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Playing for both teams: 6 LGBTQ+ spies from history

From the world wars and Red Scare to the fight for Irish independence, here are some queer spies worth knowing.

US President Donald Trump White House press briefing January 2025

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38 years in the media industry, and I never thought the U.S. media would crumble like this

Opinion: The autocratic assault on the media Is personal for me and for democracy as Trump seeks to extort, choke, twist, and erase it, writes John Casey.

Tiananmen Square protester blocking military tanks 1989

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During Trump’s dictatorial military parade Saturday, America needs a Tiananmen Square moment

Opinion: Could one lone figure standing in Trump’s ghoulish parade become the catalyst to a democratic rebound in America? writes John Casey

Donald Trump official presidential portrait

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The huge banner of a glaring Trump in front of the USDA is a literal sign the U.S. has lost its democracy

Opinion: When public spaces glorify the ruler, dissent is silenced, and history is rewritten, it's the end of America as we knew it, writes John Casey.

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Playing for both teams: 6 LGBTQ+ spies from history

From the world wars and Red Scare to the fight for Irish independence, here are some queer spies worth knowing.

38 years in the media industry, and I never thought the U.S. media would crumble like this

Opinion: The autocratic assault on the media Is personal for me and for democracy as Trump seeks to extort, choke, twist, and erase it, writes John Casey.

During Trump’s dictatorial military parade Saturday, America needs a Tiananmen Square moment

Opinion: Could one lone figure standing in Trump’s ghoulish parade become the catalyst to a democratic rebound in America? writes John Casey

The huge banner of a glaring Trump in front of the USDA is a literal sign the U.S. has lost its democracy

Opinion: When public spaces glorify the ruler, dissent is silenced, and history is rewritten, it's the end of America as we knew it, writes John Casey.

Estonia Legalizes Marriage Equality

Despite the vote, anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments remain in the Baltic country.

Mikhail Gorbachev, Former Soviet President, Is Dead at 91

(CNN) The man credited with introducing key political and economic reforms to the USSR and helping to end the Cold War had been in failing health for some time.

Former Soviet Nation Gives Same-Sex Couples More Rights

Estonia just became the first former Soviet nation to offer legal recognition to same-sex couples.

Russian Church Leader Proposes Criminalizing Homosexuality

Citizens should vote on the matter in a referendum, says church spokesman Vsevolod Chaplin.

Serbia’s Gay Film Fest Threatened, Cancelled

Russian Church Leader Urges Lawmakers to Block Marriage Equality

Patriarch Kirill, who heads the Russian Orthodox Church, tells members of Parliament that same-sex marriage is destructive to society.

Thompson Quizzed on Civil Unions

Republican presidential hopeful Fred Thompson told New Hampshire voters Monday that efforts in some states to recognize same-sex marriage are a ''judge-made controversy.''

Putin Tightens Grip on Kremlin-Run News Agencies

After dissolving one of the nation's oldest state-run news agencies, Russian president Vladimir Putin appointed a well-known, violently homophobic news anchor to lead the new media group.

ABC’s James Longman on Russia Bringing Back the Iron Curtain

Reporting from Moscow, Longman sees ominous signs ahead, particularly for LGBTQ+ individuals.

Growing Up Gay in the USSR (Video)

"I could tell from TV and movies and school discussions that I wasn't the only gay in the world."

S.F. May Rename Lech Walesa Street

The former Polish president's antigay remarks may cost him his place on the streets of San Francisco.

WATCH: Russian TV Claims Americans Love Showing Gay Porn to Kids

A Kremlin-backed 'documentary' either willfully misled viewers to think American parents plaster their children's walls with gay porn, or Russian producers are painfully unaware of satire.

Socialism Will Not Cure LGBTQ Oppression

There will be benefits if the government starts lifting up the most disadvantaged Americans, but queer equality won't be one of them.

WATCH: Remembering Gay Pianist Van Cliburn

The American-born pianist became a beacon for positive U.S.-Soviet relations when he won first place at a Soviet Tchaikovsky competition in Moscow in 1958.

Op-ed: An Open Letter to Vladimir Putin

Did Vladimir Putin inadvertently promote LGBT rights around the world?

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From the world wars and Red Scare to the fight for Irish independence, here are some queer spies worth knowing.

Opinion: The autocratic assault on the media Is personal for me and for democracy as Trump seeks to extort, choke, twist, and erase it, writes John Casey.

Opinion: Could one lone figure standing in Trump’s ghoulish parade become the catalyst to a democratic rebound in America? writes John Casey

Opinion: When public spaces glorify the ruler, dissent is silenced, and history is rewritten, it's the end of America as we knew it, writes John Casey.

Despite the vote, anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments remain in the Baltic country.

(CNN) The man credited with introducing key political and economic reforms to the USSR and helping to end the Cold War had been in failing health for some time.

Estonia just became the first former Soviet nation to offer legal recognition to same-sex couples.

Citizens should vote on the matter in a referendum, says church spokesman Vsevolod Chaplin.

Patriarch Kirill, who heads the Russian Orthodox Church, tells members of Parliament that same-sex marriage is destructive to society.

Republican presidential hopeful Fred Thompson told New Hampshire voters Monday that efforts in some states to recognize same-sex marriage are a ''judge-made controversy.''

After dissolving one of the nation's oldest state-run news agencies, Russian president Vladimir Putin appointed a well-known, violently homophobic news anchor to lead the new media group.

Reporting from Moscow, Longman sees ominous signs ahead, particularly for LGBTQ+ individuals.

"I could tell from TV and movies and school discussions that I wasn't the only gay in the world."

The former Polish president's antigay remarks may cost him his place on the streets of San Francisco.

A Kremlin-backed 'documentary' either willfully misled viewers to think American parents plaster their children's walls with gay porn, or Russian producers are painfully unaware of satire.

There will be benefits if the government starts lifting up the most disadvantaged Americans, but queer equality won't be one of them.

The American-born pianist became a beacon for positive U.S.-Soviet relations when he won first place at a Soviet Tchaikovsky competition in Moscow in 1958.

Did Vladimir Putin inadvertently promote LGBT rights around the world?