Isabella Martinez

1 week ago | thepinktimes.com | Isabella Martinez

In a blistering rebuke, U.S. District Judge William Young declared that the Trump administration’s axing of billions in National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants—many of which supported diversity and LGBTQ+ health studies—was illegal, discriminatory, and politically motivated. The decision, handed down Monday, not only slaps back against Trump’s anti-DEI crusade but reasserts the value of evidence-based science over ideological warfare.

1 week ago | thepinktimes.com | Isabella Martinez

A federal judge just slammed the brakes on the Trump administration’s latest crusade against inclusion — and this time, it’s personal. In a clear rebuke of executive orders designed to strip federal funding from any organization that dares to say “transgender” or champions DEI initiatives, U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar ruled that the government can’t just toss the Constitution out the window to fund its anti-queer agenda.

2 weeks ago | thepinktimes.com | Isabella Martinez

A D.C. coupleā€™s celebration of Pride Month turned ugly when their rainbow flags were literally sliced off their property by the church next door ā€” the very same church that rents them their apartment. Jay Richards and his partner were feeling festive in the nation’s capital, especially with WorldPride 2025 happening in full swing. So they did what many LGBTQ+ folks do in June: they decorated.

2 weeks ago | thepinktimes.com | Isabella Martinez

In a move that’s already sparking heated debates, the Supreme Court on Thursday revived a discrimination lawsuit filed by a straight woman who claimed she was passed over for a promotion because she’s not LGBTQ. The unanimous ruling hands a rare win to a member of a majority group — and possibly cracks open the door to more “reverse discrimination” claims across the country. The case stems from Marlean Ames, a longtime employee at the Ohio Department of Youth Services.

3 weeks ago | thejusticegap.com | Isabella Martinez

A Prison Inspectorate report on HMP Warren Hill has raised concern at the prison’s high recall rate, with nearly 50% of prisoners released in the past two years being recalled. The reason for the high recall rate was attributed in the report to substance misuse and not enough being done to improve preparation for release.