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Fritz Kitzing nonbinary Opinion ​Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center
Voices

Opinion: When museums go silent, erasure speaks louder

LGBTQ+ narratives are being stripped from public memory just as attacks on queer and trans people surge. Why some museums refuse to let history repeat itself.

A visitor looks at art at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art on March 28, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
News

Smithsonian National Museum of African Art abruptly postpones LGBTQ+ exhibit

The show, planned to coincide with this year's WorldPride, was postponed due to budget constraints, not Donald Trump's policies, a spokeswoman says.

Smithsonian Institution Building in Washington DC Commonly known as The Castle
Politics

Donald Trump orders Women’s History Museum to remove trans people or lose funding

Trump has declared the accomplishments of trans people are “improper ideology.”

2017 Heritage of Pride group marches with balloon rainbows during the NYC LGBTQIA Pride March celebrating history and community in New York City
Voices

Why LGBTQ+ history matters

Opinion: "When we present young people with a version of history from which they are completely absent, they have trouble envisioning a positive future for themselves," writes Lambda Legal CEO Kevin Jennings.

San Juan, Puerto Rico, is the sunny cure for your winter blues
Travel

Discover the LGBTQ+ paradise of San Juan, Puerto Rico

Soak in the sun, culture, and LGBTQ+ celebrations at the Sheraton Puerto Rico & Casino.

Lonnie G Bunch III Secretary Smithsonian Institution Nina West performing washington dc drag queen
News

Smithsonian responds after report of ending long-held drag shows following Republican angst (exclusive)

Reports found drag shows disappeared from the Smithsonian's calendar after institution leader Lonnie Bunch told House Republicans he'd "look into" them. Here's what really happened.

Gay Lesbian History Kids Book school library display
Politics

West Virginia Republicans want to prosecute 'pedophile librarians' over 'obscene' material

Not sure what constitutes "obscene matter?" Neither are the West Virginia Republicans who wrote a new bill seeking to prosecute educators for spreading it.