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LGBT pride parades take on new urgency in the Trump era - Frank Reyes said he and his husband decided to march for the first time in many years because they felt a need to stand up for their rights. The couple joined the “resistance contingent,” which led the parade and included representatives from several activist organizations. Activists have been galled by the Trump administration’s rollback of federal guidance advising school districts to let transgender students use the bathrooms and locker rooms of their choice. The Republican president also broke from Democratic predecessor Barack Obama’s practice of issuing a proclamation in honor of Pride Month.

Judge reverses block on LGBT religious objections law - Thursday's decision has some LGBT advocates in the Pine Belt frustrated over ... Mississippi seems to be telling me and other LGBT people that's not ...

Discrimination Against LGBT Students in the Philippines - Schools should be safe places for everyone. But in the Philippines, students who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender ( LGBT ) too often find that ...

California Travel Ban Extended to Four More States Over Anti- LGBT Laws - California has expanded the scope of a travel ban that took effect in January to include states that have laws discriminating against LGBTQ people.

End gendered uniform restrictions for LGBT students - Not only do these restrictions have zero educational value, they can be extremely damaging for LGBT students' mental health and ability to learn.

The Cardinals are hosting a superficial, injurious Pride Night - The announcement comes just weeks after the team received flack for announcing former player and anti- LGBT protester Lance Berkman would ...

Building for LGBT Seniors and Youth - Some buildings are really gay. And that's great. Around the world, new kinds of buildings are developing that cater to the issues prevalent among ...

Private religious school fails third Ofsted inspection because it does not teach about LGBT issues - A private Jewish girls' school which teaches children aged up to 8 has failed three Ofsted inspections because it does not teach pupils about ...

We're all racially biased. That's why cops need more training. - Research findings have shown that implicit racial bias often contributes to police officers being more likely to shoot individuals who are black and ...

Black women work hard but earn less than most Americans - For their efforts at work, Black women don't reap the financial rewards that ... and with women from other ethnic groups, except for Native Americans.

Trumpcare' would send her to Mexico for birth control - But the California couple says that if the Republican alternative to Obamacare becomes law, they'll be driving over the border to Mexico to get it.

Trump's Anti-Nafta Stance Is on a Collision Course With Natural Gas - Of all the industries thrown into question by President Trump's promise to upend free trade with Mexico , natural gas is easily one of the ...

Donald Trump displays the art of always declaring victory -  Those jobs are going to Mexico . Trump's ballyhooed deal arguably helped keep hundreds of other jobs in Indiana for the time being in exchange for ...

Will Trump's Solar Border Wall Be A Boon For Clean Energy Or More Fat For Taxpayers? - After reports surfaced earlier this month that President Donald Trump is considering covering his proposed border wall with Mexico in solar panels, ...

First signs of trade trouble with Mexico surface - Ever since presidential candidate Donald Trump called the North American Free Trade Agreement “the worst deal ever” during multiple campaign speeches, U.S. agriculture producers and support groups have been concerned that potential changes in the current trade agreement with Mexico and Canada could represent a significant threat to their farm and ranch operations. Farmers are being told NAFTA renegotiation will be a positive development. A number of Congressional lawmakers, newly appointed Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross all argued renegotiation efforts for NAFTA would leave farmers with a more modern and trustworthy agreement.

The Populism Project: new poll suggests "northern populism" brewing in Canada - A majority of Canadians believe the factors driving recent political upheaval in other Western countries are on the rise here too, a new poll suggests. But The Canadian Press/EKOS Politics survey indicates those who support challenges to the status quo here are somewhat different than those behind it elsewhere, suggesting a version of "northern populism" could be brewing in Canada. "Most of the 'elites' will tell you it's not really happening here, we're pretty immune to this sort of thing," said Frank Graves, president of EKOS. "But when we ask Canadians, there's room, and perhaps fuel, for populism in other parts of society." Populism is the term most-often used to describe the political movement that led to outsider Donald Trump's ascendance all the way to the U.S. presidency, and Britain's shocking referendum in support o