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TSA officer sues Kristi Noem over trans personnel being banned from doing pat-downs

The policy is “terribly demeaning and 100 percent illegal,” Danielle Mittereder's lawyer Jonathan Puth says.

Kristi Noem is running a digital marketing agency touting her beauty and idiocy while ignoring U.S. security

Opinion: Instead of protecting the homeland, Noem has turned one of America’s most serious departments into her own taxpayer-funded video production company, writes John Casey.

Chicago alderperson describes ‘sanctioned violence’ after ICE detained her for simply asking questions

“I simply asked if they had a signed judicial warrant,” Jessie Fuentes told The Advocate. “That’s not a crime. That’s a constitutional question."

Oregon, Portland sue Trump over plan to send National Guard

No, Portland is not "war-ravaged."

As Trump plans to invade Chicago, Illinois Gov J.B. Pritzker implores us to think about ‘What comes next?’

Opinion: In a searing speech responding to Trump's threat to invade Chicago, Pritzker sounds an alarm, hoping to wake up a country that is sleepwalking its way into an autocracy, writes John Casey.

​'South Park' eviscerates Kristi Noem for killing a puppy and abusing Botox​

South Park's newest episode makes fun of Kristi Noem for her admission that she shot and killed a puppy.

Trump administration kills $18.5 million in funding for diversity, LGBTQ+ support

That includes funding for a global anti-hate summit and programs providing affirming therapy for queer youth.

Trump administration stops abuse protection for transgender detainees in ICE custody

Since 2015, detention facilities had to take into account the gender identity of trans migrants. Not any more.

Harvard seemingly caves to Trump, shuts down LGBTQ+ and women's center websites

Harvard has removed websites for its women's, LGBTQ+, and multicultural student centers.

Pete Buttigieg outraged Trump admin crossed ‘reddest of red lines’ handcuffing senator questioning Noem

The former transportation secretary said Americans must raise their voices to combat Trump's authoritarianism.

Donald Trump's anti-LGBTQ+ cabinet: An in-depth look

Trump's 2.0 cabinet is a cast of characters from right-wing television and MAGA politics. Here are their LGBTQ+ rights records.

Trump, Noem, and Gabbard try to ‘86’ the real and harmless meaning of '86'

Opinion: The trio and other Trump henchpersons want to 86 dissent, 86 satire, and 86 the First Amendment, writes John Casey.

Supreme Court halts Trump’s deportations of Venezuelan immigrants under Alien Enemies Act

Deporting people this way “surely does not pass muster,” the justices wrote.

Trump’s DHS considers reality TV show where immigrants fight for citizenship

Immigrants are being disappeared and their rights defied in court while DHS weighs a game show—and sells citizenship to the rich.

DHS quietly eliminates ban on surveillance based on sexual orientation and gender identity

The DHS quietly updated its policy manual earlier this month, removing LGBTQ+ identities from the section prohibiting surveillance based solely on immutable characteristics.

Trump moves to ban international transgender athletes from 2028 Olympic Games

He said he would direct the Department of Homeland Security to deny visa applications for transgender athletes, which he called “fraudulent.”

FBI terror squad arrested son of former San Diego GOP chair after anti-LGBTQ+ threats: prosecutors

Victor Krvaric was arrested on weapons charges last month. The former Marine was also a reported “prospect” for a white supremacist group.

Watch: GLAAD national ad features  terrifying potential future under Project 2025

The clip shows a haunting scene of children reciting ‘The Pledge.’

Police rule out terrorism in chemical agent release at Baltimore Pride Festival

On Saturday, revelers panicked after many couldn’t breathe and began to experience burning eyes after two groups got into a fight.

LGBTQ+ Pride Month events could be targets of foreign terrorists, security officials warn

Federal law enforcement officials say that organizations like ISIS may be considering attacks on June’s Pride events.