5+ hour, 16+ min ago   (130+ words) “Log Cabin Republicans, the nation’s largest group representing gay conservatives and their allies, will no longer advocate for transgender rights,” NOTUS reports. “Ross Hemminger, the group’s president, wrote that the organization’s board of directors voted to narrow its national advocacy…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (199+ words) “The next great First Amendment battleground is just six inches high and is attached to about a million motor vehicles in Virginia alone. It is the vanity license plate, and courts are splintered over whether and how states can censor…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (133+ words) “Representative Andy Ogles, Republican of Tennessee, faces a more competitive race than expected in the state’s primary election on Thursday, after a last-minute influx of outside political spending and a surprise endorsement for his rival,” the New York Times reports....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (145+ words) “The Supreme Court spent its just-completed term sidelining Congress and amassing power for the ascendant branches of government: the presidency and the court itself,” Axios reports. “As the court strips Congress of its power, decisions over people’s money, jobs, votes…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (170+ words) “The Supreme Court’s decision on Tuesday to uphold restrictions on transgender female athletes drew a largely muted reaction, with Democrats mostly staying silent on an issue about which the vast majority of Americans agree,” the New York Times reports. “Republicans…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (152+ words) “A new U.S.-wide cell phone network marketed to Christians is set to launch next week,” MIT Technology Review reports. “It blocks porn, which experts in network security say marks the first time a U.S. cell plan has used…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (177+ words) Seth Masket: “Okay, what the hell’s going on here? I haven’t heard this many gay taunts since middle school. In the 80s.” “Part of this is a relatively new trend in conservative politics, with many conservatives embracing a performative hyper-masculinity and…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago   (385+ words) “The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide whether Catholic preschools in Colorado that decline to enroll 4-year-olds with gay or transgender parents can participate in a publicly funded state program,” the New York Times reports. Every morning before the…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (618+ words) “The Education Department said Monday it has terminated agreements that previous administrations reached with five school districts and a college aimed at upholding rights and protections for transgender students,” the AP reports. “The decision means the department will no longer…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (829+ words) “A large Pride flag was quietly removed from the Stonewall National Monument in Manhattan after a directive from the federal government, the latest step in the Trump administration’s nationwide assault on diversity initiatives and the second time in less than…...