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Trump administration takes down a rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument
3+ hour, 35+ min ago (522+ words) The multicolored flag, one of the world's most well known emblems of LGBTQ+ rights, was quietly removed in recent days from a flagpole on the National Park Service-run site, which centers on a tiny park in Manhattan's Greenwich Village. It's…...
Feds target Champlain Valley School District over transgender athlete policy
3+ week, 5+ day ago (473+ words) BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A civil rights investigation into a Vermont school district is underway. According to the Champlain Valley School District, the Trump administration accuses the district of violating Title IX by "following a Vermont state policy that permits students…...
SCOTUS hears arguments in 2 cases challenging bans on transgender athletes
4+ week, 13+ hour ago (82+ words) SCOTUS hears arguments in 2 cases challenging bans on transgender athletes'WCAX SCOTUS hears arguments in 2 cases challenging bans on transgender athletes Democrats say Trump administration is investigating them over video message to troops Vermont educators push back against proposed school spending…...
Appeals court allows Christian school to participate in Vt. sports competitions
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (470+ words) NEW YORK (WCAX) - A federal appeals court has tossed a ban preventing a Vermont Christian school from participating in sports competitions. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York on Tuesday granted an injunction saying Mid-Vermont Christian School should…...
Rabbits spotted with tentacle-like growths on their faces
6+ mon, 2+ day ago (267+ words) FORT COLLINS, Colo. (KUSA) - Residents in Fort Collins have been spotting something unusual while walking in their neighborhoods: rabbits that appear to have tentacle-like growths on their faces. KUSA reached out to Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the NOCO Humane…...
Hegseth orders the name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk scrubbed from Navy ship
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (703+ words) U.S. officials say Navy Secretary John Phelan put together a small team to rename the replenishment oiler and that a new name is expected this month. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations, said the next…...
Plattsburgh kicks off Pride Month celebrations
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (65+ words) Plattsburgh kicks off Pride Month celebrations. Published: Jun. 2, 2025 at 6:02 AM EDT. The lake city kicks off a month's worth of pride events on Monday. News. Morning Weather ... Plattsburgh kicks off Pride Month celebrations This Day in History for Friday, July…...
Parental rights, or censorship? SCOTUS hears case about LGBTQ books
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (67+ words) Among President Trump's whirlwind of executive orders is a measure aimed at what he says is to "make America's showers great again." Travelers planning to fly out of the Burlington airport ... Parental rights, or censorship? SCOTUS hears case about LGBTQ…...
Lawyers for Christian school ask federal appeals court to overturn Vt. sports ban
10+ mon, 1+ day ago (157+ words) NEW YORK (WCAX) - Does religion exempt a Vermont Christian school from following the law? That was the question before the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York on Wednesday. The appeal was brought by Mid-Vermont Christian School, a small,…...
Transgender student’s arrest for violating bathroom law is thought to be first in country
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (611+ words) Capitol police had been alerted and were waiting for Rheintgen, 20, when she entered the building in Tallahassee March 19. They told her she would receive a trespass warning once she entered the women's restroom to wash her hands and pray the…...