Tag: LGBTQ rights
Supreme Court to weigh same-sex marriage challenge from former Kentucky clerk...
At a Nov. 7 conference, justices will decide whether to revisit the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges ruling that legalized marriage equality nationwide.
Young Republican scandal forces Vermont senator Sam Douglass to resign after...
Leaked messages filled with racist, antisemitic, and violent language have prompted Vermont state Sen. Sam Douglass to resign following mounting pressure from state leaders and public outrage.
Trump administration defies one in three court orders, undermining rule of...
New analysis finds the Trump White House routinely ignores federal court rulings, triggering growing concern over constitutional crises and erosion of judicial power.
The war on trans people
And his executive actions are only the spear tip of a significantly larger legislative attempt to target and scapegoat transgender people, who make up just over one percent of the U.S. population.
Texas voters reject far right school boards in sweeping backlash to...
Dozens of candidates who backed book censorship policies lost their seats in school board elections across Texas, signaling public fatigue with partisan attacks on students, educators, and libraries.
How the labor movement is showing up for LGBTQ+ rights
The hope is that more labor activists will understand how common queer workers are and see how supporting them actually strengthens the labor movement.
Hard to imagine 2023 with the same irreplaceable, mind-bending blessings as...
Whatever its unvarnished horror, 2022 looks to go down as marking baby steps in the right direction.
Biden signs law to federally protect same-sex and interracial marriages
The bipartisan bill will offer federal protections for same-sex and interracial marriages.
Supreme Court unanimously upholds religious liberty over LGBTQ rights—and nods to...
As Justice Gorsuch concluded in his concurring opinion, “dodging the question today guarantees it will recur tomorrow.”
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Different battles, same struggle: The US war on China, Venezuela, and the international left
We must remember that these are not separate crises, but different fronts of the same struggle. And to resist one is to resist them all.
Voter backlash defies MAGA’s anti-reality hokum, entrapped by its own BS, rip-offs, venom &...
Trump promised unremitting revenge but that is a sharp, merciless two-edged sword about to redound on him and MAGA.
Trump quietly expands corporate tax breaks while threatening states over food aid
Treasury guidance weakens corporate minimum tax as the Agriculture Department warns states to “undo” full November SNAP payments amid shutdown confusion.
Bill Gates gave $3.5M to think tank run by climate crisis denier Bjorn Lomborg
Tax records reveal that the billionaire’s foundation has donated for years to Lomborg’s Copenhagen Consensus Center.
Utah’s 1,300-bed homelessness “accountability center” tests Trump-era crackdown
Planned for 16 acres on the edge of Salt Lake City, Utah’s new homelessness campus would combine mass shelter, court-ordered treatment, and “work-conditioned housing.” Supporters call it a model of reform, while advocates warn it mirrors forced labor and internment.