Race & Identity

Outright Vermont is urging state lawmakers to safeguard the rights of youth in Vermont as the Trump administration seeks to rollback protections for LGBTQ+ Americans.

The Vermont Asylum Assistance Project furloughed two legal fellows and closed intake for new cases after an order by the Trump administration cut off a key source of federal funding for the nonprofit.

Legislation approved by the House Tuesday would allow prosecutors to pursue hate crime penalties even when the direct victim of an offense isn't a member of a protected class.

At the largest political rally Vermont has seen since President Donald Trump was inaugurated last month, the crowd erupted into spontaneous chants in support of transgender people, immigrants and other groups that have become early targets of the new administration. The protest was part of a nationwide movement called 50501.

Listen back to conversations with drag queen Sasha Velour, former Gov. Madeleine Kunin, 7-year-old twins from Windham and more.

Paul Yoon, Vermont State University's new chief diversity officer, answers questions about his approach to DEI work and his early efforts since starting the role in October.

The Vermont Human Rights Commission is asking lawmakers and the governor to nearly double its annual budget to address a lack of capacity at the agency.

Myra Flynn, host and executive producer of Homegoings, talks about the evolution of season two and what's in store for the show's third season.

The Vermont Truth and Reconciliation Commission was created after lawmakers apologized for the state’s role in the eugenics movement. But the office has a “seemingly impossible scope,” leaving some questioning whether the commission’s work will reach communities most impacted by eugenics.

“Stereo-anti-types” is a recent series from the podcast Homegoings. It examines some of the most troubling stereotypes that are applied to Black men.