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Florida Is Investigating a Teacher Who Showed Students a Disney Movie With a Gay Character

The incident comes amid the state’s ongoing war with the Mouse House.

What It’s Like to Be Georgia’s First Muslim, Palestinian American Lawmaker

“Everything I did felt like uncharted territory for somebody like me.”

George Santos Is In Custody After Being Charged With 13 Crimes

The charges range from money laundering to fraud to lying about his finances. 

This ‘School’ Will Teach You How to Be an Organizer

Movement School teaches young people how to run for office and lead progressive campaigns.

Have a Surgery Coming Up? You May Have to Take a Pregnancy Test.

Given the repeal of Roe v. Wade, these tests could have dangerous implications in some states.

What’s at Stake in the Supreme Court’s Latest LGBTQ+ Rights Case

303 Creative v. Elenis could have a profound impact on LGBTQ+ rights in the US.

Students Just Helped Win a Statewide Ban on Assault Weapons

Washington is now the 10th state to enact this kind of ban.

Joe Biden Just Announced He’s Running for President Again

And Vice President Kamala Harris will be his running mate.

Florida Just Expanded “Don’t Say Gay” to All Grades

Governor Ron DeSantis requested the expansion.

What LGBTQ Students Are Asking for on This Day of Silence

In 2023, we’re calling on adults.

Clarence Thomas Is On a Mission to Be the Most Corrupt Supreme Court Justice

The justice has accepted luxury vacations and yacht rides from a major Republican donor.

Why the First Lady Is Trying to Steer Young People to Technical Jobs

“You don’t need a four-year degree to get a good-paying job.”

When Did Women Get the Right to Vote? A Look Back at U.S. History

The 19th Amendment didn’t just fix everything.

These Young Progressive Activists Launched a New Kind of Super PAC

“Having money and spending money is not our end game.”

Tennessee’s Drag Ban Will Affect the Next Generation of Queer People

Visibility shows young LGBTQ+ people that “all are welcome here,” one drag performer says.

This Nebraska Senator Filibustered for Three Weeks on Behalf of Trans Rights

Nothing but respect for Machaela Cavanaugh.

Florida Republicans Are Trying to Ban Kids From Talking About Their Periods at School

Experts say that the bill would cause serious psychological harm to young people.

A Post-Roe America Demands Guaranteed Income

If states can force people to have children, we must force states to financially provide for them.

Ron DeSantis's Florida Prepares Its Next Attack on Black and LGBTQ+ Students

“It’s just a problem for Florida now, sure. But in a few years, it could be a problem for the nation.”

This Supreme Court Case Is ‘an Assault’ on Native Children

Brackeen v. Haaland could change the future of Indigenous rights.