Hope Pisoni

3 weeks ago | lgbtqnation.com | Sam Donndelinger |Hope Pisoni |Emma Paidra

This story was originally published in Uncloseted Media, an LGBTQ focused investigative news outlet. WorldPride DC, which is expected to bring as many as 3 million visitors and $700 million to the city’s economy, began on May 17 and will culminate on June 8 with a march. This is the ninth WorldPride and has already garnered controversy as it takes place in America’s capital city, where the Trump administration has dismantled LGBTQ rights and made relentless attacks against the queer community.

Mar 6, 2025 | oregonlive.com | Hope Pisoni |Spencer Macnaughton

Idaho lawmakers were met in late January by a House committee hearing room full of constituents stating their beliefs about the institution of marriage — and who it should extend to. After testimonies from nearly two dozen people, the last to speak joined the hearing remotely and thanked Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, for bringing forward a resolution to challenge the legality of same-sex marriages and ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the decade-old landmark ruling that granted it.

Mar 2, 2025 | idahostatesman.com | Hope Pisoni |Ian Stevenson |Spencer Macnaughton

Editor’s Note: This story was produced through a partnership between Uncloseted Media and the Idaho Statesman. Uncloseted Media specializes in investigative LGBTQ+-focused journalism. Both organizations contributed reporting and editing. Ian Max Stevenson was the Statesman’s reporter for the project. Idaho lawmakers were met in late January by a House committee hearing room full of constituents there to state their beliefs about the institution of marriage — and whom it should extend to.

Dec 14, 2024 | nyunews.com | Hope Pisoni

Ahead of the fall 2024 semester, NYU updated its Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harrassment policy to detail expectations for student conduct and speech during protests and demonstrations on campus.

Nov 15, 2024 | gaytimes.com | Sam Donndelinger |Megan Wallace |Spencer Macnaughton |Hope Pisoni

Uncloseted US vice president-elect  J.D. Vance’s track record with LGBTQ issues isn’t great. Here’s what he’s said and done through the years.