Trump admin forced to restore $6.2 million to LGBTQ+ and HIV groups
The federal government has been forced to restore $6.2 million in funding to LGBTQ+ and HIV organizations.
Two Wisconsin congressmen clash in front of cameras during U.S. Capitol confrontation
It started with the roar of a motorcycle and ended in a volley of insults about alcoholism, mental health, and campaign finances. On Wednesday, a routine Washington, D.C., press interview on the U.S. Capitol grounds devolved into a public and profane clash between two members of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation: Rep. Mark Pocan, a gay progressive …
Wisconsin congressmen clash in front of cameras during U.S. Capitol confrontation
It started with the roar of a motorcycle and ended in a volley of insults about alcoholism, mental health, and campaign finances. On Wednesday, a routine Washington, D.C., press interview on the U.S. Capitol grounds devolved into a public and profane clash between two members of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation: Rep. Mark Pocan, a gay progressive …
San Francisco rejects initial push to reclaim LGBTQ+ historic site from private prison use
San Francisco leaders rejected a push by transgender activists to stop a private prison takeover of the historic Compton’s Cafeteria riot site.
BREAKING: Puerto Rico governor signs gender-affirming care ban that includes young adults into law
Puerto Rico’s Republican Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón signed into law Wednesday a far-reaching ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender people under 21, enacting one of the harshest measures of its kind in the United States and its territories and prompting swift condemnation from medical experts and LGBTQ+ advocates.
Trevor Project condemns end to federal LGBTQ+ youth crisis line, stresses its services will go on
With the federally funded LGBTQ+ youth crisis hotline shutting down Thursday, the Trevor Project is condemning the government’s action but emphasizing that private services, like its own, will remain available.
Why queer memory is not only vital in these troubled times–it’s revolutionary
In an episode of The Last of Us, Ellie and her girlfriend, Dina, ride horseback through the ruins of what was once Seattle, taking in the city’s choice of decor. Rainbow flags and banners saying « Pride » from over two decades ago, when the idea of zombie fungus was the least of their worries. « They must …
Waffler and coward Josh Hawley runs away — again — from a problem he helped create
There are many ways to describe Missouri U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, including but not limited to pompous, slippery, a show-off. There are others, but this is a family-friendly site. Yet above all, Hawley is consistent in one thing, and that is running away from problems he helped create.
New Hampshire Republican governor vetoes book ban, bathroom bills
New Hampshire Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte has gone against her party and vetoed two anti-LGBTQ+ bills and three other far-right ones.
Daily newsletter 7/16
📣 A day before the federal government plans to pull the plug on the nation’s only government-funded dedicated LGBTQ+ suicide crisis line, lawmakers are warning that lives hang in the balance.