Protesters on Both Sides of Cake Debate Converge on Supreme Court

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        Protesters on Both Sides of Cake Debate Converge on Supreme Court
    The most significant gay rights case in two years was heard on Tuesday morning by the Supreme Court.
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Protesters on Both Sides of Cake Debate Converge on Supreme Court

The most significant gay rights case in two years was heard on Tuesday morning by the Supreme Court.

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Protesters on Both Sides of Cake Debate Converge on Supreme Court

The most significant gay rights case in two years was heard on Tuesday morning by the Supreme Court.

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Calls for removal are escalating as the president’s violent language blurs the line between attacking Iran’s government and committing genocide against its people.

The decision means schools can restrict certain books and LGBTQ+ topics in class while courts continue to weigh the law’s constitutionality.

Opinion: Lawmakers are using the same tactics, including criminalization, surveillance, and restrictions on young people to limit access to both abortion and gender-affirming care, write state policy experts with the National LGBTQ Task Force and the Guttmacher Institute.

The justices focused on how the law was written, not the science behind conversion therapy. But the impact could still be significant.

LGBTQ+ stories deserve to betold.

More For You

Most Popular

Opinion: A recent Wall Street Journal op-ed divorcing "gay" from "queer" people reinforces a hierarchy of belonging that privileges proximity to straightness, rewards conformity, and marginalizes anyone who cannot or will not meet its terms, argues Josh Ackley.

The "looksmaxxing" influencer was just given a history lesson by a group of transgender women.

Experts say common online habits, such as reusing identifiers like "spiderkash," can leave even senior government officials vulnerable to exposure.

The anti-LGBTQ+ politician is asking for "privacy," but the internet isn't giving it to her!

Social media is on fire as people are calling out the former Attorney General's failed alignment with the president.

Police say the suspect fired multiple shots into Pulse Ultra Club, marking the first use of the city’s hate intimidation ordinance.