OTTAWA -- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Wednesday he is only aware of two genders -- male and female -- and that the government should leave questions of gender identity alone. Read More

The first woman to serve as the spiritual leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, Bishop Budde had a message for President Trump during his first term, too.

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The decision follows a constitutional court ruling that barred discrimination against babies born into single-parent families.

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Trans communities expected Trump to deliver on his threat to roll back their rights. That didn’t make it hurt any less

Right after Donald Trump won the election, Max Kuzma set to work. As a trans man living just outside of Cleveland, Ohio, he knew he needed to get his documentation in order. He considers himself lucky that he already legally changed his name, but rushed to make sure his passport and other documents reflected that. Like so many other trans Americans, Kuzma worried Trump would make good on his promise to roll back LGBTQ+ rights and threaten trans healthcare and the overall safety of the queer community.

“I was anticipating an attack,” Kuzma said. Still, watching Trump sign an executive order that rolled back trans and non-binary people’s rights felt like “a twist of the knife”.

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