• Examining Trump's progress on his promises, 100 days in

    Examining Trump's progress on his promises, 100 days in

    Apr 28, 2025 03:46 PM EST

    He promised to roll back transgender rights Trump campaigned against the participation of transgender athletes in sports and against broader moves in society, especially in Democratic-led jurisdictions, to accommodate views that gender is not inherently binary. He vowed to take on “transgender craziness.” As president, he has signed executive ...

  • How Pope Francis' tomb and final tribute will reflect his 'humble' life

    How Pope Francis' tomb and final tribute will reflect his 'humble' life

    Apr 25, 2025 09:49 PM EST

    ... greeted by a group of Rome’s poor and needy people, those whom the pontiff felt closer to. Around 40 people — homeless, prisoners, migrants and transgender people — will salute the pope holding a white rose, just before his burial. “The poor have a special place in the heart of the ...

  • News Wrap: Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow ban on trans service members

    News Wrap: Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow ban on trans service members

    Apr 24, 2025 10:50 PM EST

    In our news wrap Thursday, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to allow the Pentagon to ban transgender service members as legal challenges play out, a federal judge has ordered the administration to bring back another man who was deported to El Salvador and the president insisted his administration ...

  • Supreme Court hears major case on public school curriculum and parental rights

    Supreme Court hears major case on public school curriculum and parental rights

    Apr 22, 2025 10:40 PM EST

    ... arts curriculum that included books featuring LGBTQ characters, including a picture book about a dog who gets lost at a Pride parade and others featuring transgender children. Some parents asked for their children to be opted out from the curriculum because the books conflicted with their religious beliefs. The board ...

  • Read the full letter from universities opposing 'government intrusion'

    Read the full letter from universities opposing 'government intrusion'

    Apr 22, 2025 08:42 PM EST

    ... second term, Trump has worked to crack down on any aspect of college life that could be perceived as “DEI,” launched investigations into antisemitism and transgender student athletics on campuses and threatened universities’ federal funding and nonprofit statuses. He has also pledged to dismantle the Department of Education, which historically ...

  • LISTEN: Supreme Court signals support for parents who object to LGBTQ books in public schools

    LISTEN: Supreme Court signals support for parents who object to LGBTQ books in public schools

    Apr 21, 2025 11:03 PM EST

    ... is a man. "Love, Violet" deals with a girl's anxiety about giving a valentine to another girl. "Born Ready" is the story of a transgender boy's decision to share his gender identity with his family and the world. "Intersection Allies" describes nine characters of varying backgrounds, including one ...

  • How Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church

    How Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church

    Apr 21, 2025 09:18 AM EST

    ... being homosexual is not a crime,” and that “everyone, everyone, everyone” is welcome in the church. During his pontificate, the Vatican reversed itself and said transgender people could be baptized, serve as godparents and witnesses at weddings; and approved same-sex blessings. But while he met several times with members ...

  • Pope Francis, history's first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88

    Pope Francis, history's first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88

    Apr 21, 2025 08:54 AM EST

    ... garbage scavengers to join him onstage in Rio de Janeiro. “We have always been marginalized, but Pope Francis always helped us,” said Coqui Vargas, a transgender woman whose Roman community forged a unique relationship with Francis during the pandemic. His first trip as pope was to the island of Lampedusa ...

  • PHOTOS: Anti-Trump protesters rally in cities and towns across the country

    PHOTOS: Anti-Trump protesters rally in cities and towns across the country

    Apr 20, 2025 10:41 PM EST

    ... Trump administration, among other things, has moved to shutter Social Security Administration field offices, cut funding for government health programs and scale back protections for transgender people. “I cannot sit still knowing that if I don’t do anything and everybody doesn’t do something to change this, that the ...

  • News Wrap: Man accused of targeting Shapiro charged with attempted homicide and terrorism

    News Wrap: Man accused of targeting Shapiro charged with attempted homicide and terrorism

    Apr 14, 2025 10:45 PM EST

    ... The new amendment also says that Hungary's Constitution will only recognize two sexes, male and female, a basis for denying the gender identities of transgender people and others. In Brazil, former President Jair Bolsonaro remains in intensive care today after undergoing a lengthy 12-hour surgery for a bowel ...