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Judge Rules West Virginia’s Medicaid Program Must Provide Gender-Affirming Care
The state's exclusion “targets transgender people because they are transgender,” Judge Chuck Chambers ruled.
Feel Like Everything Is Crumbling? This Oral History of the Future Offers Hope.
Where will we be in 30 years? M.E. O’Brien and Eman Abdelhadi offer a hope-filled vision of interdependence and care.
WI District Bars Teachers From Displaying Pride Flags & Using Pronouns in Emails
The district is failing at making students and staff feel “safe, valued and welcome,” one critic said of the policy.
Republican States Sue to Let Schools Block LGBTQ Children From Getting Meals
The lawsuit is part of the right’s escalating attacks on LGBTQ peoples’ right to exist in the U.S.
Right Wing Is Waging Attacks to Limit Key LGBTQ Rights Protected in “Bostock”
A federal judge's block on Biden's Title IX rule is part of a broader effort to target nondiscrimination protections.
Michigan High Court: Anti-Discrimination Law Applies to LGBTQ Residents
“Our lives have worth and our work provides value,” one openly gay lawmaker said in response to the ruling.
Texas Republican Seeks to Limit HIV Medication Access After Winning Abortion Ban
Lawyer Jonathan Mitchell is most well-known for helping to craft Texas’s abortion bill, last year’s first blow to “Roe.”
House Passes Bill to Protect Same Sex Marriage With Only 47 GOP “Yes” Votes
Advocates say that while protections for gay marriage are important, more measures are needed for true LGBTQ liberation.
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.
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.