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Trump’s Alternative to Project 2025, “Agenda 47,” Is Also Extreme and Anti-LGBTQ
Trump is trying to woo moderate voters, but his policy platform is also a far right attack on queerness in public life.
Even When Trans Women Win Transfers to Women’s Prisons, They Still Aren’t Safe
Many states are rolling back policies allowing trans people to be placed in prisons aligned with their gender identity.
Anti-Trans Policy Pushed by Project 2025 Passes Dem-Controlled Senate Committee
Transgender care for members of the military and their dependents is under threat more than ever before.
Confusing White House Statement on Trans Youth Care Leads to Backlash
The original statement by a White House spokesperson suggested that some types of care “should be limited to adults.”
Texas Supreme Court Says Parental Rights Don’t Extend to Gender-Affirming Care
The court ruled that parents only have the right to seek medical care for their children that is “legally available.”
Montana Judge Overturns Law That Erased Legal Recognition of Transgender People
Judge Shane Vannatta struck down the law on a technicality, ruling that the bill's title is unconstitutionally vague.
LGBTQ Lawmaker Representation Increased 190 Percent Over Past 7 Years — Report
Despite gains in elected positions in every state of the US, there is still a noticeable LGBTQ “representation gap.”
Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Youth
Bans on gender-affirming care are “medically unsound” and “a violation of fundamental human rights,” one advocate said.
SCOTUS’s Anti-Immigrant Ruling Imperils Marriage Equality and LGBTQ Lives
“Department of State v. Muñoz” could be used to undermine the right to same-sex marriage.
Queer Activists Are Making BDS a Key Question of Pride This Year
LGBTQ people are pushing Pride events to reject pinkwashing, endorse BDS and show solidarity with Palestine.