Rights & Advocacy

Maryland’s proposal would create a state enforcement path for education discrimination claims and allow families to sue schools directly

Activists and allies used Trans Day of Visibility to protest restrictive laws, build networks, and demand lasting protections

A recording of a southern New Mexico hearing shows an immigration judge extensively pressing an Iranian asylum seeker about his same-sex relationship, raising alarms among advocates and lawyers

Standing by her choice, Luanne James says she refused to move 132 LGBTQ+ books to protect access and uphold professional library standards

A high court ruling in Finland penalized Päivi Räsänen for republishing material labeling homosexuality a disorder, framing a broader clash between protections for minorities and religiously grounded expression

In Idaho, new laws targeting transgender people prompted protests, a sit‑in at the governor’s office, and arrests that intensified local and national advocacy

The IOC’s new rule mandates one‑time SRY gene screening for competitors in the women’s category, provoking legal challenges and a broader conversation about trans inclusion and medical ethics

Survivors of AIDS-era statutes are pushing back against laws that mandate registration despite medical advances and unequal enforcement

Idaho’s legislature approved a law that penalizes transgender people for using restrooms matching their gender, sparking outcry from rights groups

news that Bryon Noem allegedly led a private life at odds with Kristi Noem’s public positions has prompted social media backlash and renewed discussion about LGBTQ policy

A library director’s refusal to relocate children’s books led to an 8-3 firing vote, sparking litigation threats and broader debate about book bans and free expression

The AMA says its guidance on gender-affirming care is intact despite media reports and political pressure that have sown confusion

A new look at how outdated exposure laws keep people with HIV on sex offender lists, the science they dismiss, and the campaigns seeking change

Survivors of AIDS-era exposure laws are pushing to remove archaic penalties that continue to criminalize HIV despite medical advances

Idaho’s new law makes entering restrooms that match a person’s gender identity a criminal act in many public places, drawing condemnation from civil rights groups and questions from law enforcement

How survivors of AIDS-era exposure laws and advocates are pushing to align criminal codes with modern science and justice

A Rutherford County library director was dismissed after refusing to relocate 132 children’s titles; supporters call her stance a defense of the freedom to read

Ts Madison and Billy Porter speak out about erasure, cultural censorship and the stakes for Black queer creators

A high-profile interview and a feminist magazine tour show how visibility, lawsuits, and community-led education are being mobilized to protect transgender people and preserve critical conversations on campuses

Lawmakers, sports authorities and state officials took divergent paths on trans rights, health funding and gender tests, with immediate effects on access to care and competition

A Tennessee measure would make use of teachers’ preferred honorifics optional, drawing intense scrutiny around a special education teacher known as Teacher B and joining other bills that target LGBTQ+ rights

A wave of state bills restricts restroom access and identity documents, prompting lawsuits that ask whether state constitutions shield transgender people

The IOC’s decision to limit female-category eligibility to biological females via one-time SRY gene screening has drawn sharp criticism from elite athletes and advocates who call the policy invasive and scientifically unsound