“I don’t want to go home.” Imagine a young person in foster care telling their caseworker those words. They don't explain why at first. Maybe they’re afraid. Maybe they’re trying to find the courage to say something they’ve never said aloud. With time and careful questions, the child reveals that an
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The Supreme Court today heard oral arguments in St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, a case that pits religious rights claimed by the Catholic Church in Colorado against the state's declared obligation to protect citizens from discrimination. The religious schools want funds from the...
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CNN's Jake Tapper shared where we can expect to see races called early and what those results can tell us about where the country may be headed overall. Tapper shared that the first polls close in Kentucky and Indiana at 6 p.m. Eastern time, and that a few tight races in those st...
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Pete Buttigieg posted a message on his social media accounts urging his followers to get out and vote. Buttigieg's term as transportation secretary ended in January 2025, and he has spent the past year traveling across the country to build support for Democrats in numerous races....
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The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case examining whether Colorado's exclusion of religious preschools from a publicly funded education program violates the First Amendment's guarantee of religious freedom. In St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, Catholic presch...
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A new ad released just yesterday features former students of Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico – who taught middle school in San Antonia – gushing about how he changed their lives. "If it wasn't for Mr. Talarico, I wouldn't have made it out of middle school," said ...
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Just after Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) endorsed Republican Mike Rogers in her state's Senate race, major Democrats – including Pete Buttigieg, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), and outgoing Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) – all voiced their support fo...
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Today is Election Day. Many people have already been voting for weeks, with mail-in ballots or through early voting, and many people voted in person today. We at LGBTQ Nation will be reporting election results relevant to LGBTQ+ people as they come in, both in articles on the web...
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The leader of a neo-Nazi group that menaced people attending a drag queen story hour event has admitted that the group violated the state’s civil rights law. In a July 30 press release, New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella announced that Christopher Hood and 19 members...
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The FDA approved a generic version of lenacapavir, a medication used to prevent the transmission of HIV as a form of PrEP. The medication's price is now expected to drop sharply where it's available. Lenacapavir, marketed as Yeztugo, was approved in 2025 and can protect a person ...
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The singer-songwriter reflects on her queer identity, Filipino heritage, and the experiences behind her new album, In the Living of It. For indie-pop singer songwriter Issadora Ava, the beauty of life are the moments that don’t always make sense. Sometimes, clarity emerges only i...
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This story originally appeared on The Advocate.Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed made clear he will defend transgender rights in an often combative 60 Minutes interview that aired on Sunday.CBS sent conservative columnist Ross Douthat to interview the Democrat ahead of tod...
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Olympic figure skater Amber Glenn is going for gold — and she’s taking us all to the metaphorical gun show while chasing that Dancing With the Stars mirrorball trophy. During the competition show’s Disney Night, which aired on November 2, Glenn performed a quickstep to “A Star Is...
