DOJ goes after Southern Poverty Law Center
A federal grand jury has indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center following a sweeping investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice, marking one of the most significant legal challenges in the organization’s history. The 11-count indictment, announced April 21, 2026, charges the Montgomery, Alabama–based nonprofit with wire fraud, false statements to a bank, and conspiracy…
Trump admin agrees to keep flag flying at New York’s Stonewall monument
The Trump administration has agreed to allow the LGBTQ+ Rainbow Pride flag to continue flying at the Stonewall National Monument, marking a significant reversal after months of controversy and legal challenges. The decision follows a settlement with LGBTQ+ advocacy and historic preservation groups after the flag was removed in February under federal guidance restricting which…
Asexual people report declining acceptance in new survey
Asexual people are experiencing sharper declines in acceptance, visibility, and openness than LGBTQ+ adults overall, according to a new analysis from the Human Rights Campaign. The analysis, released April 3, 2026, examines responses from asexual participants in the organization’s 2025 Annual LGBTQ+ Community Survey, a large-scale survey of LGBTQ+ adults. The findings show that 50.9%…
The right-wing’s ‘Gender Exploratory Therapy’ game
It’s not anything new: when an organization or a group with any kind of agenda (positive or negative) realizes their label, acronym or title is potentially offensive, not as impacting as it once was or simply seems outdated by evolving culture, it gets changed. Everybody does it. From the far left to the far right.…
Supreme Court strikes down Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy
In a landmark decision issued Tuesday, March 31, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors, ruling 8–1 that the law violates First Amendment protections of free speech. The case, Chiles v. Salazar, centered on a 2019 Colorado law that prohibited licensed therapists from attempting to change a minor’s sexual…
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