

  • Andrea Gibson, poetic explorer of life, death and identity, dies at 49

    Andrea Gibson, poetic explorer of life, death and identity, dies at 49

    Jul 15, 2025 05:25 PM EST

    ... to St. George, Utah, to help take care of her. They were delighted when Gibson accepted their invitation to perform at an event celebrating the LGBTQ+ community in southern Utah. “It was truly life-changing for our community down there, and even for our allies," Stay said. “I hope that ...

  • States sue Trump over billions in frozen after-school and summer funding

    States sue Trump over billions in frozen after-school and summer funding

    Jul 14, 2025 06:56 PM EST

    ... so I call on federal funds to be released so we can ensure the success of our students.” The Office of Management and Budget said some grants supported left-wing causes, pointing to services for immigrants in the country illegally or LGBTQ+ inclusion efforts. Summer clubs provide instruction for children

  • 100 years after a man was convicted for teaching evolution, debate over religion in schools continues

    100 years after a man was convicted for teaching evolution, debate over religion in schools continues

    Jul 10, 2025 06:38 PM EST

    ... at religious schools. At the Supreme Court, the justices effectively stopped the first taxpayer-funded Catholic charter school and gave parents a religious exemption for LGBTQ+-related instruction. Tuttle's scholarship was used in the recent federal appeals court ruling that declared Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law unconstitutional, citing a ...

  • Digital archive aims to preserve Bayard Rustin's legacy as a queer Civil Rights activist

    Digital archive aims to preserve Bayard Rustin's legacy as a queer Civil Rights activist

    Jul 08, 2025 06:47 PM EST

    Walter Naegle, Rustin's partner and a consultant on projects related to his life and work, said it's important for the queer community to have access to the history of social movements. “There wasn’t very much of an LGBTQ+ movement until the early 50s,” said Naegle. “The African ...

  • A look at rulings from the Supreme Court term that could have far-reaching consequences

    A look at rulings from the Supreme Court term that could have far-reaching consequences

    Jul 04, 2025 10:50 PM EST

    ... of Montgomery County, Maryland, in the Washington, D.C., suburbs. They ruled that parents have a right to opt their children out of instruction using LGBTQ-themed storybooks. John Yang: Amy, you heard Jodi say that Justice Barrett is in the center of the court, along with the chief justice ...

  • Trump administration withholds billions in school grants for critical programs

    Trump administration withholds billions in school grants for critical programs

    Jul 03, 2025 10:35 PM EST

    ... many of these grant programs have been grossly misused to subsidize a radical left-wing agenda," they say, including for undocumented immigrants and for teaching LGBTQ topics. What's your response to this? Jodi Grant: Yes, my response is, we are talking about 1.4 million kids. These programs are ...

  • Drive-by shooting kills 4, wounds 14 others after party at Chicago restaurant

    Drive-by shooting kills 4, wounds 14 others after party at Chicago restaurant

    Jul 03, 2025 10:15 PM EST

    ... and guests mingling and dancing inside. Splattered blood and strewn belongings were still left on the sidewalk outside the restaurant Thursday afternoon. The Black and LGBTQ-owned Creole restaurant, which opened in April, posted on Instagram that it was created as a safe space “where Black, Brown, Queer, and allied ...

  • June 28, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    June 28, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    Jun 28, 2025 10:05 PM EST

    ... top CDC vaccine expert explains why she resigned in protest. Europe’s top diplomat discusses the relationship with Trump and the path forward with Iran. How artificial intelligence is helping scientists track humpback whale migration patterns. Plus, the career and achievements of pioneering comedian and LGBTQ+ rights activist Robin Tyler.