LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Joshua Gill A Christian school defended its religious admissions policies after Democrats labeled it as a school that discriminates against LGBT students during Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ congressional hearing. The Lighthouse Christian Academy of Bloomington, Ind. has been the center of the debate about school choice ever since Senate…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ben Chapman As we approach the one year anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting, many of us, gay or straight are reminded of where we were when we heard the news about this terrible tragedy. This day was supposed to be a very special day for me, as it…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke Democrat Misty K. Snow, the first transgender female to run for Senate in 2016, announced she is planning to run for Utah’s 2nd congressional district Wednesday. Utah Sen. Mike Lee defeated Snow by a landslide, beating his opponent by a 41.1 percent margin. While Snow didn’t win a…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck In 1978, gay rights activist Gilbert Baker sewed a flag of rainbow stripes in an effort to unite the gay and lesbian community under a symbol of positivity and love. It originally contained two extra colors than its modern iteration: pink and turquoise. The reason? In…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie refused to back down from her comments on the experiences of transgender women Monday night. Adichie defended herself at an event by the bookstore Politics & Prose in Washington for comments she made last week about the differences between trans women and women, reports…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck The provocateur and author of the upcoming book “Dangerous” Milo Yiannopoulos has recently been reported as being the keynote speaker at this year’s CPAC. According to Politico: Controversial author and Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopoulos will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Conservative Political Action…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck More private businesses are being forced to comply with top-down orders aimed at ending discrimination, but this still is contested by those who argue that private business owners’ religious freedom rights and freedoms of association are being hindered by such laws unjustly. The latest caught in…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Brendon Berger Recently as I was spelunking my way through the internet, when I was mildly, though pleasantly, surprised to come across a little Facebook page called “The Libertarian Lesbian”. This was enough to halt my journey momentarily as I felt like a natural biologist coming across some…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Women’s March: What Does It Accomplish? by Avens O’Brien On Saturday, in my city of Los Angeles, approximately 750,000 people gathered in the “Women’s March” rally in solidarity with other marches across the country and world, including cities like Boston, Washington DC, Chicago, Seattle, Portland, Houston, Detroit, NYC, and Philadelphia,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck Transgender reality star Caitlyn Jenner has been invited by Trump to attend the presidential inauguration ceremonies. And Jenner, reportedly, had accepted that invitation, making her the first celebrity LGBT activist with a ubiquitous appeal to show active support for the president-elect at the White House. According…