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Ballot Measures Will Impact LGBTQ+ Rights in 7 States This Election
Voters will decide how trans youth can participate in school sports, access gender-affirming health care, and more.
Supreme Court Rejects Trump Bid to Halt Care for Incarcerated Trans People
The decision is a rare win for transgender rights at the conservative-leaning Supreme Court.
New Ad Calls Out GOP for “Creepy Fetish of Monitoring Children’s Bathrooms”
The Progress Action Fund, a left-wing PAC, is running ads to “disrupt the right-wing media bubble.”
HHS Demands Answers From Orgs Over Support for Youth Gender-Affirming Care
Studies have demonstrated that gender-affirming care for transgender young people can be life-saving treatment.
“Restrictive Housing” Is Wielded as Punishment Against Trans People in Prison
I am being locked up 23 hours a day with no human interaction. I believe I am being punished for being transgender.
Parents of Trans Kids Slam Mount Sinai for Permanently Ending Trans Youth Care
“They’re turning away children, and they’re refusing to provide care that is life-saving,” one parent said.
Elon Musk Spends $100 Million on Anti-Trans Ads Targeting Dems in Midterm Races
Some of the candidates being targeted have already capitulated to the right on trans rights.
Historic Site of Queer Resistance to Cops Is Now Owned by Private Prison Firm
Organizers in San Francisco are fighting to reclaim Gene Compton’s Cafeteria from GEO Group.
Federal Workers Sue Over Policy That Ends Gender-Affirming Care in Health Plans
Health care “should never be weaponized to advance discrimination,” Human Rights Watch President Kelly Robinson said.
Education Department Ends Tracking of Bullying and Harassment of Trans Kids
The new policy also alters the definition of rape, excluding “gender identity” from a list of protected statuses.