Rights & Advocacy Buttigieg calls for forward momentum as Florida Senate advances anti-diversity bill
A forward-looking plea from Pete Buttigieg and a sweeping Florida measure create a stark contrast over the future of voting rights, inclusion,…
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Rights & Advocacy Why families and clinicians are risking arrest to defend gender-affirming care
Families and medical teams are taking direct action amid federal efforts to restrict gender-affirming care, confronting arrests, clinic shutdowns, and legal fights…
Rights & Advocacy Out and ready: an officer’s perspective on LGBTQ+ service in the Army
A gay paratrooper recounts service, leadership, and why visibility matters as military policy and rhetoric target LGBTQ+ service members
Rights & Advocacy Sophia Bush urges white allyship and reflects on coming out
Sophia Bush used her platform to demand concrete white allyship at the NAACP Image Awards and later opened up about leaving a…
Rights & Advocacy How a Steve-O interaction challenged Joe Rogan and reignited anti-trans claims
A candid encounter prompted compassion from Steve-O, but Joe Rogan steered the discussion back to long-standing anti-trans assertions and disputed facts
Rights & Advocacy New Hampshire lawmakers pass bathroom measure that targets transgender access
The New Hampshire House approved House Bill 1442 to limit restroom and locker room access based on sex assigned at birth, creating…
Rights & Advocacy How Ohio’s Health Care Freedom Amendment blocked a ban on gender-affirming care
A three-judge panel in Ohio concluded that bans on gender-affirming medical care for minors violate the state’s Health Care Freedom Amendment, temporarily…
Rights & Advocacy Jesse Jackson and the changing conversation on Black LGBTQ inclusion
A reflection on how Jesse Jackson's journey from traditional preacher to a public ally influenced Black queer people and why his legacy…
Rights & Advocacy How detention neglect, lawsuits, and protest rhetoric are shaping trans rights debates
A synthesis of investigative reporting and legal developments highlights alleged medical neglect of transgender detainees, a controversial lawsuit over chest binders, and…
Rights & Advocacy Comedians Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers pledge support to Kansas trans community at GLAAD
Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers used their GLAAD award moment to denounce Kansas actions against trans people and donate to Equality Kansas,…
Rights & Advocacy Lawsuit over ‘Queer Scout’ pits small LGBTQ travel company against Scouting America
An LGBTQ-owned travel brand called Queer Scout is defending against a federal suit from Scouting America that seeks to block the name…
Rights & Advocacy How litter box lies are used to attack schools and LGBTQ+ people
A widely repeated false claim that schools place litter boxes for student "furries" has no documented evidence but continues to be used…
Rights & Advocacy Community fundraiser aims to install surveillance around Stonewall Monument
An activist has started a GoFundMe to install privately owned cameras around Christopher Park to continuously stream visits and ensure community oversight…
Rights & Advocacy How voter ID and license policies are affecting transgender voters
An overview of how recent policies on driver’s licenses, passports, and voting documents create practical and legal obstacles for transgender and nonbinary…
Rights & Advocacy Family Research Council seeks funds and prayer during U.S. strikes on Iran
An influential anti-LGBTQ group tied a U.S. military campaign to a religious mission, soliciting a prayer pledge and donations while critics warn…
Rights & Advocacy Levi’s Super Bowl spot with Doechii draws backlash from conservative activists
One Million Moms, affiliated with the American Family Association, is asking supporters to pressure Levi's to withdraw a Super Bowl ad that…
Rights & Advocacy USA Rugby introduces open division and excludes transgender women from women’s competition
USA Rugby reversed its prior eligibility rules to ban transgender women from the women's division and created an open division, citing national…
Rights & Advocacy Transgender Kansans challenge SB 244 and state ID invalidation in court
Two transgender Kansas residents filed a lawsuit arguing SB 244 violates constitutional protections and forces them to surrender updated state IDs
Rights & Advocacy Banner of Charlie Kirk placed at Department of Education draws criticism
A controversial banner of Charlie Kirk is mounted at the Department of Education, set against a backdrop of budget cuts, culture wars,…
Rights & Advocacy Supreme Court restores injunction allowing parents to be notified about students’ gender transitions
The court’s action in Mirabelli v. Bonta reinstates an injunction that can require schools to inform parents about a student’s social transition,…
Rights & Advocacy USA Rugby policy change on transgender eligibility in women’s divisions
USA Rugby has updated its eligibility policy to exclude transgender women from women's division teams while adding an open division; the change…
Rights & Advocacy How the Christopher Street Project built federal political muscle for trans candidates
A trans-led PAC celebrates one year of activism and organizing, tracing early wins, allies and a roadmap to elect pro-trans federal officials
Rights & Advocacy Why Harrison Browne says the U.S. men’s hockey celebration crossed a line
Harrison Browne, an out transgender former pro player, said the men's team's postgame interactions with political figures left no allies in the…
Rights & Advocacy Lyft discounts rides for Kansans affected by law voiding transgender licenses
Lyft extended a temporary discount after Kansas enacted a law that voids licenses with gender markers that differ from a person’s sex…
Rights & Advocacy Chris Harrison to host traditional marriage show on Fox Nation as marriage equality survives appeal
Chris Harrison’s new Fox Nation dating program promotes traditional marriage roles just as the Supreme Court declines to review a challenge to…