• Trump signs order to end federal support for gender transitions for people under 19

    Trump signs order to end federal support for gender transitions for people under 19

    Jan 28, 2025 11:03 PM EST

    ... out transgender people of all ages from all walks of civic life,” said Harper Seldin, a staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union’s LGBTQ & HIV Project. Seldin said the ACLU is reviewing the order “to understand what, if anything, has immediate effect versus what needs to go through ...

  • Lukashenko wins 7th term in Belarus presidential election that the opposition calls a farce

    Lukashenko wins 7th term in Belarus presidential election that the opposition calls a farce

    Jan 26, 2025 07:11 PM EST

    ... with Lukashenko, and I’m ready to serve as his vanguard,” said Communist Party candidate Sergei Syrankov, who came in second place. He favors criminalizing LGBTQ+ activities and rebuilding monuments to Soviet leader Josef Stalin. Candidate Alexander Khizhnyak, head of the Republican Party of Labor and Justice, led a voting ...

  • Target says it is ending its DEI goals and programs, citing an 'evolving external landscape'

    Target says it is ending its DEI goals and programs, citing an 'evolving external landscape'

    Jan 24, 2025 09:40 PM EST

    ... initiatives, Target's work to build a more inclusive workforce predated 2020, and the company also was long seen as a trailblazer with respect to LGBTQ+ inclusion. But the employee memo shared Friday said Target no longer would participate in surveys designed to gauge the effectiveness of its actions, including ...

  • News Wrap: California crews battling new fires in Los Angeles area

    News Wrap: California crews battling new fires in Los Angeles area

    Jan 23, 2025 11:40 PM EST

    ... a judge's approval to take effect. In Thailand, marriage equality is now the law of the land. A historic bill took effect today granting LGBTQ+ people the same marital rights as heterosexual couples. By the end of the day, some 1,800 same-sex couples across Thailand had tied ...

  • Republican-led states emboldened to continue rolling back trans rights as Democrats struggle with response

    Republican-led states emboldened to continue rolling back trans rights as Democrats struggle with response

    Jan 22, 2025 07:35 PM EST

    LGBTQ+ rights advocates fear the next step is restrictions on care for adults. Florida is the only state that has done that, through there have been proposals in at least two other states. Mo Jenkins, a 25-year-old transgender woman who ran unsuccessfully for a Texas House seat in ...

  • Migrants can now be arrested at churches and schools after Trump administration throws out policies

    Migrants can now be arrested at churches and schools after Trump administration throws out policies

    Jan 22, 2025 02:36 PM EST

    ... to hide in America’s schools and churches to avoid arrest," the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement Tuesday. WATCH: ‘Have mercy’ on LGBTQ+ communities and immigrants, Episcopal bishop asks Trump The department said Acting Secretary Benjamine Huffman issued the directive Monday. The ICE guidance dates back to ...

  • WATCH: Trump discusses pardoning Jan. 6 rioters in first news conference

    WATCH: Trump discusses pardoning Jan. 6 rioters in first news conference

    Jan 22, 2025 12:30 AM EST

    ... the interfaith service, the Right Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, used her sermon to send a message to Trump, urging compassion for LGBTQ+ people and undocumented migrant workers.“You have felt the providential hand of a loving God. In the name of our God, I ask you ...

  • 22 states sue to stop Trump's block on birthright citizenship

    22 states sue to stop Trump's block on birthright citizenship

    Jan 21, 2025 08:27 PM EST

    WATCH: ‘Have mercy’ on LGBTQ+ communities and immigrants, Episcopal bishop asks Trump But some advocates of immigration restrictions have argued that while the case clearly applied to children born to parents who are both legal immigrants, it’s less clear whether it applies to children born to parents without legal ...

  • Who supports Trump's agenda? Here's what an AP-NORC poll shows

    Who supports Trump's agenda? Here's what an AP-NORC poll shows

    Jan 20, 2025 02:32 PM EST

    More opposition than support for eliminating federal protections for transgender students A judge recently struck down a rule from the Democratic Biden administration expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students, which Trump had promised to end on his first day, after making anti-transgender themes central to his campaign. But although there ...

  • What Trump has promised for his 2nd administration

    What Trump has promised for his 2nd administration

    Jan 19, 2025 06:23 PM EST

    ... buy “essential” medications only from U.S. companies. He pledges to block purchases of “any vital infrastructure” in the U.S. by Chinese buyers. DEI, LGBTQ and civil rights Trump has called for rolling back societal emphasis on diversity and legal protections for LGBTQ citizens. He has also called for ...