• In St. Louis, a chance to preserve Black history

    In St. Louis, a chance to preserve Black history

    Nov 12, 2024 03:12 PM EDT

    ... done by local and state entities, with the way that they've devastated and demolished, [and] built over graves.“ Ian Darnell, an assistant curator for LGBTQIA+ collections at the Missouri Historical Society, said people often don’t realize how important their memories are. “We hear that all the time. People ...

  • How anger over the war in Gaza may have shaped some voters’ choices in the election

    How anger over the war in Gaza may have shaped some voters’ choices in the election

    Nov 09, 2024 10:40 PM EDT

    ... going to send a message to Democrats. There also was, I think, another factor here, and that is in Hamtramck, for example, there was the LGBTQ book issue. And the Republicans said to the mayor and to the imams, you know, we're with you on this. We'll keep ...

  • Here's where Donald Trump stands on key policies ahead of his second administration

    Here's where Donald Trump stands on key policies ahead of his second administration

    Nov 06, 2024 03:39 PM EDT

    Trump has called for rolling back societal emphasis on diversity and for legal protections for LGBTQ citizens. Trump has called for ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs in government institutions, using federal funding as leverage. On transgender rights, Trump promises generally to end “boys in girls’ sports,” a practice he ...

  • Democrat Sarah McBride to become first openly transgender member in Congress after winning Delaware race

    Democrat Sarah McBride to become first openly transgender member in Congress after winning Delaware race

    Nov 06, 2024 02:59 AM EDT

    ... openly transgender person to serve in Congress. She was elected to the Delaware state Senate in 2020. McBride has built a national profile as an LGBTQ+ advocate and raised more than $3 million dollars in campaign contributions, most from out of the state. Whalen, a home builder and retired state ...

  • WATCH: North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein speaks after winning election for governor

    WATCH: North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein speaks after winning election for governor

    Nov 06, 2024 02:49 AM EDT

    ... Stein and his allies used television ads and social media to remind voters of previous inflammatory comments that Robinson had made about abortion, women and LGBTQ+ people that they said made him too extreme to lead a swing state.Robinson's campaign descended into disarray in September when CNN reported ...

  • Why anti-transgender political ads are dominating the airwaves this election

    Why anti-transgender political ads are dominating the airwaves this election

    Nov 02, 2024 09:35 PM EDT

    ... Just two days ago in Odessa, Texas, they passed a $10,000 bounty on trans people found in the bathroom. I've been tracking anti LGBTQ legislation for years now. And it's not just the ads. The legislatures themselves are spending more time on this issue than anything else ...

  • Trump and Vance make anti-transgender attacks central to their closing argument before Election Day

    Trump and Vance make anti-transgender attacks central to their closing argument before Election Day

    Nov 01, 2024 06:27 PM EDT

    ... is correct in noting that similar federal policies were in place under Trump's presidency, both for immigrant detainees and federal prisoners. WATCH: Study finds LGBTQ+ youth mental health suffering in states with anti-trans laws At Trump's rallies, he often addresses LGBTQ issues with generalizations and emotional appeals ...

  • What the U.S. election means for Russia, and how Putin views the candidates

    What the U.S. election means for Russia, and how Putin views the candidates

    Oct 30, 2024 02:50 PM EDT

    Trump has called for a bill declaring there to be only two genders and pledged to keep transgender women out of women’s sports — positions that parallel how Russia under Putin has rolled back LGBTQ+ rights and lauded “traditional values.” His characterization of Democrats and his rivals as “the enemy ...

  • Nearly 4 years after far-right extremists stormed the U.S. Capitol, election threats persist

    Nearly 4 years after far-right extremists stormed the U.S. Capitol, election threats persist

    Oct 29, 2024 03:44 PM EDT

    During this election cycle, Trump and his allies have stirred up anti-LGBTQ and anti-immigrant discourse in a way that galvanizes extremists, experts say. After Jan. 6, the Proud Boys staged protests at drag queen story hours. More recently, Springfield, Ohio, was overwhelmed with hoax bomb threats after Trump ...

  • How Trump's rhetoric compares to historic fascist language

    How Trump's rhetoric compares to historic fascist language

    Oct 28, 2024 10:50 PM EDT

    ... And they didn't put Jews in it at first. It was for the political opposition, liberals, leftists. Then it had Jehovah's Witnesses, then LGBTQ people. All kinds of other people went in there, and then Jews were targeted as well by the regime. So when they're talking ...