In recent years, local activists have pushed to change the names of federal sites featuring the dehumanizing “s-word.”

Maya Pontone
Maya Pontone is a multimedia journalist residing in Brooklyn, NY. Originally from northern New Jersey, she studied journalism and political science at Emerson College in Boston, MA.
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Wedding Photographers Can Discriminate Against Same-Sex Couples, Kentucky Judge Rules
The Trump-appointed federal judge ruled in favor of a Louisville wedding photographer who claimed that serving LGBTQ+ clients violated her Christian beliefs and First Amendment rights.