... forced to redraw congressional districts. Who runs the Texas House? Usually reelection would be a shoo-in for a speaker whose Republican majority passed some of the toughest anti-abortion laws in the country, vastly expanded gun rights, supported Abbott’s highly visible anti-immigration platforms and curtailed LGBTQ+ rights.
... enter seminaries and be ordained priests. Bruni said Francis was aware of the reports and recalled that the Argentine pope, who has made outreach to LGBTQ+ Catholics a hallmark of his papacy, has long insisted there was “room for everyone” in the Catholic Church. “The pope never intended to offend ...
... Ella. We also spoke with Caroline Ciccone, who is at Accountable.US., a nonprofit who's tracking these policy proposals. And she essentially said that LGBTQ people, seniors, anyone looking for more access to reproductive care should be very concerned by these proposals. Amna Nawaz: So those are broader health ...
... ban on book bans that will prohibit public and school libraries from removing materials based only on content or ideological objections. Activists say books by LGBTQ+ authors and authors of color are among those most frequently banned. Minnesota is among the first Democratic-led states countering the trend playing out ...
... in the future.Laura Barron-Lopez: We've seen pushback in primarily conservative states when it comes to teachings about the history of racism or LGBTQ studies. Does teaching climate change receive similar pushback from some parents, and are those parents seeking to restrict what their kids may be able ...
The U.S. State Department issued a worldwide caution security alert today addressing threats to the LGBTQ community. In its statement, the department said it's aware of the increased potential for foreign terrorist organization-inspired violence against LGBTQI-plus persons in events and advises U.S. citizens overseas to ...
The biggest hurdles NAL has heard from trainees, Dagher said, is the “polarized political lay of the land that we are all experiencing,” whether it is racism, Islamophobia, or anti-LGBTQ sentiment. “When we are all trying to build a more inclusive democracy, how do we show up in our ...
... Fico campaigned on a pro-Russian, anti-American platform, a foreign policy liberated from its EU links, a tougher stance on migration and opposition to LGBTQ+ rights. After he returned to power last year, he immediately set about dismantling the office of the anti-corruption prosecutor and bringing the public ...
... tainted by scandal — would lead Slovakia away from the Western mainstream. He promised a tough stance against migration and non-governmental organizations and campaigned against LGBTQ+ rights. Despite the controversy surrounding Fico's leadership, condemnation of the attack came from both his allies and adversaries. On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir ...
... its pro-Western course. He vowed to pursue a “sovereign” foreign policy, promised a tough stance against migration and non-governmental organizations, and campaigned against LGBTQ+ rights.He earned a reputation for his tirades against journalists, and faced criminal charges in 2022 for allegedly creating a criminal group and misuse ...
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