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A Washington DC art gallery has abruptly cancelled two exhibitions featuring Black and LGBTQ+ artists, prompting accusations that it has caved in to Donald Trump’s crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programmes. The Art Museum of the Americas, run by the Organization of . . .
A US cultural venue based in Washington has cancelled two shows – one featuring queer artists, and one featuring Black artists – to comply with orders from President Donald Trump not to use government funding for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. The Washington Post reports that the Art Museum of the Americas, a cultural venue […]
The percentage of U.S. adults who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or something other than heterosexual has continued to rise, hitting an all-time high of 9.3%, up from 7.6% in 2023, according to a Gallup report released Thursday. Jeff Jones, senior editor at Gallup, said in a phone interview that he didn’t expect that […]
Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta. The Trump administration has scrubbed references to “gender ideology” and data on vaccines from many federal websites, including top public health agencies. The move follows a Wednesday memo instructing agencies to end all “programs that use taxpayer money to promote gender ideology” and […]
Earlier this year, as Republicans sought to ban books with Black history and LGBTQ+ themes from schools across the country, the nation’s first openly gay Black senator stepped onto the Senate floor and read aloud from some of them. “Perhaps for some of you here today, I am the face of one of your fears,” […]
Outgoing U.S. Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) speaks at this year’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Earlier this year, as Republicans sought to ban books with Black history and LGBTQ+ themes from schools across the country, the nation’s first openly gay Black senator stepped onto the Senate floor and read […]
U.S. Black Chamber [Washington, DC], Nov. 12, 2024 – The U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. (USBC) and the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) are proud to announce a strategic partnership designed to enhance economic opportunities for Black and LGBTQ+ business owners. This collaboration aims to empower businesses with dual certifications, allowing them to leverage both […]
The medal ceremony for women’s basketball at the Paris Olympics — again crowing the United States — is something many people saw coming, even after a one-point win. Team USA was golden for an eighth straight time. The image we didn’t see coming showed tears streaking down the face of the team’s tallest player:
Defence secretary says the step helps to ‘redress the harms’ done by the policy, which forced LGBTQ service members to hide their identities. The United States military has upgraded the records of service members discharged under an old anti-LGBTQ policy known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in an effort to make amends. Defence Secretary Lloyd […]
The power toolmaker Stanley Black and Decker appears to have scrubbed its website of references to diversity quotas and LGBTQ campaigns in the face of a damaging boycott. The company, which is behind such brands as DeWalt, Black and Decker, and Stanley, has in recent days removed pages about its ‘equity training’ workshops and multimillion […]