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Gender-Affirming Care Waitlists Grow as Transgender Refugees Flock to New Mexico
As nearly half of U.S. states restrict gender-affirming care, trans people are relocating to states that protect access.
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$1 Million PragerU “DETRANS” Ad on X Echoes So-Called “Ex-Gay” Movement of 1990s
Daisy Stronglin, the main person featured in the film being advertised, wants everyone to convert to Catholicism.
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Warren Chastises GOP Over Bill to Allow Schools to Bar LGBTQ Kids From Lunches
“This is not a complex issue,” Warren said, blasting Republicans for proposing a change to existing LGBTQ protections.
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Trans Youth, Parents, Ask SCOTUS to Find TN Gender-Affirming Care Ban Illegal
“I want the Justices to know transgender people are not going away,” a 15-year-old petitioner in the case said.
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Anti-LGBTQ Group Wants Supreme Court to Repeal WA Ban on Conversion Therapy
The plaintiff in the case is being represented by the Alliance Defending Freedom, a designated hate group.
![An advertisement on a bus is replaced with stories from queer Palestinians as part of a protest act by The Dyke Project.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1027-gaza-bus-400x300.jpg)
UK “Dyke Project” Hacks London Bus Ads to Challenge Israeli Pinkwashing
“None of us are free until all of us are free,” the Dyke Project said.
![An LGBTQ+ supporter holds a placard during a protest on October 20, 2023, in Edmonton, Canada.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1026-protect-400x300.jpg)
Vermont’s Largest School District Unanimously Codifies Trans Rights for Students
The new policies go beyond even the state-level protections that Vermont offers trans students in the state.
![A person walks past a transgender flag during the TransFest 2023 in the Queens borough of New York City on July 29, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1017-trans-flag-400x300.jpg)
Citing “Dobbs” Ruling, 19 Republican AGs Sign Letter Targeting Trans Adult Care
A new GOP target is emerging: health insurance coverage for transgender adults and their essential medical needs.
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“Coming Out” Isn’t an Option for Every LGBTQ Person. Some of Us “Invite In.”
It’s vital for queer communities to hold non-shaming space for people living outside the “coming out” paradigm.
![Tiffany Fantasia wears a dress with the words, 'Drag Is Not a Crime,' written on it during the 15th annual Miami Beach Pride Celebration parade on April 16, 2023, in Miami Beach, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1012-drag-400x300.jpg)
Appeals Court Refuses Florida Officials’ Request to Lift Injunction on Drag Ban
“The potential harms from reversing the injunction outweigh those of leaving it in place by mistake,” the court ruled.