... and saying, I'm not sure I feel welcome here. I will just point out, in your state alone, there have been over 50 anti-LGBTQ bills introduced by Republican lawmakers there. We have got 150,000 people who identify as LGBTQ in Oklahoma. What do you say to them ...
In a statement Tuesday, the Coalition to March on the RNC said it has no further plans to organize demonstrations around the Republican National Convention. “Our endorsing organizations will continue their work to stand with Palestine, defend and expand immigrants’ rights, defend women’s, LGBTQ, and reproductive rights, and demand ...
... schools’ ability to be more transparent with parents. The law comes amid a broader debate over local school districts and the rights of parents and LGBTQ+ students. “Politically motivated attacks on the rights, safety, and dignity of transgender, nonbinary, and other LGBTQ+ youth are on the rise nationwide, including in ...
... Afford the Rich,” and “Defend and Expand Immigrant Rights.” At one point a group of demonstrators got in an argument with counter-protesters who denounced LGBTQ+ rights, Muslims, Black Lives Matter and women. Counter-protester Rich Penkoski of Stillwater, Oklahoma, bellowed through a bullhorn that women should go home and ...
... believed in monogamy. In the 1980s, she stood up for gay men at the height of the AIDS epidemic and spoke out loudly for the LGBTQ community. She said she defended people deemed by some far-right Christians to be “subhuman” because of her own past. WATCH: After 40 years ...
... s longest-serving leader has become an icon to some conservative populists for championing what he calls “illiberal democracy,” which includes restrictions on immigration and LGBTQ+ rights. He has also cracked down on the press and judiciary in Hungary and been accused by the EU of violating rule-of-law ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The monthlong celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride reached its exuberant grand finale on Sunday, bringing rainbow-laden revelers to the streets for marquee parades in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and elsewhere across the globe. The wide-ranging festivities functioned as both jubilant parties and political protests, as ...
... the sports world is dealing with climate change and the hit The second round of voting is set for Friday. Still to come on PBS News Weekend, how the sports world is dealing with climate change, and the Hidden History of LGBTQ people being forced out of the federal government.
... government shouldn’t deprive trans youth of the health care that they need to survive and thrive,” said Ash Hall, policy and advocacy strategist for LGBTQIA+ rights at ACLU of Texas. “Texas politicians’ obsession with attacking trans kids and their families is needlessly cruel.” The law includes exemptions for children ...
... be homeless, the most since the country began using a yearly point-in-time survey in 2007. Nearly half of them sleep outside. Older adults, LGBTQ+ people and people of color are disproportionately affected, advocates said. In Oregon, a lack of mental health and addiction resources has also helped fuel ...
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