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UPenn to ban transgender athletes, feds say, ending civil rights case
It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader attempt to remove transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports. By Collin Binkley | The Associated Press • Published July 1, 2025 • Updated on July 1, 2025 at 5:31 pm The University of Pennsylvania has agreed to ban transgender women from its women’s sports teams to resolve a federal civil rights case that found the school violated the…
Read More Norton reintroduces bill to ban discrimination against LGBTQ jurors in D.C. Superior Court
Congresswoman notes Congress controls local court system Published on June 20, 2025 By Lou Chibbaro Jr. D.C. Congressional Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) on Friday, June 20, reintroduced her bill to ban discrimination against LGBTQ D.C. residents in the process for selecting people to serve as jurors in D.C. Superior Court. “The bill would clarify…
Read More Nonprofit Qaravan is helping LGBTQ immigrants fleeing persecution and war
By Hannah Kliger Updated on: June 24, 2025 / 12:22 PM EDT / CBS New York Yelena Goltsman immigrated from Soviet Ukraine in 1989, and says it didn’t take too long for her to realize that as a gay woman, she needed guidance navigating her new home.”I didn’t have any support system. I didn’t know…
Read More ‘We’re not backing down’: Memphis students lead protest, rallying against xAI and other pollutants
Protesters in Memphis march against Elon Musk’s xAI facility, citing pollution concerns. Author: Lauren Turman Published: 10:37 PM CDT June 17, 2025 Updated: 9:26 AM CDT June 18, 2025 MEMPHIS, Tenn. — More than 100 protesters gathered Tuesday evening, June 17, in Downtown Memphis to march against Elon Musk’s xAI supercomputer facility, voicing concerns over pollution and environmental…
Read More ‘A dark path we’re on.’ Anti-Trump, ‘No Kings’ protest in Memphis draws large crowd
Jack Armstrong June 14, 2025 Nearly 4,000 people protested the Trump administration in Memphis, Tennessee, as part of the nationwide “No Kings” movement. Local political figures like Shelby County Democratic Party Chair Willie Simon and General Sessions Court Clerk Tami Sawyer spoke at the event. The Memphis protest included performances and a minor confrontation with…
Read More LGBTQ+ health centers brace for Trump’s attacks
Chicago-area research labs and community health clinics are navigating illegal funding stoppages, censorship, and increasing anti-LGBTQ+ violence under President Donald Trump. by Devyn-Marshall Brown (DMB) June 25, 2025 John Peller’s two decades as an AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) staff member have been marked by highs and lows. In 2010, after President Barack Obama signed the…
Read More What’s next for CPS?
New leadership and looming budget problems are on the horizon for Chicago Public Schools. by Maureen Kelleher June 26, 2025 June 18 was the last day on the job for Pedro Martinez, the long-embattled chief executive officer of Chicago Public Schools. Only a week before he left, the Chicago Board of Education narrowly voted to appoint…
Read More Chicago’s Black-owned businesses hope Juneteenth support extends year-round
When Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021, many Black-owned businesses reported strong sales. Now, Chicago companies say they hope the trend continues. By Mariah Rush Jun 19, 2025, 7:00am CDT For years, Essential Elements owner Melanie Whaley sold bedazzled Juneteenth T-shirts, with sayings like “Juneteenth Queen” and “Free-ish and fierce.” This year, the items are…
Read More WA budget cuts could eliminate education services for some foster youth
A statewide org that helps roughly 6,400 kids access sports, driver’s ed, graduation programs and more, will lose about a third of its funding in July. Laurel Demkovich Jun 24, 2025 Within hours of leaving her home for the last time, Shirley Mendez found herself at the Treehouse Store with nothing but a backpack full…
Read More This year, Seattle Pride is ‘fearful but empowered’
As corporate sponsors revoke support and national policies target LGBTQ+ people, organizers focus on helping the community feel safe and supported. Andrew Engelson Jun 23, 2025 Pride month has always been both a celebration and a protest. With origins in the uprising that followed police raids on the Stonewall Inn nightclub in New York City on June…
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