A queer Torah study group in Portland, Oregon, wants LGBTQ+ people to know that they have always been a part of Jewish history. It's all in how you look at things, explains Rabbi Emerita Ariel Stone, who helped start the study group at Congregation Shir Tikvah. “If you look back at Jewish teachings
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Standing outside a polling place in Detroit, Michigan, this afternoon, Pete Buttigieg told MS Now why a Democratic majority in Congress would change so much for the next two years, even with Donald Trump still in the White House. "A Democratic majority in Congress would have the ...
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Republicans across the country are being mocked for their closing messages as we inch closer to the end of Election Day – from Donald Trump's decision to stage a press conference on November 2 to praise the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, to conservative lobbyist Matt Schlapp b...
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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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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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This story originally appeared on The Advocate.The U.S. Supreme Court’s three liberal justices sharply questioned Tuesday whether Catholic preschools should receive taxpayer funding while retaining the ability to reject children of LGBTQ+ parents. However, many of the conservativ...
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“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 c...
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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 ...
