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Supreme Court hears Colorado Catholic preschool LGBTQ case

Colorado has produced five of fewer than a dozen high court cases on LGBTQ protections and religious rights. View article...

Judge says local school district could order teacher to remove poster with LGBTQ+ symbols

A federal judge has ruled that the Little Miami School District did not violate a teacher's First Amendment rights. View article...

Queerness in Islam: a history the media often ignores

The actions of some Muslim politicians and governments, from Turkey's attacks on LGBTQ rights to the brutal repression of queer people under the ... View article...

Stopping racist bullying at school means building belonging before the next incident

Yet much of the anti-bullying movement still does not give adequate attention to racialized bullying. Racialized or racist bullying "is defined as ... View article...

Why has Macron taken so long to confront France's racism?

President Emmanuel Macron himself described the “ racist terrorist attack” in the western Paris suburb of Trappes as a “turning point in the life of ... View article...

Six Inequality-Fighting Candidates Who Won Tough Midterm Races

Their hard-fought victories are a signal that American voters are ready for inequality -fighting, transformative change. ... He prevailed with one of the ... View article...

Racism blamed for Indigenous youth police treatment

Advocates say racism is behind a police force opting against dealing with young First Nations offenders via diversion... View article...

"Queen Bees Are Stinging Mad": The absolutely wild way newspapers reported on Stonewall in 1969

The elite police squad had shut down one of their private gay clubs, the Stonewall Inn at 57 Christopher St., in the heart of a three-block homosexual ... View article...

'The blue wave isn't applicable to trans people': advocates in Washington state prepare to fight ban

Jaelynn Scott, who was elected last week as Washington's first openly trans state legislator, said “the infrastructure for LGBTQ power building ... View article...

LGBTQ elected officials, activists around the world welcome U.S. election results

New Hampshire Congressman Chris Pappas on Tuesday became the first openly gay man elected to the U.S. Senate. He will join U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), who in 2012 became the first openly lesbian elected to the U.S. Senate, in the chamber once he takes office in January. View article...

The uncomfortable truth about consent education

College workshops have largely failed to reduce sexual assault. They also miss the psychological motivations behind rape. View article...

Can the Wealthy Buy Elections?

After all, inequality isn't the same thing as poverty. Consider that ... Political inequalities will arise even in conditions of perfect economic ... View article...