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Hope and Fear: LGBTQ Funding in the Age of Trump

Hope and Fear: LGBTQ Funding in the Age of Trump - Recent history shows the same process in play for the LGBTQ community. The Supreme Court's Obergefell v. Hodges decision in 2015 to legalize ...

Students stage a mock Big Gay Wedding on the steps Stormont

Students stage a mock Big Gay Wedding on the steps Stormont - A mock same-sex wedding was staged outside Stormont on Monday in a bid to boost further support for the introduction of marriage equality in ...

It Gets Better' may not so good at preventing youth LGBT suicides: study

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It Gets Better' may not so good at preventing youth LGBT suicides: study - Launched in 2010 in response to reports of ‘LGB’ youth suicides, ‘It Gets Better’ eventually collected more than 50,000 video remarks, including then-President Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, and Hillary Clinton. Meant to encourage, ‘It Gets Better’ may have had the opposite effect. The study, found in the Journal of Homosexuality, has produced stunning reports in gay-oriented media that  previously lauded the Dan Savage project. A headline at the LGBT-targeted Logo Network’s NewNowNext’s website blares, “‘It Gets Better’ Is Bad Advice For Gay Kids, Study Claims,” and may “do more harm than good.”  

NOM Calling On Trump To Protect Gay Marriage Foes

NOM Calling On Trump To Protect Gay Marriage Foes - The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) on Monday released a video calling on President Donald Trump to protect opponents of LGBT rights.

Texas bill allows child agencies to deny services based on religion

Texas bill allows child agencies to deny services based on religion - House Bill 3859 grants legal protections to foster care and adoption agencies that make decisions about child care and child placement based on ...

National study looks at tobacco advertising and susceptibility to use tobacco among youth

National study looks at tobacco advertising and susceptibility to use tobacco among youth - Among 12- to 17-year-olds who have never used tobacco products, nearly half were considered receptive to tobacco marketing ...

My Family Didn't Accept Me. Ole Miss Did.

My Family Didn't Accept Me. Ole Miss Did. - Still, supporting myself through school was a huge challenge, as it is for many L.G.B.T. students who are estranged from their families. Growing up, I ...

Beirut Has Become A Relative Refuge For Members Of The LGBT Community

Beirut Has Become A Relative Refuge For Members Of The LGBT Community - Over the past year, Lebanon has made strides in the legal battle to decriminalize homosexuality. Speaking at Beirut Pride week, members of the ...

Trump's Deportations are 'Ethnic Cleansing'

 Trump's Deportations are 'Ethnic Cleansing' -  Gutiérrez , for years one of the most rabid and frequent advocates for amnesty on Spanish-language television, leveled the on its face ridiculously false charge as part of a Univision report on the Trump administration’s early, swift success (as demonstrated by ICE statistics) in reversing the large-scale collapse of immigration law enforcement that was a hallmark of the closing years of the Obama era. The amped-up rhetoric is part of a concerted effort by Democrats, activists and their liberal media allies to portray Trump and Republicans generally as anti-Latino and ‘ criminalizing immigrants’ by the very act of enforcing the laws on the books.

Trump has requested $1.6 billion to help build his 'beautiful' border wall in 2018

Trump has requested $1.6 billion to help build his 'beautiful' border wall in 2018 - In turn, Mexico has refused to foot the bill. Now, as President Trump's 2018 fiscal year budget plan rolls out Tuesday, it will include a $1.6 billion ...

Trump put his hand on the Western Wall ... and Arabs are cracking jokes

Trump put his hand on the Western Wall ... and Arabs are cracking jokes - Donald Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Western Wall - a sacred site in Judaism which was captured by Israel during the 1967 Six-Day War - during his visit to Israel. Trump vowed to secure peace between Israel and Palestine as he wore a traditional yarmulke and pressed his right hand against the wall, which is located in Jerusalem's Old City ... all while closing his eyes. Naturally, Arabs couldn't help but make a joke out of the entire incident. 

Deal Trump said would save US jobs will send hundreds to Mexico

Deal Trump said would save US jobs will send hundreds to Mexico - A deal that then President-elect Trump claimed would save more than 1,000 jobs at an Indiana Carrier plant will actually send more than 600 jobs to ...

Trump's travels and an awkward photo op are the butt of late night jokes

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Trump's travels and an awkward photo op are the butt of late night jokes - President Trump's trip to the Middle East has made him a target for relentless late night hosts. From a traditional Saudi sword dance that lacked rhythm, to that viral photo with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud touching an orb, POTUS gave hosts a lot to work with.

How Trump's proposed trade policies could impact Utah

How Trump's proposed trade policies could impact Utah -  He was unconvinced that Trump would make a major overhaul of the deal like he said during his run for the presidency. For Utah, trade with Mexico  ...

Trump US Budget Includes for Border Control, Mexico Wall - Security Dept.

Trump US Budget Includes for Border Control, Mexico Wall - Security Dept. - President Donald Trump's proposed budget for 2018 includes construction of a wall along bounder with Mexico , the DHS announced in a press ...

The US is finally telling the public who overstays their visas the most—and it's not Mexicans

The US is finally telling the public who overstays their visas the most—and it's not Mexicans - That means many Mexicans and Canadians probably didn't even make it into the count because they ... Now that border apprehensions are not the only public measure of illegal immigration, however, Trump may find his supporters ...