'You could ban our books, but you can’t ban the story': Authors speak out at Rep. Pressley event on book bans
“We have to fight for our freedom to read,” Pressley told the audience.
September 19, 2024
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Ayanna Pressley Introduces Bill to Counter Book Bans Nationwide
In a bold response to the surge of book bans across the U.S., Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley is championing legislation to protect diverse literature in schools and libraries.
December 14, 2023
Ayanna Pressley Denounces GOP for Trying to Gut LGBTQ+ Housing Funds
The congresswoman from Massachusetts criticized the exclusion of funding that was meant to go toward an LGBTQ+ affordable housing project, slamming the decision as a blow to LGBTQ+ senior housing rights.
November 12, 2023
House Democrats Introduce Gender-Neutral Laws Bill
The legislation seeks to removed gendered language from the U.S. Code.
July 25, 2023
Ayanna Pressley on Introducing Bill to Advance Trans Rights
The lawmaker from Massachusetts made the announcement on Transgender Day of Visibility.
March 31, 2023
Ayanna Pressley Shatters Huge Congressional Glass Ceiling
In an upset victory, the Boston city councilor unseated a longtime Massachusetts congressman.
September 5, 2018
Gay Man Loses Mass. Congressional Bid; Homophobe Bested in Gov's Race
Former ambassador Rufus Gifford (left) lost his primary, but at least Scott Lively (right) will not be the GOP nominee for governor.
September 5, 2018
Megan Rapinoe Says Trump's Racist Tweets Are 'Disgusting'
Trump publicly called Rapinoe "unpatriotic" last month for refusing to bend to him. This weekend she was asked to comment on his ugly rhetoric.
July 21, 2019
Republican Lawmakers Look to Ban Pride Flags at Stonewall, Other National Sites
Republicans have begun targeting LGBTQ-related initiatives in latest round of the national budget process.
July 19, 2023
The Unclean Hands of Donald J. Trump
Trump's hands are too filthy to hold the fate of the nation, writes Susan SurfTone.
July 18, 2019
Lindsey Graham Supports Trump's Racist Tweets, Meghan McCain Responds
After Donald Trump said several congresswomen of color should go back where they came from, Graham said they're communists.
July 15, 2019
Twitter Cries Racism Over Delay of Harriet Tubman $20 Bill
She escaped from slavery and helped others do the same. Andrew Jackson, currently on the bill, owned slaves.
May 23, 2019
House Republican ‘Terrorists’ Target LGBTQ+ Community Center Funding in ‘Unprecedented’ Move
Democrats in the House of Representatives are livid and have called out their GOP colleagues.
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July 18, 2023
Republican calls Haitians 'wild' 'gangsters' from 'nastiest country in the Western Hemisphere' in racist post
Louisiana Rep. Clay Higgins actually tweeted the bigoted remarks from his official government account.
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September 25, 2024
Is a Consumer Protection Exec Quietly Dismantling LGBTQ Protections?
Employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau want answers after discovering a bureau official once worked for an antigay hate group.
September 18, 2019
A second Trump term would double down on erasing transgender rights. Here’s how advocates are preparing.
“We’ve seen over the last several years a militant effort in red states by the government to discriminate against trans folks, in particular, and the broader LGBTQ community, and even to go so far as to try to deny trans people's existence,” said Mike Zamore, national director of policy and governmental affairs at the ACLU.
June 16, 2024
Pelosi, Ocasio-Cortez, Sanders, & Dozens Hang Trans Flags for Support
Dozens of the nation's lawmakers have hung the transgender flag at their offices in a show of support as Trump's trans military ban moves forward.
March 27, 2019
Mondaire Jones Could Be the Nation's First Black Gay Congressman
Jones, running for New York's 17th District, knows what it's like to experience poverty and discrimination.
June 22, 2020