Pentagon weakly corrects Pete Hegseth's views on women having the right to vote
"Of course the Secretary thinks that women should have the right to vote," Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson said.
August 15, 2025
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Billie Jean King celebrates anniversary of women's voting rights, noting there's more to be done
She adds that many women of color had to wait for the right to vote.
August 27, 2024
President Bush is trashing the Constitution
Justin Deabler is a lawyer in New York City, but he may be better known to millions of TV viewers as a Hawaii cast member of MTV's The Real World. Like most gay men and lesbians, he is furious that the president and conservative lawmakers are backing the Federal Marriage Amendment. To him, the president is trashing the country's most precious document for short-term political gain
March 2, 2004
The ERA Is Queer, and It's in Joe Biden's 'Agenda For Women'
The ERA isn't just a thing of the past as in the series Mrs. America. It's front and center -- and queer-inclusive.
August 7, 2020
D.C. Is a Disaster. Fight for LGBTQ Rights in Your Backyard
Political advances can't happen with a government in paralysis. But systems aren't as broken in Nevada, Dallas, or Baton Rouge.
January 17, 2019
'Filth,' 'Obscene': GOP Attacks Books About LGBTQ+ Kids, Racism
Republicans launch their latest culture war, with queer and POC youth caught in the crossfire.
February 1, 2022
Beaten by a Girl: Hillary's Victory, Bernie's Refusal to Back Down
The insistence of Bernie Sanders to stay in the race shows the glass ceiling is cracked, but still intact.
June 10, 2016
Biden, Harris Speeches: Shout-Outs to LGBTQ+ Folks and History Made
The president-elect and vice president-elect promised unity and honored diversity in their victory speeches.
November 7, 2020
Texas legislature bans transgender people from public bathrooms
After a decade and more than 16 tries, state lawmakers will send to the governor's desk an anti-trans bill, which restricts access to public facilities and places a $25,000 fine on the first violation.
September 4, 2025
Trans people in Georgia prisons are being forced to detransition. Now they're suing.
A class action lawsuit representing nearly 300 incarcerated people says the state's refusal to allow gender-affirming care constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.
August 13, 2025
Trans Child's Family Who Hosted Ken Paxton Now Under Abuse Probe
Amber Briggle and her family are being investigated under a Texas policy that deems gender-affirming care for minors "child abuse."
March 10, 2022
Supreme Court clears the way for increased age verification for porn sites
The decision ultimately means that laws can restrict the free speech of adults in service of protecting children.
June 27, 2025
BREAKING: For some immigrants, Trump’s policy to end birthright citizenship can go into effect
The Supreme Court ruling could leave some immigrant families in legal limbo. It also weakens the power of lower courts to block Trump’s policies from taking effect.
June 27, 2025
A win in Maine, a loss in Texas
Voters in Texas
and Maine rendered a split verdict Tuesday on gay rights.
November 9, 2005
Netflix's 'Amend' Traces the Fight for Equal Rights for All
The documentary series deals with the Fourteenth Amendment's impact on voting rights, desegregation, marriage equality, and more.
February 2, 2021
Florida is quietly denying transgender residents updated birth certificates
This is at odds with how the agency has handled this approval process for years.
July 15, 2024
Over a dozen states sue to protect gender-affirming care from federal investigations
A new lawsuit argues that the Trump administration is pursuing a backdoor strategy to restrict gender-affirming care nationally, while skirting state laws.
August 1, 2025
After Backlash, 'First Modern Lesbian' to Be Recognized on Plaque
LGBTQ activists were dismayed when Anne Lister was not explicitly called a lesbian in a plaque honoring her legacy.
September 4, 2018
How Trump’s ‘one big beautiful’ tax bill could impact women, children and LGBTQ+ Americans
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said over the weekend that the Senate package is projected to add $3.3 trillion to the national deficit over the next decade.
July 1, 2025
Abortion restrictions amount to sex-based discrimination, state Supreme Court says
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled against an antiquated anti-abortion law, with justices issuing a scathing rebuke of the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson decision.
February 1, 2024
WATCH: Zach Wahls Supports President Obama
Zach Wahls, the University of Iowa student who defended his mothers' right to marry before the state legislature, says it was a "beautiful day" when President Obama announced his support for marriage equality.
July 25, 2012