• Capehart and Ponnuru on whiplash from Trump's trade war and the transatlantic alliance

    Capehart and Ponnuru on whiplash from Trump's trade war and the transatlantic alliance

    Mar 07, 2025 11:30 PM EDT

    ... hey, we are here. "Will & Grace" comes along, and suddenly there's a cultural change, a change in the country in how they viewed LGBTQ folks. We need to have that same kind of cultural conversation when it comes to the T, one that is nuanced and thoughtful, and ...

  • What does the Education Department do? A guide to the agency Trump wants to gut

    What does the Education Department do? A guide to the agency Trump wants to gut

    Mar 06, 2025 06:35 PM EDT

    Civil rights enforcement Through its Office for Civil Rights, the Education Department conducts investigations and issues guidance on how civil rights laws should be applied, such as for LGBTQ+ students and students of color. The office also oversees a large data collection project that tracks disparities in resources, course access ...

  • Trump said 'nobody has ever heard of' Lesotho, but Musk is trying to do business there

    Trump said 'nobody has ever heard of' Lesotho, but Musk is trying to do business there

    Mar 05, 2025 08:25 PM EDT

    ... of U.S. foreign aid contracts have hit Africa harder than any other region. Lesotho's foreign minister, asked about Trump's comment on promoting LGBTQI+ in his country, said he was not aware of the $8 million contract Trump mentioned because USAID funding was largely channeled through non-governmental ...

  • Read the full text of Trump's speech to a joint session of Congress

    Read the full text of Trump's speech to a joint session of Congress

    Mar 05, 2025 03:53 PM EDT

    ... inclusion scholarships in Burma, $40 million to improve the social and economic inclusion of sedentary migrants. Nobody knows what that is. $8 million to promote LGBTQ+ in the African nation of Lesotho, which nobody has ever heard of, $60 million for indigenous peoples and Afro-Colombian empowerment in Central America ...

  • What to know about the Feb. 28 economic boycott

    What to know about the Feb. 28 economic boycott

    Feb 28, 2025 12:24 AM EDT

    ... a drop in sales in the spring and summer quarter of 2023 that the discounter attributed in part to customer backlash over a collection honoring LGBTQ+ communities for Pride Month. As a result, Target didn’t carry Pride merchandise in all of its stores the following year.Tuchman studied the ...

  • Iowa approves bill removing gender identity protections despite massive protests

    Iowa approves bill removing gender identity protections despite massive protests

    Feb 27, 2025 10:43 PM EDT

    ... identity, less than an hour after the state Senate backed the legislation. First introduced last week, the measure raced through the legislative process. Hundreds of LGBTQ+ advocates streamed into the Capitol rotunda on Thursday waving signs reading “Trans rights are human rights” and chanting slogans including “No hate in our ...

  • LISTEN: Supreme Court seems likely to rule for woman who says she faced reverse workplace discrimination

    LISTEN: Supreme Court seems likely to rule for woman who says she faced reverse workplace discrimination

    Feb 26, 2025 03:04 PM EDT

    The question for the justices is that the Cincinnati-based 6th Circuit and several other appeals courts covering 20 states and the District of Columbia apply a higher standard when members of a majority group make discrimination claims. People alleging workplace bias have to show “background circumstances,” including that LGBTQ ...

  • Pope’s health crisis sparks prayers from thousands gathered in St. Peter’s Square

    Pope’s health crisis sparks prayers from thousands gathered in St. Peter’s Square

    Feb 25, 2025 07:14 PM EDT

    ... message of peace,” said Villanueva, who praised his empathy for migrants. Francis' papacy has also emphasized the defense of the environment and partial openness to LGBTQ+ rights. Outside of the Vatican, Romans, pilgrims and even non-Catholics said they were offering special prayers for the hospitalized pope. “We are all ...

  • News Wrap: New York governor will not remove Eric Adams from office

    News Wrap: New York governor will not remove Eric Adams from office

    Feb 20, 2025 11:45 PM EDT

    ... That's according to results of a 2024 Gallup survey out today, which says that share of the population is up by two-thirds since 2020. The trend is driven mostly by Generation Z, which Gallup defines as 18-to-27-year-olds. Nearly one in four identify as LGBTQ.

  • Run for Senate or president? Buttigieg weighs decision with huge implications for Democrats

    Run for Senate or president? Buttigieg weighs decision with huge implications for Democrats

    Feb 20, 2025 04:31 PM EDT

    ... Buttigieg and his husband earlier that day. The coffee shop may be a welcoming environment, but some warn of safety concerns for members of the LGBTQ+ community and other prominent Democrats in the current political environment. WATCH: Why Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg believes he’d make a good president Aaron ...