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When NY Couple Faced Homophobia While Planning Wedding, 90-Year Old Grandmother Settled the Score

International

Resources are Out there for LGBTQ+ Travelers Looking to Stay Safe
Resources are Out there for LGBTQ+ Travelers Looking to Stay Safe

Do LGBTQ+ tourists have a green book-like system for staying safe while traveling in these politically precarious times? They don't have one. They have many.

by Leanne Italie | Sep 6

The Director of the Paralympic Closing Ceremony Wants to Turn the Stade de France into a Dance Floor
The Director of the Paralympic Closing Ceremony Wants to Turn the Stade de France into a Dance Floor

The final act of the Paralympics in Paris will be a giant dance party.

by Tom Nouvian | Sep 6

National

Michigan Judge Loses Docket after She's Recorded Insulting Gay People and Black People
Michigan Judge Loses Docket after She's Recorded Insulting Gay People and Black People

A suburban Detroit judge is no longer handling cases after a court official turned over recordings of her making anti-gay insults and referring to Black people...

Sep 6

Investigators Say Wisconsin Inmate Killed his Cellmate for Being Black and Gay
Investigators Say Wisconsin Inmate Killed his Cellmate for Being Black and Gay

An inmate doing time at a maximum security prison in Wisconsin for trying to kill his mother strangled his cellmate for being Black and gay, investigators...

by Todd Richmond | Sep 6

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Politics

Harris Tells Black Church Group 'We Are Not Going Back' on Same Day they Reject Same-Sex Marriage
Harris Tells Black Church Group 'We Are Not Going Back' on Same Day they Reject Same-Sex Marriage

In a campaign stop this past week, Kamala Harris assured attendees of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church that she would move the country forward on...

Aug 31

GOP Nominee for Governor in North Carolina Has a History of Inflammatory Words. It Could Cost Trump
GOP Nominee for Governor in North Carolina Has a History of Inflammatory Words. It Could Cost Trump

Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has a history of inflammatory comments that his opponent, Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein, has said makes him too...

by Gary D. Robertson | Aug 31

Business

Ford Joins Growing List of Companies Changing Diversity Policies after Conservative Pressure
Ford Joins Growing List of Companies Changing Diversity Policies after Conservative Pressure

Ford Motor Co. has joined the ranks of companies that have pulled back on diversity, equity and inclusion policies while facing pressure from conservative...

Aug 30

Lowe's Changes Some DEI Policies Amid Legal Attacks on Diversity Programs and Activist Pressure
Lowe's Changes Some DEI Policies Amid Legal Attacks on Diversity Programs and Activist Pressure

Home improvement chain Lowe's is scaling back its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, joining the ranks of several other companies that have altered their...

by Haleluya Hadero and Wyatte Grantham-Philips | Aug 28

Health

WHO and Africa CDC Launch a Response Plan to the Mpox Outbreak
WHO and Africa CDC Launch a Response Plan to the Mpox Outbreak

The Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization launched on Friday a continent-wide response plan to the outbreak of...

by Monika Pronczuk | 11 hours ago

From Cold Towels to Early Dismissal, People Find Ways to Cope with Heat Wave
From Cold Towels to Early Dismissal, People Find Ways to Cope with Heat Wave

As a second straight day of hot soupy temperatures approaching triple digits hung over much of the Midwest on Tuesday, residents looked for ways to stay cool...

by Sophia Tareen | Aug 28