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![Julia Beck testifies on the reauthorization the Violence Against Women Act](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/03/2019_0312-julia-beck-400x300.jpg)
House Republicans Use “Lesbian Radical Feminist” to Advance Anti-Trans Rhetoric
Julia Beck has been granted a platform to give the right wing's anti-transgender activism the veneer of bipartisanship.
![Empire actor Jussie Smollett leaves Cook County jail after posting bond on February 21, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois. Too much focus on Jussie Smollet distracts from the fact that violence against LGBTQ people of color is rising.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/02/2019_0226-smollett-400x300.jpg)
Racist Anti-LGBTQ Violence Is Real. Smollett Doesn’t Change That.
Too much focus on Jussie Smollett distracts from the fact that violence against LGBTQ people of color is rising.
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Trump Administration Wants to Deny Health Care to LGBTQ People
A conscience protection rule being considered would allow doctors to deny care on moral and religious grounds.
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An Antiwar Response to Trump’s Anti-Trans Military Ban Is Possible
If transgender people had better access to education and careers, they would not need to join the military.
![Protesters demonstrate in opposition to President Trump's tweets proposing to ban transgender people from military service during an action on July 26, 2017, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/01/GettyImages-823301302-400x300.jpg)
Remember That Anti-Trans Memo? Its Threat Hasn’t Vanished.
Amid the fear and uncertainty, transgender, gender nonconforming and intersex communities are fighting back.
![Even though the new law apparently won't stop the Catholic Church, civil rights activists look forward to Colorado joining 14 states and Washington, DC, that have conversion-therapy bans for minors on the books.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/01/2019_0128-conversion-400x300.jpg)
Colorado’s Ban on “Conversion Therapy” Won’t Stop the Catholic Church
Denver's archdiocese is planning to skirt the ban with “healing” programs for LGBTQ people at parishes.
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Trump’s Military Ban Is Part of Larger, Years-Long Attack on Transgender People
The Supreme Court has revived Trump’s plan to ban transgender people from serving in the military.
![A US flag and a pride rainbow flag overlap in the crowd during a marriage equality rally in West Hollywood, California, celebrating the Supreme Court's ruling on June 26, 2015.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/01/GettyImages-563914103-400x300.jpg)
Will the Supreme Court Keep LGBTQ Workers From Being Fired?
Employees can already be fired for being LGBTQ in 26 states.
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Eight LGBTQ-Led Social Justice Struggles the Corporate Media Missed in 2018
Queer and trans people organized in 2018 to curb capitalism, end deportations and challenge police violence.
![Progressive parents and educators are fighting to make sex ed inclusive, informative and relevant.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/12/2018_1223-lgbt-400x300.jpg)
Sex Ed Programs Face Anti-LGBTQ Backlash
Progressive parents and educators are fighting to make sex ed inclusive, informative and relevant.