3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (284+ words) On Feb. 28, the last orders of crisply pressed dress shirts passed through the doors of 79th Street's iconic Pride Cleaners. After nearly 70 years cleaning South Siders' uniforms, sweaters and suits from a building straight out of the futurism of "The Jetsons,…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (496+ words) It was early on June 28, 1969 " more than an hour after midnight, usually a quiet time everywhere except New York, where the hustle never stops, especially in Greenwich Village. It was two years after peace and brotherhood gave birth to an…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (464+ words) WASHINGTON " 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. The order blocks for now a…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (887+ words) WASHINGTON " Scouting America will alter several policies at the urging of the Pentagon, including one targeting transgender youths, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday as he pushes a campaign against military support for diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Some of…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (891+ words) WASHINGTON " The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared ready to deal another setback to transgender people and uphold state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams. The court's conservative majority, which has repeatedly ruled against transgender…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1257+ words) The young Garcia sat between his parents in the black-and-white shot. His legs dangled off a chair as he waited to listen to the mayor of his hometown, St. Louis. He was a little boy "waiting to be an adult,…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (767+ words) After a district parent went on national television accusing the Shepard Middle School staff of forcing her daughter to change with a transgender student in a locker room, Deerfield Public Schools District 109 found itself caught up in a broader fight…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (563+ words) In a move that could further reduce gender-affirming care for minors in Illinois, the federal government is proposing rules that would strip Medicare and Medicaid funding from hospitals that provide such services. The administration of President Donald Trump has been…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (436+ words) WASHINGTON " The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday unveiled a series of regulatory actions designed to effectively ban gender-affirming care for minors, building on broader Trump administration restrictions on transgender Americans. The sweeping proposals " the most significant moves…...

4+ mon, 1+ hour ago  (792+ words) In the past year, 367 transgender men and women around the globe lost their lives. They were tortured, beaten, strangled, burned alive or died by suicide. Thursday night at Metropolitan Community Church Illiana in Portage, they were remembered during a ceremony…...