11+ mon, 2+ day ago   (560+ words) Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is calling for the removal of rainbow crosswalks and other symbols of pride from public roads across Texas, saying they pose safety concerns and misuse taxpayer dollars. "Texans expect their taxpayer dollars to be used wisely,…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (365+ words) CIA Director John Ratcliffe said Friday that he was directing the agency to retract or substantively edit 19 intelligence reports that President Donald Trump’s political appointees said failed to meet “tradecraft standards” or contained political bias. Ratcliffe, a Trump appointee, said…...

7+ mon, 2+ day ago   (473+ words) The National Park Service removed a Pride flag from the Stonewall National Monument in New York City on Monday — the latest in a series of actions from the Trump administration that remove recognition of LGBTQ people from the historic site....

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (727+ words) The country’s largest professional organization for plastic surgeons recommended that gender-affirming surgery be delayed until patients turn 19, changing its stance on the politically charged issue. The statement is not a clinical guideline, the document notes. The society also did not…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago   (274+ words) BANGKOK — A woman in Thailand shocked temple staff when she started moving in her coffin after being brought in for cremation. Wat Rat Prakhong Tham, a Buddhist temple in the province of Nonthaburi on the outskirts of Bangkok, posted a…...

9+ mon, 4+ week ago   (434+ words) WASHINGTON — A group of 17 transgender members of the Air Force are suing the U.S. government over what they say is the military’s unlawful revocation of their early retirement pensions and benefits. The lawsuit, filed in federal court Monday, comes several…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (685+ words) LONDON — Nate Rae had always felt secure living openly since coming out as a transgender man in his late 20s — until a recent U.K. Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of biological sex changed everything. Now, Rae — a PhD…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (253+ words) Students at a high school in Wisconsin are speaking out against a new electronic bathroom pass system which allows seven trips to the restroom per week. In a statement, the Arrowhead Schools superintendent said the system "ensures safety, maximizes student…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago   (182+ words) A report in the Washington Post said that the suspect in the assassination of Charlie Kirk appeared to confess in an online group chat. President Trump said the suspect seemed to be radicalized on the internet. NBC News’ Morgan Chesky…...