Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (AP) – Louisiana has long been reliably red. The Bayou State has voted for the Republican candidate in every presidential election since 2000, with residents overwhelmingly supporting Donald Trump in the last two, and the Republican Party has held a majority in the state for years. But state politics have shifted even … Read more
DENVER (AP) – The shooter who killed five people and injured 19 other people at a Colorado Springs nightclub. He pleaded guilty Tuesday to 50 federal hate crime charges. Anderson Lee Aldrich, 24, is already serving a life sentence after To plead guilty to lay out the charges in the 2022 shooting last year. Federal … Read more
FRANKFURT, Ky. (AP) — The Biden administration’s efforts to expand protections for LGBTQ+ students hit another obstacle Monday, when a federal judge in Kentucky temporarily blocked the new Title IX rule in six additional states. U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves called the regulation “arbitrary in the truest sense of the word” in granting a … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City subway station would be renamed to commemorate… Stonewall Riots that galvanized the modern movement for LGBTQ+ rights, under legislation approved by state lawmakers as they wrapped up their session this month. The state Legislature on Wednesday approved a bill directing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to change the … Read more
Pride Month, the global celebration of LGBTQ+ culture and rights, kicks off Saturday with events around the world. But this year’s festivities in the United States will take place against a backdrop of dozens of new state laws targeting LGBTQ+ rights, particularly transgender youth. FILE – Revelers participate in the New York Pride March, Sunday, … Read more
A Democratic Texas lawmaker who broke with her party by supporting a ban on gender-affirming care for minors was ousted in a primary runoff that galvanized LGBTQ+ groups nationwide, who then campaigned for his opponent in the race for the south Houston seat. Rep. Shawn Thierry’s defeat follows four terms in which the Houston congresswoman … Read more