Politics

Apple criticized for North Carolina consideration

Tech giant Apple is facing a backlash for considering North Carolina in its expansion plans. The Cupertino-based firm has floated the prospect of locating a development site in North Carolina's Research Tria...

Pakistan passes transgender protections

The parliament of Pakistan has passed a rights bill for transgender citizens. The Transgender Persons Act allows individuals to choose their gender, and have said gender recognized on government documents. T...

Trump pushes back against trans prisoner protections

The Administration of President Trump has announced it will reverse rules designed to protect transgender prisoners. The rules allow trans prisoners to use facilities (specifically, cell blocks and bathrooms) w...

Oklahoma Governor signs anti-LGBT+ law

Mary Fallin, Republican governor of Oklahoma, has signed an act which would allow religious child-service organizations to block same-sex couples from adopting children. Fallin, a lame-duck governor, was rep...

Jersey Mom criticizes school for HIV question

Parent Janet Mendes is criticizing a New Jersey middle school for allegedly asking sixth-graders if they were HIV positive. According to Mendes, the query was posed before students of Hackensack Middle School w...