7 years after Obergefell ruling LGBTQ+ equality is still in jeopardy
June is Pride Month, and there is a lot to celebrate. Seven years ago, on June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry under the Constitution’s Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection and Due Process Clause, legalizing marriage equality across the country.The outcome of Obergefell v. Hodges was the culmination of a grassroots movement that spanned more than five decades, and it seemed to be a watershed moment for LGBTQ+ rights in America. However, as we enter Pride Month 2022, the liber
Read MoreRepublicans pitch religious, family values as gun violence solution
Republicans are pushing traditional religious and family values as a solution to the epidemic of mass shootings in addition to their calls to harden schools and focus on mental health. House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) pointed to a lack of school prayer when talking about gun violence. “We had AR-15s in the 1960s. We didn't have those mass school shootings,” Scalise said during a press conference Wednesday. “Now, I know it's something that some people don't want to talk about. We actually had prayer in school during those days,” Scalise continued. “We h
Read MoreBrooks hits back at Trump over Britt endorsement
Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) criticized former President Trump for endorsing Alabama Republican Senate challenger Katie Britt, saying late Friday on Twitter that “Donald Trump is the only man in American politics who could get conned by Mitch McConnell twice in an Alabama Senate race.” “This is weird: last time Donald Trump talked about Katie Britt, he said she was unqualified for the Senate,” Brooks
Read MoreFinland to send more military equipment to Ukraine amid NATO ambitions
Finland announced Friday it would be sending more military equipment to Ukraine as NATO is considering the country’s application into the alliance. "Finland will not forget Ukraine and the Ukrainians. We will continue to help: We will send a new package of defense material," Minister of Defense Antti Kaikkonen said. Finland’s Defense Ministry said the government voted to approve sending additional defense equipment to Ukraine. However, what equipment Finland will provide, how it will be delivered and when it will be shipped to Ukraine will not be announced, according t
Read MoreMaher slams Hollywood for 'unbridled romanticization of gun violence' following shootings
HBO host and political commentator Bill Maher criticized what he characterized as Hollywood’s "romanticization" of gun violence following multiple, recent mass shootings that have thrust talks of gun reform back into the national spotlight. Maher said on his show “Real Time With Bill Maher” that Hollywood is the “wokest place on Earth in every other area of social responsibility,” using intimacy coordinators to assist with sex scenes and sensitivity readers to edit scripts. “But when it comes to the unbridled romanticization of gun violence, crickets,” he said.
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