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![The Progress Pride Flag flies above a crowd during the Pride parade in Portland, Maine, on June 15, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0619-Pride-400x300.jpg)
A Coalition of Faith Groups Is Banding Together to Protect Pride Events
More than 120 groups will fan out across 50 events this June to deescalate extremist protests from hate groups.
![A sign reads 'trans rights are human rights', held by a person facing away during a protest](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0611-trans-rights-400x300.jpg)
Judge Blocks Florida’s Gender-Affirming Care Ban for Transgender Youth
The state has vowed to appeal the ruling, which will likely head to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.
![Rep. Shawn Thierry looks down at her phone](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/2024_0529-shawn-thierry-400x300.jpg)
Incumbent Democrat Who Voted to Ban Gender-Affirming Care in Texas Loses Primary
Shawn Thierry lost to Lauren Ashley Simmons, a queer union organizer endorsed by influential LGBTQ organizations.
![Federal regulations prevent gay and bisexual men from donating tissue, such as corneas, ligaments, and blood vessels.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-1348073604-400x300.jpg)
FDA Maintains Discriminatory Rules on Donated Tissue for Gay and Bisexual Men
Federal regulations prevent gay and bisexual men from donating tissue, such as corneas, ligaments and blood vessels.
![Protesters gather outside the Louisiana state capitol during a rally against Louisiana's stay-at-home order and economic shutdown on April 25, 2020, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-1221044800-400x300.jpg)
Louisiana Is Poised to Enact Its Own “Don’t Say Gay” Law
The bill is the second in the span of a week to attack the rights of LGBTQ+ Louisianans, following a trans bathroom ban.
![Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson speak during a press conference to discuss the impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol on January 22, 2020 in Washington, DC.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-1195328274-400x300.jpg)
Louisiana Legislature Passes Transgender Bathroom Ban Bill
If signed into law, the bill will affect the estimated 20,000 transgender people who live in Louisiana.
![A protester holds a sign reading "Oh no! Did I confuse your Cis-tem?" during an outdoor protest](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/2024_0515-trans-protest-400x300.jpg)
11th Circuit Rules Trans Health Insurance Exclusions Violate Civil Rights Act
With the ruling, a significant precedent is building to protect trans employees against health insurance restrictions.
![Former President Donald Trump arrives for his campaign rally in Wildwood Beach on May 11, 2024, in Wildwood, New Jersey.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/2024_0513-donald-trump-d-400x300.jpg)
Trump Says He Will Reverse Protections for LGBTQ Kids on “Day One” If Reelected
“Trump is currently the greatest threat to LGBTQ people,” LGBTQ legislative researcher Allison Chapman told Truthout.
![Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee joins fellow governors for a press conference along the Rio Grande at the U.S.-Mexico border to discuss Operation Lone Star and border concerns on February 4, 2024, in Eagle Pass, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/2024_0509-bill-lee-400x300.jpg)
Tennessee Law Will Force Schools to Out Trans Students to Their Parents
“This law does not protect children and schools should not be forced to put children in danger,” an LGBTQ advocate said.
![Chase Strangio](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/2024_0508-chase-strangio-400x300.jpg)
Gender-Affirming Care Gave Me a Life I Love. Why Do Pundits See It as a Tragedy?
Why are trans voices like mine minimized in the “debate” around our own health care?