How SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans could be saved during the shutdown
Trump's USDA has refused to release contingency funds for SNAP benefits, and Congress remains gridlocked.
October 31, 2025
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How SNAP cuts will disproportionately impact some LGBTQ+ people
About 15 percent of LGBTQ+ adults received SNAP benefits in the past year.
July 1, 2025
House budget cuts could devastate LGBTQ+ people's health care: What you need to know
It would have terrible consequences for transgender Americans, impoverished LGBTQ+ people, and those living with HIV.
May 22, 2025
'It makes you angry:' LGBTQ+ food pantries prepare for end of SNAP benefits
As SNAP runs out of money, LGBTQ+ community centers and nonprofits are feeding people when the government won't.
October 31, 2025
Democrats Demand That Biden, Leaders Reject Anti-LGBTQ+ Riders in Any Funding Bill
Amid a looming government shutdown, over 160 lawmakers advocate for LGBTQ+ rights in 2024 appropriations discussions.
November 1, 2023
How a Federal Government Shutdown Will and Won't Affect You
As House Republicans continue to dither and blockade, here's what to expect.
September 29, 2023
Trump's 'Taxpayer First' Budget Is Another Assault on Women
Trump's proposed budget cuts funding for programs that provide lifesaving services to women.
May 24, 2017
The Farm Bill Will Take Food Out of the Mouths of LGBT Seniors
Trump's war on social programs hits the most vulnerable the hardest.
May 2, 2018
22 GOP Attorneys General Sue USDA Over LGBTQ+ Non-Discrimination
The Republican attorneys general are suing the Biden-Harris administration for enforcing antidiscrimination policies in its school lunch program.
July 28, 2022
USDA website blames SNAP benefits expiring on trans people, immigrants amid shutdown
The benefits, which are set to expire on November 1 due to the government shutdown, will lead to millions of people struggling to secure access to food.
October 27, 2025
To Maintain the Safety Net for LGBTQ Elders, We Must Vote
We can help prevent the gutting of Social Security, Medicare, and other programs vital to our elders, writes Michael Adams of SAGE.
October 30, 2018
Trump Budget Would Harm the Neediest LGBTQ Americans
The budget also flies in the face of his pledge to end the HIV epidemic by 2030.
March 16, 2019
The Staggering Number of LGBTQ Homeless Youth Demands Action
Los Angeles's out city controller on what needs to be done for the community's most marginalized citizens.
June 28, 2019
Here's what Pete Buttigieg had to say about Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' passing Congress
"It is up to us, the American people, to respond politically and say that it is unacceptable to harm the majority of Americans to make the very wealthiest a little better off,” Buttigieg said in an Instagram video.
July 3, 2025
Economic insecurity linked to LGBTQ+ youth mental health issues: Trevor Project report
Most research on economic factors has focused on adults, but the new report shows how they affect young people.
April 23, 2025
Do You Agree With HRC's 'To Do List' For President Obama?
The Human Rights Campaign's 2015 Blueprint for Positive Change is an LGBT laundry list of actions the Obama administration could take to improve the lives of LGBT people.
June 19, 2015
Pride, pages, and performance: Why drag story time matters more than ever
Recent research explores drag story times with the hope to learn more about how drag story time leaders select books, and how these events can foster best practices in literacy and inclusive education.
June 21, 2025
Trump's State of the Union Full of Lies, and Pelosi Rips It
The speaker of the House made clear what she thought of Trump's address.
February 5, 2020
New D.C. Catholic archbishop is pro-LGBTQ+ and anti-Trump
Robert McElroy has made many statements supporting LGBTQ+ people and criticizing Donald Trump's anti-immigrant policies.
January 6, 2025
President Obama Endorses Equality Act
OUT Magazine's Ally of the Year again proved he's deserving of the honor by endorsing the bill to ensure equal rights to LGBT Americans.
November 10, 2015
Mike Johnson, a defender of a dictator, wildly blames Zohran Mamdani for the government shutdown
Opinion: Next Johnson will blame Mamdani for the Epstein files delay and for the bruise on Donald Trump's hand, writes John Casey.
October 29, 2025