“I don’t want to run away from the only place that truly felt like home because it hasn’t gotten as perfect as I imagined it could be,” says Chasten Buttigieg.The author, speaker, advocate, and husband of U.S. Secretary of Transportation,

Nepal has registered its first same-sex marriage after years of legal wrangling. It is the first South Asian country to recognize a same-sex marriage.Maya Gurung, a transgender woman, and Surendra Pandey, a gay man, were wed in 1997 in a

In the weeks after October 7th, the Israeli government spent their time — and if you live in the US, your tax dollars — bombing hospitals, mosques, schools, refugee camps, and entire neighborhoods. Generations of families were wiped off the

This is part 2 of “Why There Is Still No Peace on Earth: Washington’s Folly From The Persian Gulf to Ukraine.”  Read part 1. THE FIRST GULF WAR – A CATASTROPHIC ERROR Confronted with the greatest opportunity for global peace

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) appointed anti-LGBTQ+ Christian nationalist Jason Rapert to her state’s library board, where he’ll help oversee the funding, development, and leadership of local public libraries. He has promised to enforce the state’s anti-LGBTQ+ book-banning law,

A Florida school principal, James Cecil, and four other staff members were “reassigned” after an anonymous tip accused them of supporting a transgender girl’s desire to play volleyball. The school officials were accused of allowing“improper student participation in sports.”Students

Weeks after the Biden administration laid out the details of a $105 billion national security package that includes funding for both Israel and Ukraine, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he would bring the supplemental request to the floor as

A 15-foot balloon of out gay Rep. George Santos (R-NY) appeared in front of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday morning, just days before the House is expected to vote on his possible ouster amid campaign finance fraud allegations.The progressive organization

Whoopi Goldberg had some strong words for critics of Dolly Parton’s Thanksgiving Day halftime show during the Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Commanders football game.“Apparently, my turkey wasn’t the only thing online that people were hating,” the host said on Monday’s

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) have introduced bills in the House and Senate, respectively, that would prevent federal agencies and departments from punishing anyone who refuses to use a person’s correct name or pronouns. Anyone punished

A 16-year-old Indian boy died by suicide a week after he posted a reel on Instagram dressed in a sari in celebration of the holiday Diwali.He was found dead in his home by his mother on November 21.

Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. There’s a man who famously crowned himself emperor rather than submit to the otherworldly power of a pope. A new movie will soon be out on his “glories.” Napoleon Bonaparte, a military

It is simply inaccurate to claim that the ongoing Israeli attempt to displace all, or many Palestinian refugees from Gaza to Sinai is a new idea, compelled by recent circumstances. Displacing Palestinians, or as it is known in Israeli political

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