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Project 2025 vowed to roll back LGBTQ+ rights. Here's everything Trump has done so far

Donald Trump claimed on the campaign trail that he had "nothing to do" with Project 2025 — but now that he's in office, he's implementing it.

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100 days of erasure: Connecting the dots of Trump’s relentless war on LGBTQ+ lives

Opinion: In just three months, LGBTQ+ equality has crumbled as Pride flags fall, protections vanish, and queer survival is once again a daily fight, writes John Casey.

What is DEI, what does it mean, and why are companies really getting rid of it?

DEI does not ensure certain groups have preferential treatment, but rather that none do.

Trump revokes LBJ-era civil rights protections in federal government contracting

The rules were in place to protect Americans from discrimination for nearly 60 years.

WATCH: LBJ's Daughters Back Marriage Equality

The late president, a strong supporter of civil rights for African-Americans, was sympathetic to marginalized groups in general, say his daughters.

LBJ's Civil Rights Act Is Incomplete

The 36th president signed the Civil Rights Act over 50 years ago, but we're still waiting for LGBT people to be added to it. Rob Reiner -- director of the new film LBJ -- talks about Johnson's legacy and what's changed since he was thrust into office.

At Prayer Breakfast, Trump Backs Bigger Church Role in Politics

But he doesn't mention the anti-LGBT "religious freedom" order reportedly circulating.

Terrence McNally's 'Mothers and Sons' to Play Philly and Boston

The first regional productions have been announced for the gay-inclusive drama, which just closed on Broadway.

By the Numbers: Inauguration

By the numbers, a look at what it took to put together the biggest inauguration in history.

Op-ed: Mr. President, Don't Add Exemptions

While the executive order announced by the Obama administration is a great step, the next hurdle is quite clear.

Booz Allen Hamilton drops sponsorship of WorldPride, cites Donald Trump's anti-DEI order

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. has withdrawn its sponsorship of WorldPride 2025 to avoid becoming "ineligible for contracts with the federal government."

One of MLK's Dreams Was an End to Gun Violence

Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "Guns are going to be the death of this country." Will we prove him right?

Reading the Far Right: 'Alternative Facts' on DNC Staffer's Death

Reading the fringe sources so you don't have to, we delve into the Seth Rich conspiracy theory and offer evidence that Martin Luther King was not a Republican.

200+ lawmakers demand Speaker Mike Johnson end anti-trans rhetoric in Congress

“Transgender people deserve government officials who will lift them up, not attack them simply because of who they are,” the members of Congress wrote.

New York LGBTQ+ film festival will give Arizonans free viewings after Trump kills Phoenix festival

Arizona residents will be able to view a selection of the New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival's 130 films online and for free.

What would late civil rights icon and Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall say about the current court?

Harvard Law Professor Mark Tushnet, who once clerked for Marshall and chronicled his career in two books, reflects on how today’s justices have strayed from his example.

Terrence McNally's 'Mothers and Sons' to Shutter

Bereft of Tony Awards, the gay-inclusive Broadway drama has posted its closing date.

The next time you have great gay sex, you can thank Edmund White

Opinion: White gave gay men the language, the images, and the legitimacy to say we exist, we love, and we have sex, writes John Casey

Ohio teacher suspended for LGBTQ+ books in her classroom sues school district

An Ohio elementary teacher is flipping the script and using her religious beliefs against conservatives to support LGBTQ+ rights.