1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (428+ words) The U.S. Department of Education said Tuesday it was investigating allegations that a high school teacher in the Denver school district required students of the same sex to kiss in front of a class, and a district in Washington state displayed…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (240+ words) The Supreme Court ruled on June 30 that states can exclude transgender athletes from women's and girls' sports teams at publicly funded schools. Supporters of the bans have argued that transgender women have a biological advantage over cisgender women competing in…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (638+ words) The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams. The court’s conservative majority, which has repeatedly ruled against transgender Americans in the past year, ruled that state bans in Idaho…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (124+ words) Seventeen years ago today, the California Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling, striking down the state's ban on same-sex marriage, opening a brief but historic window for marriage equality. On May 15, 2008, the justices' four to three decision made California the…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (356+ words) The Supreme Court agreed Monday to review a Colorado law that requires preschools receiving taxpayer money to enroll children of same-sex couples — setting up an important First Amendment showdown at the high court that pits religious rights against LGBTQ families....

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1085+ words) High school athlete Becky Pepper-Jackson takes her position in the throwing circle, tunes out any distractions, then pivots and tosses the discus into the evening twilight. Her focus is simple. Whether it's trying to improve on a third-place finish at…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (337+ words) The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for California schools to tell parents if their children identify as transgender without getting the student's approval, granting an emergency appeal from a conservative legal group. Related video above: Supreme Court considers cases…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (308+ words) When a cow started running loose through Port Orange, Florida, Lewis Perry handled it the only way he knew how: he saddled up his horse and rode into town. Before the roundup came the routine. Perry prepared Tweety, his 8-year-old…...

7+ mon, 3+ day ago   (250+ words) A pride flag that had been displayed on the flagpole of New York's Stonewall Monument was recently removed after federal guidance restricted which flags can be flown at national parks and monuments. Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal said in a…...

8+ mon, 9+ hour ago   (324+ words) Civil rights activist and Greensboro native Willena Cannon passed away peacefully at 75, according to a statement from her family. Cannon was born on March 1, 1940, in Marion County, South Carolina. She was the 6th of 10 children. She went to college at North…...