The lives and legacies of Mark Bingham and Father Mychal Judge
At 9:44 on the morning of September 11, 2001, Mark Bingham called his aunt’s home in California. United Airlines Flight 93 had been hijacked minutes earlier. Bingham had already tried the number once, connecting for only five seconds. This time, his aunt answered. He told her he was on a plane being hijacked and identified…
The story of Dolly Parton and trans man Jason Pirro
In the week or so since Dolly Parton’s death, stories about the country music legend’s longtime support for the LGBTQ+ community have resurfaced. One of them centers on someone who worked alongside her for more than three decades. Jason Pirro, a transgender man, worked with Parton in several roles over the years, including as her…
Remembering Gloria Steinem
Gloria Steinem, the journalist and feminist icon who helped define the modern American women’s movement, died September 2 at age 92 at her home in New York City, Gloria’s Foundation announced. She died “peacefully … surrounded by some of the many who loved her,” the foundation said. No cause of death and no specific time…
The most powerful gay in Trump land
The late Alan Greenspan, a financial powerhouse and federal chairman under four U.S. presidents, once famously said, “I know you think you understand what you thought I said, but I’m not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.” Such is the language of national finance. Scott Bessent, Trump’s openly gay…
Trump’s unpopularity could tip the balance of power in both the House and the Senate
Trump’s actions in the White House and abroad have resulted in a struggle to keep Republican supporters. At the beginning of his second term, Trump shifted ICE’s focus away from the border and into cities, implemented tariffs that raised prices and started a U.S. war with Iran. Though the president promoted lowering taxes and stopping…
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