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Fed Judge Notes Transphobia as Factor in Florida’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care
The ban on gender-affirming treatments for trans youth in the state likely violates the Constitution, the judge wrote.
Poll: Support for Gay Marriage Is at All Time High Despite Right-Wing Attacks
A record 71 percent of Americans say same sex couples should enjoy the same rights as straight ones.
Louisiana Republicans Double Down on Anti-Trans Bills, But Youth Are Resisting
A previously killed ban on gender-affirming care for minors was resurrected and has advanced with other bills.
Trump-Appointed Judge Rules Tennessee Anti-Drag Law as Unconstitutional
The judge noted the chance that law enforcement officers could abuse the wide discretion of the law.
Fleeing Home Due to Anti-LGBTQ Hostility Is Heartbreaking. I Know Because I Did.
I share in the grief, determination and hope of all the LGBTQ+ people fleeing their homes due to legislative attacks.
To Protect Trans Health Care, We Need to Fight Bigotry — and Win Medicare for All
Trans people are up against bigoted legislation, bureaucratic red tape, and the U.S.’s cruel lack of health care access.
Montana Library Cancels Transgender Native American Author’s Event Over Drag Ban
The speaker, Adria Jawort, is a Two Spirit author who planned to discuss trans and indigenous history at the event.
More Than 530 Anti-LGBTQ Bills Have Been Proposed Across the Country in 2023
The U.S. soon could witness "the most substantial Pride celebrations in recent memory," one bill tracker said.
Students Decry Disciplinary Actions Taken Against Teacher Who Showed Disney Film
"The system is broken," the teacher in question, Jenna Barbee, said at the board meeting this week.
US Evangelists Exported Hate That Led to Anti-LGBTQ Law, Says Ugandan Activist
The law makes same-sex relationships punishable by life imprisonment. Some LGBTQ people may receive the death sentence.