Andy Burnham becomes UK prime minister with a long LGBTQ+ rights record
The new prime minister has backed same-sex marriage, trans recognition reforms and conversion therapy bans, though his past engagement with the LGB Alliance has drawn criticism.
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The new prime minister has backed same-sex marriage, trans recognition reforms and conversion therapy bans, though his past engagement with the LGB Alliance has drawn criticism.
The vice president joined the platform with a post about gender-affirming care and quickly became the most-blocked account in Bluesky’s history, according to Clearsky.
A commentary published by LGBTQ Nation argues that the country has weathered crises before, but says Donald Trump and MAGA politics are testing democratic institutions in new ways.
A tense exchange over anti-trans sports bills briefly derailed a Michigan House committee hearing before Republicans moved the measures forward.
The conservative German lawmaker and his husband announced the birth of their son in the United States, reigniting debate over surrogacy and political consistency in Germany.
The Treasury secretary made the claim at a State Department summit on political violence, while details from prosecutors show the alleged plot centered on January 27, 2025.
Amy Acton and Marcy Kaptur are drawing criticism from LGBTQ+ advocates and party advisory groups as Democrats seek to hold votes in November.
Court filings say Little Miami officials had no prior complaints about the classroom display before board president David Wallace raised it, and that the named complainant was Silas Shelton, a former pastor sentenced to 15 years in prison for sex crimes involving a minor.
Fox News host Jesse Watters laughed as he suggested Pete Hegseth’s new Pentagon policy could lead to sexual assault risks for women on bases and during port calls in Asia.
On Joe Rogan’s podcast, the vice president described Joe Biden’s ice cream habits as “suggestive” and joked about the awkwardness of eating certain foods in public.
After Congress passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act, David Shuster argued that any attempt to remove references to Donald Trump would be exposed by the large number of DOJ and FBI employees who reviewed the material in March.
The Trevor Project says the federal lifeline's specialized services were cut off on July 17, 2025, after supporting more than 1.5 million LGBTQ+ young people.
A commentary on Donald Trump’s White House remarks argues that his claims of voter fraud are meant to weaken faith in democracy while advancing anti-transgender policy goals.
The Vermont congresswoman said the defense secretary’s rhetoric and policy choices expose hypocrisy inside the administration. Her comments came in a video posted by MeidasTouch on July 16, 2026.