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As Attacks on Queer and Trans People Accelerate, We Need Solidarity Now
“I've never seen anything like this in my life,” says journalist Melissa Gira Grant.
Texas District Votes to Forbid Acknowledging Trans People Exist in Schools
The policy will require school district staff to only use pronouns associated with a student's sex assigned at birth.
GOP Candidate With Violent Past Has Said Gay People Are “Worthy of Death”
Scott Esk, who has a history of domestic violence and child abuse, is competing in a primary runoff in Oklahoma.
Utah Judge Rules Trans Girls Can Play School Sports, Blocking Discriminatory Law
“At least for the moment, all Utah children can know that they are valued and supported,” said a plaintiff in the case.
Marjorie Taylor Greene Proposes Bill to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Kids
For many transgender children, gender-affirming care has the potential to be life-saving.
Boston Children’s Hospital Targeted by Anti-Trans Harassment Campaign
“We are deeply concerned by these attacks,” the hospital said, adding that the threats were “fueled by misinformation.”
Florida Teachers Prepare for Censorship as Conservative Legislation Takes Effect
The “Don’t Say Gay” and “Stop WOKE Act” bills censor conversations about gender, sexuality and race in schools.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin Aims to Force Teachers to Out LGBTQ Students to Parents
Forcing teachers to tell parents about a child's LGBTQ identity could create “immeasurable trauma,” one activist said.
Ron DeSantis and the Florida GOP Are Targeting Trans Youth for Political Gain
Trans people in Florida are being targeted by their own governor, who “desperately wants to be president.”
Judge Rules West Virginia’s Medicaid Program Must Provide Gender-Affirming Care
The state's exclusion “targets transgender people because they are transgender,” Judge Chuck Chambers ruled.