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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker condemns Trump’s LGBTQ+ erasure & rising authoritarianism in blistering speech

“After we’ve discriminated against, deported or disparaged all the immigrants and the gay and lesbian and transgender people, the developmentally disabled, the women and the minorities...what comes next?” the Democratic governor asked.

12 LGBTQ+ Hollywood power players

In our latest print issue, we celebrate just some of the amazing LGBTQ+ talents who are taking over the entertainment industry.

The Art of the Steal: Trump Illegitimacy Is Glaring

Everyone wants our so-called president out of office because he's a huge failure. But he never was really elected in the first place, writes out former FBI agent Susan Surftone.

SCOTUS Conservatives Kill Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness

Another ruling made along ideological lines.

Harry Reid Favors Obama's ENDA Executive Order

The move could signal that similar federal legislation is effectively dead in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives.

Kentucky bans conversion therapy for youth as Gov. Andy Beshear signs 'monumental' order

Beshear signed the executive order after similar legislation repeatedly failed in the Republican-dominated state legislature earlier this year.

Is Obama the Most Trans-Friendly President Ever?

Newsweek dubbed him "the first gay president," but his advocacy for trans people is just as progressive -- but often uncelebrated.

What to know about executive orders as Trump prepares to take office

What are executive orders — and how do presidents use them? Here’s what to know about them and the scope of their power.

Trump Is Horrible, But Mitch McConnell Is Really Destroying America

By abusing power, the Senate majority leader has held back progress on everything from LGBTQ rights to environmental protections. He must go.

New Hampshire student athletes move to challenge Trump's anti-trans sports order

They have already sued over the state's trans-exclusionary sports law, but now they're seeking to expand their suit to challenge the national ban.

Gay Iranian Refugee Allowed Temporary Asylum

A gay Iranian teenager who was refused a safe haven in the United Kingdom has now been granted temporary asylum by British home secretary Jacqui Smith, following rising concern that he would be executed if forced to return to Iran, according to the Press Association.

Fired Fox Exec Roger Ailes Loved the F Word

The disgraced media executive was not only a serial harasser of women, he regularly dropped antigay slurs and denigrated other minorities, according to reports.

A hero's journey

Jenny Fulle has led a charmed life of her own making--with strength and smarts, she went from preteen legal hero to janitor to power lesbian film executive.

Channing Tatum's 'Step Up: High Water' Centers on a Queer Dancer

Step Up: High Water is a new series executive-produced by dance power couple Channing and Jenna Dewan-Tatum. The show follows dancers in Atlanta, including Tal, who struggles with his sexuality.

Restraining orders block federal funding freeze

The freeze had targeted a wide swath of federal funds, including those allegedly promoting "woke gender ideology."

Senator Wants Big Exemption in Obama's Executive Order

Orrin Hatch says a presidential executive order banning anti-LGBT discrimination should let religiously affiliated employers opt out.

10 Terrible Decisions Trump Made in His First Month

Maybe this is why his approval ratings are some of the lowest ever recorded for a new president.