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U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona
News
Biden Administration Proposes Sweeping Title IX LGBTQ+ Protections

The Department of Education released the proposal as part of the 50th-anniversary celebration of the landmark civil rights law.

June 23 2022 1:30 PM
Kansas Senator Marshall next to a group of children eating school lunch.
Politics
GOP Senator Considers Blocking School Meal Funding Over LGBTQ+ Rights

Sen. Roger Marshall said he may obstruct the funds due to new guidance by the Biden administration that bans LGBTQ+ discrimination in programs receiving federal nutrition funds.

June 23 2022 11:30 AM
the HRC and Tinder logo are displayed with a drop of blood between them next to a photo of a man of color preparing to give blood
News
Tinder Joins HRC in Call to End the Blood Donation Ban

The organizations urge men who have sex with men to participate in the ADVANCE Study, which may offer alternatives to the ban.

June 22 2022 1:29 PM
The Stonewall Inn in New York City is shown with rainbow flags in front of the bar. Next to it an image of the National Park Service placard is shown.
News
Stonewall Inn to Get LGBTQ+ National Park Service Visitor Center

The new building is to open in the summer of 2024.

June 22 2022 11:20 AM
Kari Lake and drag queen Barbra Seville
Politics
Drag Queen Calls Out Ariz. GOP Candidate Kari Lake Over Hypocrisy

Phoenix drag star Richard Stevens has accused Lake, a former fan, of going after the LGBTQ+ community only for political gain. 

June 21 2022 4:00 PM
Brittney Griner
News
Brittney Griner Couldn't Call Her Wife Due to U.S. Embassy Mistake

The basketball legend and her wife had planned to speak for the first time in months on their wedding anniversary on Saturday. 

June 21 2022 11:00 AM
Robert McManus
News
Mass. School Can’t Call Itself Catholic for Flying Pride and BLM Flags

"The flying of these flags in front of a Catholic school sends a mixed, confusing, and scandalous message to the public," Bishop Robert McManus said in a decree.

June 17 2022 1:31 PM
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