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![Thousands of New Yorkers ditched the corporate sponsored Heritage of Pride Parade to participate on the Reclaim Pride Coalition's Queer Liberation March in 2019 where no police, politicians or corporations were allowed to participate.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/06/2022_0602-no-corporate-pride-400x300.jpg)
Corporate Pride Sponsors Have Given Over $1.5 Million to Anti-LGBTQ Politicians
Toyota alone has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to Gov. Greg Abbott, who’s leading an anti-trans charge.
![A demonstrator speaks in support of Black transgender lives at a rally in Foley Square on July 30, 2020, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/GettyImages-1227847268-400x300.jpg)
New Book Explores Why “Inclusion” Can’t Bring an End to Anti-Trans Violence
“Atmospheres of Violence” argues that the U.S. political system depends on violence against trans people.
![Rep. Debbie Lesko speaks during the Republican Study Committee news conference to introduce a "Women's Bill of Rights" outside the Capitol on May 19, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/2022_0524-womens-bill-of-rights-400x300.jpg)
GOP’s “Women’s Bill of Rights” Riddled With Attacks on Trans People
Far from recognizing women's rights, one Harvard Law expert described the measure as being “solely about transphobia.”
![Blank birth certificate stamped with baby's footprints](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/GettyImages-97684140-400x300.jpg)
Oklahoma Custody Battle Could Set Dangerous Precedent for LGBTQ Parental Rights
A lesbian mom was removed from her son's birth certificate in a case that could threaten LGBTQ parental rights.
![Gender inclusive restroom sign](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/2022_0518-gender-inclusive-restroom-400x300.jpg)
Federal Judge Strikes Down Tennessee’s Anti-Trans Bathroom Rule for Businesses
The bill required businesses to post signage if they allowed trans patrons to use the restrooms of their choice.
![BFP supporters and South Asian Lives Representative Saanvi Gambhira protest against anti-trans legislation in Louisiana at Benjamin Franklin High School.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/2022_0518-ml-protest-400x300.jpg)
The GOP Is Attacking LGBTQ Rights in Schools. These Students Are Fighting Back.
Anti-racist and LGBTQ youth are organizing in school to resist the onslaught of Republican attempts to silence them.
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Families of Trans Kids in Texas Struggle With Options Amid Crackdown on Care
Transgender young people and their families in Texas are scrambling to find providers and maintain access to medication.
![Advocates for transgender youth speak during a rally at the Alabama State House to draw attention to anti-transgender legislation introduced in Alabama on March 30, 2021, in Montgomery, Alabama.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/GettyImages-1232024416-400x300.jpg)
Judge Orders Partial Block of GOP-Backed Law Targeting Trans Youth in Alabama
Judge Burke said Alabama's argument that gender-affirming care for youth is “unsettled science” was not persuasive.
![Lyman High School students, with students from other Seminole County high schools, applaud remarks supporting their position during a meeting of the Seminole County School Board on May 10, 2022. The students are voicing what they say is censorship of the just-published Lyman yearbook.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/2022_0512-florida-school-400x300.jpg)
Florida School Board Reverses Plan to Censor “Don’t Say Gay” Page in Yearbook
Students pointed out that the yearbook is student-run and financed by them, not the district.
![Demonstrators gather during a rally in support of abortion rights on May 3, 2022, in Seattle, Washington.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/2022_0505-roe-v-wade-protest-400x300.jpg)
Will Demise of “Roe” Be a Death Knell for Contraception, Marriage Rights?
A Supreme Court majority is poised to overturn “Roe,” which could imperil other constitutional rights besides abortion.