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

New York Times opinion writer David Brooks recently detailed how the confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host and Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, made him “sick to his stomach.”Brooks opened by discussing the

I have learned many lessons in my studies of authoritarian takeovers of once-thriving democratic nations, which often lead to genocides. Strong leaders employ dehumanizing stereotypes and scapegoat entire groups while other citizens or entire nations refuse to intervene – and sometimes

Read this story in EnglishCuando Hermelinda Guadarrama y su hija fueron a trabajar a limpiar las oficinas de Netflix Hollywood la semana pasada, no tenían idea de que podría ser su último día. Una hora después de que empezaran, su empleador

In summary Gardeners, housekeepers and car wash workers living paycheck to paycheck are out of work in Los Angeles County as fires damaged homes and businesses. Their income losses may be permanent. Lea esta historia en EspañolWhen Hermelinda Guadarrama and her

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) raged against what she called the “criminal” action of a transgender college student getting top surgery while disabled.Micah Leroy is a University of Minnesota student who has gotten some attention on Instagram as he documents

Five London teenagers have admitted to causing “grievous bodily harm with intent” in a trial for the brutal stabbing of a young trans woman in February last year.Prosecutors called the incident a “brutal, unprovoked transphobic hate crime.”

Isreal’s war on Gaza has made finding medication nearly impossible for people trying to survive in the region, and Palestinians living with HIV have been hit particularly hard.According to The Intercept, aid groups like Glia say that HIV medication has

The mayor of a small town in Spain has blasted his local Catholic Church for denying him communion because he is gay and living with his partner.On January 12, Rubén García de Andrés, the Socialist mayor of Torrecaballeros and a