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1+ hour, 18+ min ago (767+ words) By John Riley on December 7, 2025 @JRileyMW The Department of Justice has ordered prison inspectors to stop evaluating key protections created under the 2003 Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) that are designed to prevent sexual violence against transgender, intersex, and gender-nonconforming inmates. As first reported by NPR, a newly disclosed memo says the change is part of an effort to revise PREA standards to comply with President Donald Trump's January executive order denying federal recognition for non-cisgender identities. According to the memo, detention centers undergoing PREA audits " including federal and state prisons, juvenile facilities, and immigration detention centers " will no longer be evaluated under the LGBTQ-specific standards meant to protect transgender, intersex, and gender-nonconforming inmates while the revisions are underway. This means auditors will no longer assess whether transgender inmates are housed according to their gender identity, whether those decisions are made…...

2+ hour, 4+ min ago (1047+ words) First, he tried to steal an election. Now, he's stealing the safety net for his wealthy pals. If one were to fact check all of Donald Trump's misstatements, exaggerations, lies, and redefinitions of established traditions before, during, and between his two terms as President of the United States, one would not have enough time to sleep more than two or three hours in a 24-hour period. From his hyperbolic claim, through his first term Press Secretary, Sean Spicer, on January 21, 2017, that "That was the largest audience to witness an inauguration, period," even after aerial views showed far fewer people upon the Washington Mall in attendance at Trump's inaugural ceremony compared with those of Barack Obama. Trump's'second'term is no different for this Misstater-(Lier)-in-Chief. As the lies continue piling up, as he attempts to grab more power and his wealth…...

4+ hour, 4+ min ago (1127+ words) A trans pastor who recently came out to her congregation in a spellbinding sermon has spoken out about the national attention she has received in the aftermath. "This is not what I was expecting to happen," Rev. Dr.Phillippa "Pastor Phil" Phaneuf, told Advocate of the incredible response to her impassioned speech, during which she assured congregants she was still the same person and that she's "not becoming a woman" but rather, "giving up pretending to be a man." Since then, she said she has received far more messages of love than hate. "I'm surrounded by loving kindness," she said. "The affirmations have been amazing." Among the many powerful moments in her announcement was her explanation of what would change and what would stay the same. While her appearance, voice, clothes, andpronounswill change, she said she "deeply, deeply" believes "that…...

6+ hour, 4+ min ago (855+ words) One commenter called her "a perfect example of what Christianity should be." Early childhood educator and YouTube phenomenon Rachel Accurso " known to her tiny fans as Ms. Rachel " posted a sweet message on Instagram this week to say that everyone is welcome in her classroom, including LGBTQ+ people. Accurso specifically names trans, gay, and nonbinary people, as well as people of varying political parties, religions, and immigration status. She ended the list of folks she welcomes with "people who hate me." She then added a comment about her own religion. "Also I'm Christian," she said, "and I feel in my soul and my prayers (and Jesus's example) no one is to be excluded." The post has garnered thousands of likes and comments. "How could we love you even more every day?" one person wrote. Another called her "a shining example…...

22+ hour, 4+ min ago (803+ words) All are welcome if you believe all should be welcome," she said. Paramore lead singer Hayley Williams recently declared that transphobes, among others with bigoted beliefs, should not feel welcome at her concerts. I've always said, all are welcome at our shows," Williams told Clash. But I don't want racists around, and I don't want sexist people around, and I don't want people there who think that trans people are a burden." Williams said that boundary is a hard line for me now." I hope it naturally happens that people who do harbour those harmful ideologies aren't going to feel welcome, because they're going to walk in the door and realize that the gang's all here, all banded together around something positive." She added, All are welcome if you believe all should be welcome" If you don't believe that, you're…...

1+ day, 4+ min ago (1119+ words) Individuals and groups who put their lives on the line to defend the country are true patriots. True patriots are also those who speak out, stand up, and challenge our leaders, those who put their lives on the line by actively advocating for justice, freedom, and liberty through peaceful means. From the stars upon the CIA Memorial Wall; to the Tomb of the Unknowns; to the graves of our patriots across the world; to all the burials at sea; to our wounded warriors and our brave veterans; to our current troops who are placing their bodies on the front lines; and to the peacemakers, negotiators, and activists who have also put their lives on the line, I salute you all. If Congress had officially declared war on Venezuela and its president, Nicol's Maduro, whom the Trump administration has charged with…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago (603+ words) PLUS: A tennis player comes out and wigs for dogs Apologies to those who wanted an extra helping of Good News last Thanksgiving weekend " we all took off for the holiday, and so we didn't do our weekly roundup last week. However, we have lots of Good News to dish out this week, so we hope you're still hungry! Some tasty bits you might've missed: Did you hear that Los Angeles unveiled a special surprise for transit users during Transgender Awareness Month? Did you see parents who once struggled to accept their trans kids sharing what changed their minds? And how do you feel about these models who flaunt looks made from wool of gay sheep in an epic "I Wool Survive" show in Paris? The 21-year-old, 6'3" player, who's climbing the ranks of the men's singles circuit, came out on…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago (736+ words) The 21-year-old, 6'3" player, who's climbing the ranks of the men's singles circuit, came out on Instagram with a heartfelt message. Swiss tennis star Mika Brunold had big news for fans and fellow players over the weekend: He's gay. The 21-year-old, 6'3" player, who's climbing the ranks of the men's singles circuit, came out on Instagram with a heartfelt message. "Today I want to share something personal with you," he began. "That's why I feel it's time for me to open up," he added, "and share with you that I'm gay." The lanky native of Winterthur, near Zurich, may be best known for the shock of curly blonde hair he wears atop a signature white headband. Brunold is a right-hander with a two-handed backhand and a 3-1 record on clay. He's currently the Swiss No. 6. He's also only the second active professional men's…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago (1196+ words) The movie was always meant to be an allegory for the trans experience, but conservatives seem to have missed that. The Matrix director and trans icon Lilly Wachowski was funny and philosophical last week when asked by comedian Caleb Hearon about the "loser freaks" twisting her message in the classic trilogy to their own red-America ideological ends. The label got a big laugh from the writer/director, 57, who came out as trans in 2008, nine years after the first film in the series debuted in 1999. "Like, why are members of the Trump administration talking about'The Matrix'like it was made for them and their ideology when it came from you, and that's not you at all?" Hearon asked on the Thanksgiving edition of his podcast So True with Caleb Hearon. Her answer? She's basically over it, with some caveats. "Of course, that's…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago (442+ words) Former President Joe Biden stumbled over the word "America" during a speech Friday at an LGBTQ rights forum in Washington, DC, in an embarrassing gaffe as he tried to slam the Trump administration. The 83-year-old Democrat, looking unusually weak, fumbled the very name of the country he has represented for over fifty years. The incident occurred during an impassioned moment in his keynote speech. "I still believe that emerging from the many crises caused by this administration, as we have constantly, none the less, come out stronger, wiser, and more resilient " but we just have to get up," said Biden, who kept stumbling over his words during his 20-minute remarks. "As long as we keep the faith, some hope and get back up and remember who in the hell we are " we are the United States of Amerigotit," he fumbled,…...