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Storytelling is pushing back against the dominant idea that queerness and rural life are incompatible.
The cuts included in Newsom’s budget are “reckless and unconscionable,” said one California health care advocate.
Anti-abortion states are increasingly attempting to regulate abortion beyond their own borders.
“Colorado is paving a different path by acting on its own to strengthen our right to vote,” said one advocate.
The proposed ordinance would restrict repeated camping and block encampments on sidewalks.
This week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced plans to develop a “real-world data platform” using Medicare and...
One sponsor of the bill called Uber’s threat a “cynical and disheartening move by a multi-billion dollar company.”
“Other states must follow the lead of Colorado and enshrine transgender rights into law,” one trans activist said.
The Denver Mayor’s Office said that the city "will not be bullied or blackmailed.”
Democrats have urged the IRS internal watchdog to probe whether Trump targeting Harvard’s tax-exempt status is illegal.
Although Harvard University has been celebrated for resisting the Trump administration — including suing over threats to withhold $2.2 billion in...
President Donald Trump has directed the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate ActBlue, the Democratic Party’s primary fundraising platform,...
“Donald Trump has just made an attempt to re-segregate America,” said legislative researcher Allison Chapman.
The 988 LGBTQ crisis line is still active. Proposed cuts wouldn’t take effect until October, if approved by Congress.
Disability advocates urge funding education and services for autistic people — not surveillance-style data collection.
“We can only surmise that these tactics seek to silence us,” said one nonprofit that has been targeted by Trump.
“Extremely devastating news for transgender people in the United Kingdom,” said transgender activist Erin Reed.
The move reduces protections for transgender people who face discrimination in health care, education and housing.
“Every child deserves to be educated in an environment where they feel respected,” a petition backing the teacher says.
Some students were forced to leave the country after being sent a text message saying that their visas were cancelled.
The Trump administration has increasingly used grant cuts to force universities to comply with its political agenda.
These bills are “a critical step” to protect gender-affirming care and abortion services in the state, advocates say.
“Diversity is a superpower here in New York City,” said NYC Public Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos.
Trump’s attacks on universities are “dangerous and politically motivated,” said New York Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler.
Maine’s Democratic Governor Janet Mills warned that the “rule of law in our country” is at stake.
“The court’s decision today should send a strong message to any and all anti-abortion politicians,” an attorney said.
“[S]eeing my adopted home state actually do something to protect me…mean[s] a lot,” a trans Coloradoan told Truthout.
Being visible isn’t enough. Let’s organize, protect each other and fight back against rising fascism.
“New York’s shield law was created to protect patients and providers,” said New York Attorney General Letitia James.
“We can eliminate an entire district court,” Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters.
“Nothing is more important than the success of students,” said National Education Association President Becky Pringle.
Countries have advised transgender and nonbinary travelers to exercise additional caution when planning trips to the US.
“This is a stain on the firm, every one of its partners, and the entire legal profession,” the founder of Democracy Docket said.
“Authoritarian regimes always seek to gain control over independent academic institutions,” the historians warned.
Thousands protested the ban outside Hungary’s parliament, blocking traffic and defying police orders to disperse.
“I don't care what the judges think. I don't care what the Left thinks. We're coming," said “border czar” Tom Homan.
In his speech to the Department of Justice, Trump baselessly accused the media of “illegal” behavior.
Twenty-one Democratic attorneys general have filed suit to stop the dismantling of the Department of Education.
Citibank was following requests from the Trump White House when it froze the accounts of several nonprofits last month.
The lack of coverage from other networks has allowed Fox News to shape the narrative at a crucial time for trans rights.
Trump also accused “radical left lunatics” of an “illegal and collusive” Tesla boycott as #TeslaTakedown protests surge.
The move “will have a chilling effect on our public service workforce,” said one civil rights attorney.
Illinois became the second state in the country to pass legal protections for immigrant tenants in 2019.
“By ignoring science…he has alienated his base that deeply care about LGBTQ rights,” said researcher Allison Chapman.
Dismissing the case “will leave the health and lives of pregnant Idahoans hanging in the balance,” said an ACLU officer.
This HHS policy shift may allow harmful policies to be fast-tracked without public input.
According to an exclusive report obtained by Truthout, the SAVE Act would “be a disaster for Americans.”
Trump’s anti-DEI policy “seeks to undermine our nation’s educational institutions,” the plaintiffs say.
“[The DOJ] does not tolerate state officials who ignore federal law,” said Attorney General Pam Bondi.
A civil rights attorney said that the impeachment filing is “naked political retaliation.”