3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1926+ words) "I feel like, up until this point, I probably was being 88% honest at face with everything," Rashad says. "And then now it's more like a hundred. And it doesn't hurt to. I don't feel the risk factor in talking about…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (807+ words) Today marks a historic moment for NPR and public media: NPR has received philanthropic gifts totaling $113 million to invest in the future of public media in America. This extraordinary support — anchored by a landmark $80 million investment from philanthropist Connie Ballmer…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (284+ words) Months after removing the Pride flag from the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement, the Trump administration is allowing the flag to fly once again at Stonewall National Monument. Earlier this year, the Trump administration took down a rainbow…...

7+ mon, 2+ day ago   (366+ words) The National Park Service took down a Pride flag from the Stonewall National Monument in New York City, a landmark of the LGBTQ rights movement. Many people are outraged after the Trump administration took down a large pride flag from…...

10+ mon, 3+ day ago   (1492+ words) "Things that I had held sacred or had held as truths were challenged," Robbins says of the pandemic. His new play is about a chorus that loses its ability to sing together after COVID isolation. MOSLEY: So for your writing…...

11+ mon, 21+ min ago   (157+ words) As a justice on the Supreme Court, Anthony Kennedy wrote some big opinions.He was appointed by President Reagan, and most often voted with conservatives.But his vote was often pivotal in controversial cases about hot-button issues like same-sex marriage…...

11+ mon, 1+ day ago   (602+ words) Sign for the 988 Lifeline mental health emergency hotline, Walnut Creek, California, December 20, 2024. The Trump administration has laid off more than 100 employees at the agency responsible for overseeing the number. Smith Collection/Gado via Getty Images hide caption The Trump administration…...

11+ mon, 2+ day ago   (1339+ words) National Coming Out Day has been celebrated on Oct. 11 every year since 1988. The day brings awareness to LGBTQ+ rights and highlights how coming out can be an important part of reclaiming the right to live authentically. This year, the Up…...

11+ mon, 5+ day ago   (525+ words) The book, organized in sections centered around the writer's four great loves, details how Baldwin spent decades wrestling with his own sexuality, racism in the U.S. and abroad and the cost of fame. Through Baldwin's extensive correspondence with friends and lovers…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (196+ words) National Coming Out Day is celebrated on Oct. 11 to recognize the courage of LGBTQ+ individuals who come out publicly. This year, NPR is inviting people to share their coming out stories. For LGBTQ+ History Month, NPR wants to hear your…...