Donald Trump's DOT will prioritize areas with higher 'marriage and birth rates'
The memo directs DOT employees to "give preference to communities with marriage and birth rates higher than the national average."
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
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Italy’s prime minister says surrogacy ‘inhuman’ as party backs steeper penalties
The move to criminalize surrogacy is largely seen as a move against the LGBTQ+ community.
APRIL 14, 2024
Kentucky Marriage Ban Falls
A federal judge declared that Kentucky's prohibition on same-sex marriage violates the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
JULY 1, 2014
Abortion restrictions amount to sex-based discrimination, state Supreme Court says
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled against an antiquated anti-abortion law, with justices issuing a scathing rebuke of the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson decision.
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Poll: Germans More Tolerant of LGBTQ People Than Muslims
Germans are comfortable with gays -- and even of insurance companies covering medical transitions -- but not as fond of Muslims in their neighborhood, says a new survey.
AUGUST 16, 2018
Lessons from Prop. 8, 10 Years On
When the nation's largest and most liberal state banned marriage equality, we were devastated. Sound familiar?
OCTOBER 22, 2018
Tourists Cancel Trips to Iowa Following Rep. Steve King's Racist Tweet
Steve King is known for his anti-LGBT and anti-immigrant stances, but now, his bigoted Tweet and subsequent remarks may threaten possible revenue for the state.
MARCH 19, 2017
Ky. Gov. Claims Marriage Equality Threatens Birth Rates
In appealing a February ruling that struck down Kentucky's ban on marriage equality, lawyers for the state claim that allowing same-sex couples to marry would cripple the state's economy, since those couples can't procreate.
MAY 10, 2014
AIDS Rates Surge Among African-American Men
The rates of HIV among young African-American men who have sex with men have skyrocketed, reported the Centers for Disease Control on Thursday.
MARCH 15, 2008
Pope Francis Admires 'Masterpiece' of Man-Woman Marriage
The pope's exaltation of opposite-sex marriage came a day after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on extending marriage rights to same-sex couples.
APRIL 30, 2015
U.S. social conservatives take their message to Poland
Many prominent U.S. conservative groups--including Focus on the Family, founded by James Dobson (pictured)--are shifting their attention overseas this week, attending a conference in Poland that will decry Europe's liberal social policies and portray the host nation as a valiant holdout bucking those trends.
MAY 10, 2007
Is the Pope's Environmental Encyclical Anti-transgender?
Calling for 'the acceptance of our bodies as God's gift' appears to send negative signals to transgender people.
JUNE 18, 2015
'No Asians' Is Not a Preference. It's Racism.
Sinakhone Keodara is considering suing Grindr for allowing racism on its app. Here, he and Hussain Turk explain how damaging anti-Asian sentiment is.
JULY 19, 2018
Chasten Buttigieg Drags Wannabe Sen. J.D. Vance Over Childless Comments
Hillbilly Elegy writer Vance told a crowd of conservatives that those on the left without children don't have a "physical commitment to the future of this country."
JULY 27, 2021
The Disastrous Consequences of Defunding Planned Parenthood
Defunding the organization would greatly reduce access to health care, endangering women and children, writes Reay Earhart.
APRIL 14, 2017
Black Trans & Nonbinary Youth at High Risk of Suicide: Report
Those are the troubling findings of a new report from the Trevor Project.
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Here's Exactly What's Wrong With Barbra Streisand Cloning Her Dogs
Trying to reproduce pets is a folly, and turning animals into experiments is perverse, writes PETA's Kathy Guillermo.
MARCH 2, 2018
'The Handmaid's Tale' Drops Season 3 Trailer and Premiere Date
Offred is fighting to topple the patriarchy.
MAY 1, 2019
WATCH: Straight Russians Called on to Reproduce
Russia encourages straight couples to go forth and multiply, even offering prizes for procreation.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
Putin Says Judo Skills Will Protect Him From Gay Men in Showers
The Russian president and "judo master" defended Russia's record of LGBT rights in an interview with Oliver Stone.
JUNE 7, 2017
Trump Doesn’t Mention LGBTQ People in World AIDS Day Proclamation
This is the third year in a row he's left us out.
DECEMBER 1, 2019