Kentucky school board member Donald Yarber faced community backlash for anti-LGBTQ Facebook posts, including claims about "queers" and AIDS. Parents and teachers protested at a tense school board meeting, and Yarber walked out.
Anheuser-Busch, a long-time sponsor, ended its 30-year partnership with St. Louis Pride. As Bud Light is a top sponsor of Chicago Pride events, it's unclear if they will continue the partnership.
Over 200 'Tesla Takedown' protests are set for March 29, targeting Elon Musk's role in the Trump administration and aiming to damage Tesla's sales and stock. Organizers emphasize peaceful demonstrations.
Democrats and privacy advocates are in uproar as the Trump admin. allegedly plans to allow ICE to use private IRS taxpayer data to track down and deport undocumented workers, raising concerns about privacy violations and misuse of taxpayer information.
The Trump administration has canceled 68 grants totaling nearly $40 million aimed at LGBTQ health research, impacting studies on HIV prevention, cancer, and youth suicide.
Trump orders halt to Social Security paper checks by Sept. 30, impacting ~456,000 Americans (.7% of recipients). The White House cites waste & fraud, but exceptions are possible for those without bank accounts.
Following Trump's focus on targeting DEI, MLB removed diversity references from its careers page, aligning with companies like Victoria's Secret, State Street, Warner Bros. Discovery, Goldman Sachs, Paramount, Bank of America, BlackRock, Citigroup & PepsiCo who are reassessing .
Hungary bans LGBTQ Pride marches, citing child protection. PM OrbΓ‘n's "woke ideology" stance sparks protests; opposition lit flares in Parliament & blocked Budapest bridge. Critics, including EU's Lahbib, decry the move as fascism.
Iowa Rep. Brett Barker admits "rookie mistake" for distributing a Capitol Ministries pamphlet that portrays political adversaries as tools of Satan, condemns LGBTQ existence as "satanic perversions," and "women's liberation" as a "scheme of the devil."
Elon Musk's planned Pentagon briefing on U.S. military strategies for a potential conflict with China was abruptly canceled after reports surfaced, raising concerns over his access to sensitive information due to his extensive business ties in China.
Anti-Elon Musk protesters marched to a Tesla showroom in San Jose, part of a statewide action against Musk's influence on government decisions regarding education, healthcare, and social safety nets.
Hungary's parliament passed a law on March 18, 2025, banning LGBT Pride events, imposing fines up to β¬500 for participants, and allowing facial recognition to identify attendees.
Austrian police arrested 15 individuals (12 men, 3 women aged 14-26) for orchestrating a series of hate crimes against LGBTQ people, using fake dating profiles to lure victims to remote locations for assaults.