ALT: Transgender Pride Flag Waving

Mamdani rallied with LGBTQ supporters while rivals drew attention to anti-gay policies in his native Uganda.

60 likes, 7 comments - chifreeschool on June 15, 2026: "Meet the Summer Leaders Institute team! This summer they will lead the Freedom Fellowship, facilitating workshops around social justice and mo...

Station Rally for RAINN is a Submas merch fundraiser project.

Station Rally for RAINN is a new Submas merch fundraiser project. This is our first official (but second overall) interest check regarding the fundraiser and merch items. For sample size reasons, plea...

Democrats are pushing to get a $15 federal minimum wage into President Joe Biden's Covid relief package. For many, that pay still wouldn't be enough.

<article data-history-node-id="433230" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/families-slain-detained-palestinians-protest-pa-decision-stop-allowances" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/families-slain-detained-palestinians-protest-pa-decision-stop-allowances" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Families of slain and detained Palestinians protest PA decision to stop allowances</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Families of Palestinian detainees and those killed by Israeli forces staged a protest in Tulkarm, in the occupied West Bank, against a decree by Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas cancelling welfare payments for the families.&nbsp;</p> <p>Abbas issued the decree to cancel the “Martyrs’ Fund” in February, following immense pressure from the United States and Israel.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Families of Palestinian detainees and those killed by Israeli forces stage a protest in Tulkarm, north of the occupied West Bank, in protest of Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas's decree cancelling welfare payments for these families. <a href="https://t.co/MRidfHeot3">pic.twitter.com/MRidfHeot3</a></p> — Quds News Network (@QudsNen) <a href="https://twitter.com/QudsNen/status/2005945369092354082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 30, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> </div> </article>

The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

The incoming Mayor of New York City has had a volatile relationship with President Trump. They recently had a surprisingly cordial meeting. New Yorkers say they are still feeling on edge.

Unless reversed on appeal, it is likely to place a severe restriction on ICE’s operations in Colorado.

An increasing number of women are pulling on up to 40 kilograms of steel armour to take part in historic medieval combat.

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