Rights & Advocacy

A television quip from Senator John Kennedy reopened old debates about public commentary on LGBTQ+ intimacy and a persistent conservative focus on private behavior

A recent high court ruling and a Vatican study have renewed scrutiny of conversion therapy, exposing disproportionate harm to Black LGBTQ youth and the role of religious settings in delivering these practices

A positive review on Wildberries turned into an administrative case under Russia’s child propaganda rules, ending in detention and scheduled deportation

Dominik Krause’s win in Munich and his onstage kiss with fiancé Sebastian Müller have become a symbol of changing political representation in Europe

A quiet ad called Letters of Love uses a mother’s voice to show how ordinary parental care meets the politics around trans youth

Meta says its rules apply evenly while critics point to patterns of removals affecting queer creators and sexual health educators

A transgender woman and civil rights groups have asked a federal court to restore longstanding PREA protections after a DOJ memo told auditors and prisons to stop enforcing transgender-specific safeguards

A survey of more than 200 LGBTQ+ candidates exposes how persistent threats and harassment are reducing the pipeline of elected leaders and increasing costs for safety and care

A faith-focused phone service will block a wide range of web categories by default while providing a curated religious content library

A close look at how a reclaimed slur, carousel mechanics, and policy inconsistencies led to a high-profile reinstatement on Instagram

Michigan primary dispute over ballot name highlights legal nuances and the political stakes for transgender candidates

An investigation into how law enforcement statements and a lone affidavit escalated a custody case into a national conversation about gender-affirming care

A late-night assault on St Nicholas Street left a man in his 30s critically injured; police have recorded the incident as a hate crime and are seeking information from the public

Assigned Media’s review finds the New York Times published many stories about transgender people but rarely included transgender voices, a pattern advocates say has real-world consequences

Non-binary actor Wesley Han has filed a discrimination lawsuit after being escorted from the women’s restroom at the Soho Grand on March 5, alleging humiliation and violation of New York City protections

A federal challenge argues Idaho’s law criminalizing restroom use based on sex assigned at birth puts transgender people at risk and disrupts everyday life

A concise guide to the SAVE America Act outcome, recent rulings that shaped trans rights, and the policies activists must watch

Six transgender Idaho residents have filed a federal suit arguing that H.B. 752 unlawfully restricts access to public restrooms and imposes severe criminal penalties

A Colorado proposal shifts from banning conversion therapy to creating civil consequences for licensed mental health providers, aiming to protect survivors while responding to recent court rulings

An overview of rising challenges to library collections and the coalition fighting to keep queer stories available

A Cidra native will compete in the 2026 Miss Universe Puerto Rico pageant on June 25 and is confronting online hostility and a public rebuke from a Senate leader while asserting her right to represent trans women

A look at how allegations involving public figures and research findings highlight the unique challenges masc-of-center survivors face when seeking recognition and care

Two recently introduced House measures would compel schools to notify parents about students’ gender identity and restrict acknowledgement of trans people in federally funded education settings

The Human Rights Campaign used geofenced ads on Grindr around high-profile Washington gatherings to promote HIV prevention and its broader healthcare initiative