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LGBTQIA+
Where Pride Won’t Be Happening This Year
Jun 5, 2026 Pride events have been canceled in several states as LGBTQIA+ organizers point to a hostile political landscape.
LGBTQIA+
Homophobic High: Graduating From High School Under Texas’ Senate Bill 12
Jun 2, 2026 The law banned Pride clubs and required teachers to use students’ names and pronouns assigned at birth. Adrian Moore didn’t let it define his senior year.
LGBTQIA+
State Laws Are ‘Leveraging Criminalization as a Tactic Against Trans People’
May 13, 2026 At least 10 states have imposed new misdemeanor or felony penalties since 2022 — a stark increase in the use of criminal law to target trans people and their support networks.
Education
After the Department of Education’s Attack on Civil Rights, Observers Ask: ‘Where Does It End?’
Apr 14, 2026 Rescinding civil rights agreements could send a message to students that there’s no point in filing a complaint, advocates and legal experts said.
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Reigniting the Patriarchy
Mar 12, 2026 New Heritage Foundation report wants to focus on the family — controlling it, that is.
LGBTQIA+
Trans Kansans Struggle With ‘Cruelty’ as Driver’s Licenses Are Invalidated
Mar 2, 2026 The state last week sent letters to Kansans affected by a new law that requires the gender designation on a person's driver’s license to match their sex at birth.
Education
90% of Student Discrimination and Harassment Complaints Were Dismissed Last Year
Feb 9, 2026 Students with disabilities and survivors of sexual misconduct can’t rely on the Department of Education to intervene for them, new reports find.
Book Review
The Brownshirts of Orange County
Jan 6, 2026 A new book explores the long-festering neo-Nazi subculture of Southern California — and its accelerating creep across the country.
Activism
Inflatables, Rainbow Crosswalks, Flooding Snitch Lines
Dec 30, 2025 In the face of rising authoritarianism, creative action helped us break through the stranglehold of fear in 2025.
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Being Trans in Trump’s America
Dec 15, 2025 How a new generation of transgender people is navigating a rising tide of anti-trans policies and ideology.Southern California Journalism Award: Third Place, Gender and Society Reporting
Prison Reform