1+ week, 6+ day ago   (240+ words) WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — As a hub for the ever-growing LGBTQ+ community in Northeast Pennsylvania, HEAT NEPA Bar and Night Club showed their community spirit as they rallied around one of their own facing a frightening medical challenge. Stephanie…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (894+ words) The 34-year-old Georgia Democrat tells theGrio he plans to use his four months in Congress to fight for working people and bring new energy to the Congressional Black Caucus. After winning the special election in Georgia's 13th Congressional District on Tuesday,…...

3+ week, 3+ hour ago   (343+ words) "When a community member is elected by a large public, when a community member reaches positions of influence at the core of politics, it sends an important message," the association wrote. The Aguda, the Association for LGBTQ Equality in Israel,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (766+ words) Medicare for Whatever: Will progressives eke out a big victory in Michigan? The state held Democratic primary elections yesterday, and progressives pinned their biggest hopes on epidemiologist Abdul El-Sayed, who has campaigned to be a Senate nominee for the party....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1080+ words) The Trump administration stepped on the gas pedal in its pursuit of alleged student privacy law violations this week, with the U.S. departments of Justice and Education announcing back-to-back legal actions against school districts. The administration is invoking the 1978 Protection of…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (710+ words) Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday for a confirmation hearing to consider his official nomination to a post he has held since April. These same critics argue that Blanche's personal ties to…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (257+ words) Activists have strongly condemned the ban on Sunday's annual Pride parade in the Turkish metropolis of Istanbul. "You cannot silence our voices through repression, nor our slogans through bans," the organizers of this year's Pride march, which advocates for the…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (35+ words) Yahoo In honor of Pride Month, here are 10 times LGBTQ stars made history, including Ian McKellen, Laverne Cox, Ellen DeGeneres, Billy Porter, MJ Rodriguez and more....

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (49+ words) Yahoo A special exhibit at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia is highlighting how the words of the Declaration of Independence have inspired generations of Americans in their pursuit of equality, including the LGBTQ+ rights movement....

3+ mon, 3+ hour ago   (434+ words) There's no queen quite like Principal Ava Coleman. It's no secret that Janelle James' portrayal of the sassy, brash, and witty character in the Emmy-winning series Abbott Elementary has entertained fans all over the world. From lethal one-liners to undeniable…...