Readers of South African newspapers The Star, The Mercury, and Cape Times may have thought their regular issue of the paper was misprinted — or maybe even soiled in delivery — when they saw bright red ...

Across Wisconsin this Pride Month, residents and visitors are likely to see a surplus of colorful flowers in unexpected locations: Sidewalk cracks. As part of a campaign by the nonprofit Courage+, ...

Globally, it’s estimated that over 500 billion disposable coffee cups are used every year. Traditional “paper” cups contain plastic linings that make them hard to recycle and that can release ...

On a brisk October morning, two miniature horses, Pearl and Aiden, clambered into a minivan from a riding center in Long Island. When they emerged again, they were on the busy streets of Manhattan — ...

For three nights of Winter Pride St. Pete — a February event celebrating LGBTQ+ pride in St. Petersburg, Florida — residents could look up and see rainbow lasers dancing across the sky. It was a ...

As United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement continues its siege of Minnesota — and especially in the wake of the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti — individuals near and far are looking ...

There’s a role for everyone in the fight against tyranny. Yes, even the knitters and crocheters. Craftivism, or the act of using handicrafts, art, and textiles as a form of activism, is just one way ...

“I’m pretty sure the sluts are gonna save us,” Instagram influencer Jess Olivia Fox said in a recent video. She is referring to the folks at Minneapolis sex shop Smitten Kitten, who have mobilized to ...

In late October, a group of 19 Buddhist monks set off for a 2,300-mile trek across the United States, beginning in Fort Worth Texas, with a final destination of Washington, D.C. Their mission? To ...

In August of this year, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ordered the removal of about 400 “non-standard” pieces of street art — most of them rainbow, Pride-themed crosswalks and murals — even though they ...

It’s no secret that homosexual behavior is natural in the animal kingdom. Bonin flying foxes, a type of bat, curl up in same-sex clusters to keep warm during mating season. Male zebra finches form ...

Massachusetts is home to 13,000 acres of cranberry bogs, making it the second-largest cranberry-producing region in the U.S. and the third-largest in the world. The bright, red berries are the state’s ...