<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Americas on Uránia</title><link>https://urania.institute/en/tags/americas/</link><description>Recent content in Americas on Uránia</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 12:00:00 +0400</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://urania.institute/en/tags/americas/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Democratic Washington Mayoral Candidate Criticized Over Ties to Homophobic Activist</title><link>https://urania.institute/en/news/2026/washington-mayoral-candidate-criticized-lgbt/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 12:00:00 +0400</pubDate><guid>https://urania.institute/en/news/2026/washington-mayoral-candidate-criticized-lgbt/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;The Washington Blade &lt;a href="https://www.washingtonblade.com/"&gt;published&lt;/a&gt;
 an op-ed urging the LGBT community not to vote for Janeese Lewis George (Democratic Party) in the upcoming Washington, D.C. mayoral election. Political commentator Peter Rosenstein, the author of the piece, accused the candidate of lacking principles and associating with individuals who oppose LGBT rights.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>