• Around 100,000 march at Budapest Pride in defiance of Hungary's ban on the event

    Around 100,000 march at Budapest Pride in defiance of Hungary's ban on the event

    Jun 28, 2025 05:33 PM EST

    BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Around 100,000 people defied a government ban and police orders on Saturday to march in what organizers called the largest LGBTQ+ Pride event in Hungary's history in an open rebuke of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's government. Marchers gambled with potential police intervention and heavy ...

  • How the Supreme Court ruling on nationwide injunctions affects presidential powers

    How the Supreme Court ruling on nationwide injunctions affects presidential powers

    Jun 27, 2025 10:55 PM EST

    ... Solicitor General Sauer said, we will have to figure that out. They have 30 days to do so. Geoff Bennett: And, Amy, the justices, as you well know, they also ruled on four other cases today, including a major case out of suburban Maryland involving storybooks that feature LGBTQ characters.

  • Communities fight back against states banning Pride flags on government buildings

    Communities fight back against states banning Pride flags on government buildings

    Jun 27, 2025 10:30 PM EST

    Utah was the first state in the nation to ban Pride flags from public buildings, but not the last. Idaho and Montana have adopted similar bans in recent weeks, and at least eight other states with Republican-controlled legislatures are considering the idea. Orion Rummler covers LGBTQ issues and politics ...

  • Supreme Court limits judges' power on nationwide injunctions, but fate of Trump birthright citizenship order unclear

    Supreme Court limits judges' power on nationwide injunctions, but fate of Trump birthright citizenship order unclear

    Jun 27, 2025 02:19 PM EST

    ... s opinion. The other big cases left on the docket The court seems likely to side with Maryland parents in a religious rights case over LGBTQ+ storybooks in public schools, but other decisions appear less obvious.The judges will also weigh a Texas age-verification law for online pornography and ...

  • Supreme Court clears way for states to deny Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood

    Supreme Court clears way for states to deny Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood

    Jun 26, 2025 10:45 PM EST

    ... block the order nationwide. But they also have a case involving whether or not parents can opt their children out of instruction in school using LGBTQ-themed storybooks. There's a challenge to Louisiana's congressional map. There's a challenge to Texas' age verification requirement for porn Web sites ...

  • What to know about the Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage 10 years ago

    What to know about the Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage 10 years ago

    Jun 26, 2025 06:55 PM EST

    ... a challenge that seeks to overturn Obergefell. As he reflects on the 10th anniversary of the ruling, Obergefell has expressed worry about the state of LGBTQ+ rights in the country and the possibility that a case could reach the Supreme Court that might overturn the decision. Eight states introduced resolutions ...

  • Supreme Court's final opinions of the term are coming Friday, Roberts says

    Supreme Court's final opinions of the term are coming Friday, Roberts says

    Jun 26, 2025 03:05 PM EST

    ... including whether President Donald Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship can take effect anywhere in the United States. Other remaining cases include whether Maryland parents with religious objections can remove their children from lessons using LGBTQ storybooks and a fight over a second majority Black congressional district in Louisiana.

  • June 21, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    June 21, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    Jun 21, 2025 10:00 PM EST

    Saturday on PBS News Weekend, Israel and Iran’s deadly conflict enters a second week as Iran warns that U.S. military involvement could trigger retaliation. The impact of the Trump administration’s decision to end specialized suicide prevention services for LGBTQ+ youth. Plus, travel writer Rick Steves talks about ...

  • Supreme Court upholds Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors

    Supreme Court upholds Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors

    Jun 18, 2025 10:55 PM EST

    ... argument was really that the court got it very wrong. You referenced the earlier case involving LGBT protections, protections under federal employment discrimination law for LGBTQ workers. And she said, in essence, this case is just like that one, for all of the reasons that the court held in that ...

  • Understanding the root causes and possible solutions for rising political violence

    Understanding the root causes and possible solutions for rising political violence

    Jun 17, 2025 10:35 PM EST

    The history of this particular attacker included some very anti-LGBTQ statements and very strong anti-abortion stances, including language in a speech in sub-Saharan Africa that depicted sort of gendered changes in the U.S. as motivated by the enemy, like the enemy has seeped into their souls ...