Rights & Advocacy Why Mount Sinai families report cuts to gender-affirming care for teens
Families in New York report that Mount Sinai has closed youth transgender services, a move raising alarms as federal political pressure mounts…
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Rights & Advocacy Homophobic graffiti at Highmark Stadium leads to $150,000 loss and insider probe
A string of obscene and anti-LGBTQ messages defaced nearly finished suites at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, causing extensive repairs…
Rights & Advocacy Nyu Langone ends gender-affirming care for trans teens after funding pressure
Nyu Langone Health has discontinued its transgender youth service after citing federal funding threats and a medical director departure, prompting concern from…
Rights & Advocacy NyU Langone ends youth gender-affirming services after federal pressure
NyU Langone shut its Transgender Youth Health Program, citing regulatory pressure and leadership changes; local officials, advocacy groups, and health experts criticize…
Rights & Advocacy NyU Langone shutters trans youth clinic as funding pressure rises
NyU Langone’s decision to close its program for transgender adolescents follows federal threats to withdraw Medicare and Medicaid funding; local leaders, advocacy…
Rights & Advocacy How federal actions are disrupting access to gender-affirming care for youth
Hospitals across the country have scaled back or stopped offering gender-affirming care after federal pressure and proposed rules threatened funding, creating urgent…
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Texas files consumer protection suit against Lola Olivia over binder safety claims
Texas attorney general Ken Paxton has filed suit against Lola Olivia for allegedly misrepresenting the safety of chest binders and violating consumer…
Rights & Advocacy Sri Lanka reverses LGBTQ+ tourism endorsement amid criticism from religious leaders
Sri Lanka's tourism board pulled its endorsement of an Equal Ground proposal to market the country as a welcoming destination for LGBT+…
Rights & Advocacy Fourth Circuit upholds military policy barring enlistment of people with HIV
A federal appeals panel reversed a district court ruling and allowed the Department of Defense to resume excluding HIV-positive people from enlisting,…
Rights & Advocacy How legal challenges, patient supports, and university events are shaping community life
A clear summary of recent rights challenges, health resource guidance, and academic events that affect civic life, patient care, and student opportunities
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Kansas lawmakers override veto to pass SB 244 limiting transgender rights and identity documents
Kansas Republicans overrode Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto to enact SB 244, a law that limits use of certain public facilities by transgender…
Rights & Advocacy Legal challenge seeks reinstatement of Pride flag at Stonewall after federal removal
Advocates filed suit arguing the Trump administration unlawfully removed the National Park Service–sanctioned Pride flag from the Stonewall National Monument and are…
Rights & Advocacy How Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow Coalition brought diverse groups into politics
Remembering Jesse Jackson: an orator and organizer who wove a Rainbow Coalition to bring marginalized communities into American politics
Rights & Advocacy Schumer introduces bill to designate the Pride flag as an authorized congressional emblem
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer unveiled a bill on February 17 to designate the Pride flag as a congressional emblem, responding to…
Rights & Advocacy governor vetoes kansas bill that targeted transgender bathroom access
Kansas governor vetoed a contentious bill affecting transgender Kansans’ restroom use, identity documents, and civil penalties, prompting reactions from lawmakers and LGBTQ+…
Rights & Advocacy how recent actions at stonewall, corporate retreat and state rules affect lgbtq+ communities
A roundup connecting the Stonewall flag controversy, a contentious Super Bowl performance, corporate shifts, state-level legal moves and personal stories that reveal…
Rights & Advocacy liberty hotel retracts statement and suspends guard after restroom incident
A Boston luxury hotel reversed its initial defense of a security guard who forced a lesbian couple out of a women’s restroom,…
Rights & Advocacy kappa kappa gamma lawsuit returns to ohio federal court amid anti-trans legal fight
Alumni ousted for supporting an anti-trans lawsuit have taken Kappa Kappa Gamma back to federal court in Ohio, reviving a contentious legal…
Rights & Advocacy stonewall pride flag re-raising sparks renewed advocacy and election focus
after the trump administration moved to remove the rainbow flag from the stonewall national monument, New York leaders and activists re-raised it…
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court blocks education department from cutting funding over california trans student rules
A federal court has temporarily stopped the U.S. Department of Education from pulling billions in federal education money from California amid a…
Rights & Advocacy d.c. settles discrimination suit with $500,000 payout to gay corrections sergeant
A long-serving Department of Corrections sergeant who said he endured anti-gay abuse and suffered serious health effects has been paid $500,000 as…
Rights & Advocacy don lemon arraigned in minnesota: what the case means for press freedom
Don Lemon entered a not guilty plea in St. Paul, a proceeding that has become a focal point for debates about the…
Rights & Advocacy don lemon arrest raises questions about press freedom and source protection
Don Lemon argues that prosecution tactics and a seized phone threaten journalistic practice and the First Amendment; press groups warn of chilling…
Rights & Advocacy ben & jerry’s co-founder appeals for support amid protests and high-profile arrests
Ben Cohen is rallying supporters to defend Ben & Jerry’s against its parent company as protests in Minneapolis lead to mass arrests…
Rights & Advocacy assault on a trans woman in portland and broader threats to trans communities
An alleged attack on a transgender woman at a Portland light rail stop, followed by arrest and a list of charges, has…