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Third Way Memo Flags LGBTQ Terms as “Alienating” to Voters
Third Way urges Democrats to drop terms like “cisgender,” “allyship” and “LGBTQIA+” to win over swing voters. By John Riley on August 25, 2025 Third Way, a centrist think tank tied to the Democratic Party’s pro-corporate shift of the 1990s, has issued a memo listing 45 “profoundly alienating” words it says Democrats should avoid. Marketed as…
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Alaska medical board seeks to restrict abortion, transgender medical care
August 25, 2025 by James Brooks, Alaska Beacon The politically appointed board that regulates health care in Alaska voted unanimously Friday to recommend that the state restrict medical care for transgender youth in the state and approved a letter asking Alaska lawmakers to end access to abortion in the late stages of pregnancy. On transgender care, the…
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‘A Place for Us, By Us’: San Francisco’s Disability Cultural Center Breaks New Ground
Sydney Johnson Aug 25, 2025 Nearly five decades ago, frustration over the government’s lack of urgency to make public buildings more accessible reached a flashpoint. It was April 1977, and more than 100 disabled protesters staged a nearly month-long sit-in at a federal building in San Francisco’s United Nations Plaza. After 26 days, and with support from…
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As predicted, Trump’s deportation policies are damaging US economy
Jeff Brumley | August 21, 2025 The U.S. economy already is showing signs of stress due to President Donald Trump’s deportation and border policies, new economic research shows. “Although current deportations are only now ramping up to the levels threatened during the 2024 presidential campaign, over the last few months we have started to see both widespread…
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With case at Supreme Court, Colorado’s Weiser defends ban on conversion therapy for minors
States have long regulated medical practices that include words without violating First Amendment, attorney general argues By: Lindsey Toomer August 19, 2025 5:21 pm Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser filed a brief Tuesday outlining the state’s arguments defending a 2019 Colorado law that bans conversion therapy for minors in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. The…
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Trump’s State Department Erases LGBTQ Abuses from Report
The 2024 Human Rights Report downplays abuses in Trump-aligned nations, omits LGBTQ references, and targets countries critical of his administration. By John Riley on August 16, 2025 Human rights groups, including LGBTQ advocates, accuse the U.S. State Department of politicizing its annual report on global abuses by erasing references to anti-LGBTQ discrimination. According to Al Jazeera, the…
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Unions, labor exports say sectors and workers are feeling the impacts as deportations continue
By Alisa Reznick Published August 15, 2025 at 5:00 AM MST Labor experts say the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign is continuing to impact working families and various sectors. On a press call this week, labor researchers, union leaders and farmers said impacts are across the board — from people being scared to go to…
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Federal judge guts major portion of Florida’s book ban, in a blow to DeSantis
A judge said a law allowing parents to challenge books over purportedly pornographic content was overbroad and unconstitutional. Aug. 15, 2025, 4:11 PM CDT By Ja’han Jones A federal judge has closed the chapter on key parts of Florida’s censorious ban on school library books that conservatives deem “pornographic” and harmful to children. Amid a broader assault on diversity in…
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Immigration crackdown intensifies in D.C. under Trump order for federal control
Aug 14, 2025 | 5:54 pm ET By Ariana Figueroa WASHINGTON — Local leaders and advocates Thursday said that President Donald Trump’s decision to seize the District of Columbia’s 3,400-member police force and deploy 800 National Guard members is a continuation of his administration’s immigration crackdown. Since the president’s decision Monday to invoke the district’s Home Rule Act,…
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