In the small town of Alpena, Michigan, pop. 10,197, an obsession with “pornographic” LGBTQ+ library materials has rewarded two conservative activists with seats on the board that determines official library policy, Book Riot reports.Campaigns to ban the coming-of-age memoir All

A member of the clergy begged Donald Trump to have “mercy” on LGBTQ+ people and immigrants at a prayer service for his inauguration earlier today, while Trump was sitting in the first pew, surrounded by his family and J.D. Vance

Only hours after Donald Trump began his second term, Elon Musk made the administration’s values crystal clear with two unequivocal Nazi salutes while speaking at an inauguration rally.“Elections come and go; some elections are important, some are not, but

Donald Trump, on his first day in office yesterday, signed an executive order repealing former President Joe Biden’s executive order that allowed out transgender people to serve in the military. The move doesn’t immediately ban trans people from serving in

In summary In 2018, Newsom promised to add 500,000 new apprenticeships in the decade after taking office. The state is making progress, but how much depends on the definition of “apprenticeship.” As a gubernatorial candidate in 2018, Gov. Gavin Newsom made a

As the Palisades fire began, Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone appeared before the Board of Supervisors for a previously scheduled discussion on how to spend the first $152 million in property taxes that county voters approved in November

Martin Luther King (MLK) Jr. Day 2025 marks the holiday’s 40th observance. The theme, “Mission Possible: Protecting Freedom, Justice, and Democracy in the Spirit of Nonviolence 365,” is challenging in this politically polarized era. With this new presidency, we are called to reaffirm our

“We don’t do ourselves any favor by pretending like it’s not going to be horrible during the Trump administration,” state Rep. Leigh Finke (D), author of Minnesota’s trans refuge law, told LGBTQ Nation. “And I’m not the kind of person

On January 20, 2025, we experience a political planetary alignment of sorts. Though his birthday was on January 15, the United States will commemorate Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s national holiday. Following the recent death of Jimmy Carter, our

Gay model Shaun Ross recently shared a hilarious and heartwarming story with his followers about coming out to his grandfather.“I remember coming out to my grandpa a year before he passed,” Ross wrote on Threads. “I was shocked by

In summary California sued Donald Trump 123 times during his first presidency. Trump lost about two-thirds of cases filed against his administration, but that doesn’t guarantee the same results this time around. That revving you hear from Sacramento is the sound of

In summary President Donald Trump wants to deport undocumented immigrants arrested on suspicion of various crimes. That could put sheriffs overseeing California jails in conflict with the state’s sanctuary law. California sheriffs once again find themselves navigating a difficult political calculus on

Will gay country crooner Orville Peck wear one of his signature face masks when he makes his Broadway debut this spring?That’s what fans of the singer are asking after producers announced this week that Peck will replace Adam Lambert as

A pizzeria that was host to a regular “trans pizza party” was lost to the fires that consumed the Altadena neighborhood of Los Angeles last week, the owners announced on Instagram over the weekend.A photo accompanying the post from the