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State Legislatures Are Now Targeting Health Care for Transgender Adults
Legislators in at least seven states have prefiled bills that would restrict or even criminalize gender affirming care.
Oklahoma Lawmaker Pens Bill to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Anyone Under Age 26
LGBTQ advocates say the bill is an attempt to erase the existence of trans and nonbinary people.
In a Violent Year for LGBTQ People, These Are the Ways We Coped and Fought Back
A year-end round-up of LGBTQIA+ news and cultural shifts.
Florida GOP Leader Says She’s Open to Expanding “Don’t Say Gay” Law
Conservative lawmakers want no discussions whatsoever on LGBTQ issues in grades 4 through 6 in Florida schools.
2022 Quietly Set the Stage for a Massive Rollback of LGBTQ Rights
From statehouses to the Supreme Court, LGBTQ rights were under steady attack by Christian nationalists this year.
Dept of Education Opens Inquiry Into Texas District That Banned LGBTQ Books
The district's superintendent was recorded expressing anti-trans viewpoints.
Texas AG Ken Paxton Asked Agency to Compile List of Trans Residents in the State
“Nothing good ever comes out of the government creating a list of people from a marginalized community,” a critic said.
Biden Signs Historic Same-Sex Marriage Protections Into Law
The Respect for Marriage Act “strikes a blow against hate in all its forms,” Biden said.
After Club Q, We Must Build a Movement for Queer and Trans Liberation
The Club Q shooting is part of a wave of fascist violence. Now's the time for a mass movement for LGBTQ liberation.
Congress Is Set to Codify Respect for Marriage Act — But It Has Some Limitations
The act gives exemptions to religious nonprofits and doesn’t stop states from passing discriminatory laws.