LGBTQIA+

LGBTQIA+

The Meat Industry Is Backing Anti-Trans Campaigns

Grey Moran / Sentient Jun 11, 2025 Recent anti-trans political ads were funded in part by meat industry trade groups, including multiple ads comparing trans people to cattle. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

LGBTQIA+

A Guide to Surviving Trump’s War on Trans People

Adam M. Rhodes / The Appeal Jun 2, 2025 A roundup of resources as governments have moved to criminalize trans people, parents of trans children and health care providers. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

DOJ Erases Trans People From Crime Data

Ethan Corey / The Appeal May 14, 2025 The Justice Department has removed questions about gender identity from four surveys that helped provide comprehensive data on violence against trans people. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Social Justice

Grants To Help Domestic Violence Survivors Are Back — With Strings Attached

Jasmine Mithani / The 19th May 13, 2025 Revised funding opportunities for victim services organizations ban any activities characterizing domestic violence as a social justice issue. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

LGBTQIA+

Supreme Court Lets Trump Ban Transgender Americans From the Military

Ashley Murray / States Newsroom May 7, 2025 The court ruled that the ban can temporarily remain in place while a lower court reviews the case. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Education

A Gutted Education Department’s New Agenda

Jennifer Smith Richards, Jodi S. Cohen / ProPublica May 5, 2025 The department’s decimated civil rights office is enforcing its anti-diversity campaign while making discrimination investigations practically impossible. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Belief & Religion

For Progressive Catholics, Pope Francis Was a Breath of Fresh Air

Mariel Padilla / The 19th Apr 21, 2025 The pontiff, who died Monday at 88, brought a more open mind to LGBTQ+ people and immigration, though maintained a steadfast conservative view on some issues. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Immigration

DHS Shuts the Door for Women and Queer Immigrants To Report Abuse

Mel Leonor Barclay / The 19th Apr 16, 2025 Offices that helped survivors of violence and discrimination from inside the immigration system have been gutted by the Trump administration. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

LGBTQIA+

Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Conversion Therapy Ban

Christy Perez / Filter Mar 18, 2025 The Colorado case could set the stage for compulsory treatment. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Education

N.Y. Attorney General: Trump Administration Can’t Ban DEI in Schools

Julian Shen-Berro / Chalkbeat Mar 6, 2025 “Schools and educational institutions can rest assured that they are well within their legal rights to continue building inclusive learning environments for their students.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Activism

The Fork in the Road

Mark Greif / n+1 Feb 21, 2025 There is everything to be gained from every refusal, from plain unwillingness to fall into line. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Trump, Andrew Jackson and the Trail of Tears

Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan / DemocracyNow! Feb 14, 2025 By invoking Andrew Jackson, JD Vance and the Trump administration make clear their intention to cast aside the constitution in service of their agenda. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )