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When Jimmy Carter was president from 1977 to 1981, gays and lesbians were unable to obtain government security clearance, same-sex intimacy was illegal in at least two dozen states, and gay marriage was no more than a radical pipe dream. Moreover, political support for LGBTQ causes was still largely taboo for politicians on both sides of the aisle. But Carter, …

President-elect Donald Trump backed House Speaker Mike Johnson in his campaign to hold onto the gavel, writing on his social media platform that the Louisiana Republican has his “Complete & Total Endorsement.”  “Speaker Mike John­son is a good, hard work­ing, re­li­gious man. He will do the right thing, and we will con­tinue to WIN,” Trump said on Truth So­cial Monday. …

When Alexis M. Herman first met Jimmy Carter back in the 1970s, she never imagined how their fates would intertwine, nor the heights to which their careers would rise.   “He was governor of Georgia then, and I was just a few years out of college,” Herman said. Herman, an Alabama native and Xavier University alumna, was a volunteer on civil …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Six former Florida State basketball players sued Seminoles coach Leonard Hamilton on Monday, alleging he failed to make good on a promise to get each of them $250,000 in name, image and likeness compensation. The plaintiffs — Darin Green Jr., De’Ante Green, Cam’Ron Fletcher, Josh Nickelberry, Primo Spears and Jalen Warley — filed suit in Leon County …

My baptism into the hidden epidemic of wrongful convictions came more than two decades ago when a Bronx detective confided that he knew two men languishing in prison for the 1990 murder of a Manhattan nightclub bouncer were innocent. How could he be so sure? “Because I know who did it,” he said.  It was a conversation that changed my …

A federal appeals court has upheld writer E. Jean Carroll’s $5 million civil judgment against President-elect Donald Trump. A jury had awarded Carroll the sum in 2023 after finding Trump liable for sexual abusing her in the 1990s and then defaming her after she went public with her allegations. Trump has denied the allegations and appealed the verdict, charging it …

In a presidential election year where immigration and the economy were frequently cited as voters’ top concerns, LGBTQ issues reliably generated headlines. The year in LGBTQ news began in tragedy following the death of a transgender Oklahoma student, Nex Benedict, which prompted a wave of outrage among queer activists around the world. It ended with a similar focus on trans …

Will Ferrell caused a bit of a stir on Sunday when he attended the Philadelphia Flyers-Los Angeles Kings game in Los Angeles while dressed as Buddy the Elf from his hit 2003 movie “Elf.” Ferrell didn’t appear quite as wholesome as his alter ego was in the movie, though. The actor sported what appeared to be a cigarette in his …

Actor Gal Godot revealed she was diagnosed with “a massive blood clot” in the brain during her eighth month of pregnancy earlier this year that required emergency surgery.  The “Wonder Woman” star, 39, revealed in a candid Instagram post Sunday that she was diagnosed in February after “excruciating headaches that confined me to bed” for weeks.  “I finally underwent an …

Drinking plenty of water is essential to staying hydrated, but for some people, H20 alone doesn’t cut it, says Dr. Matthew Sedgley, a physician specializing in sports medicine at MedStar Health. Those who do strenuous exercise, have a labor-intensive job or spend long periods in the heat may also need to replenish their electrolytes. “Electrolyte is a fancy word for …