2025-03-06 20:17:53

US arts funding agency sued over Trump order targeting LGBTQ+ projects

Groups sue National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) after president bars funds for promotion of ‘gender ideology’Several arts organizations are suing the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) over its new requirements following Donald Trump’s executive order barring the use of federal funds for the promotion of “gender ideology”.The groups, which are seeking funding for projects that support art about or are made by transgender and non-binary people, say they have in effect been unconstitutionally blocked from receiving grants from the agency that was built to promote artistic excellence, despite having received funds for similar projects in the past. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/06/nea-lawsuit-trump-lgbtq-art

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