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HRC demands WSJ retract report linking Kirk shooting to transgender community

The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBTQ advocacy group, is demanding that The Wall Street Journal retract its reporting incorrectly...

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Judge blocks DOJ subpoena in Boston gender-affirming care investigation

A federal judge on Tuesday stopped an attempt by the Trump administration to subpoena medical records and confidential information of transgender...

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Court rejects Trump administration transgender passport appeal

A federal court rejected an appeal by the Trump administration Thursday to deny transgender and nonbinary Americans passports reflecting their gender...

05.09.2025 4

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Texas lawmakers vote to ban trans people from public restrooms that match their gender identity

Texas lawmakers voted late Wednesday to ban transgender people from public restrooms that match their gender identity, sending the measure to...

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Student challenging Idaho trans athlete ban withdraws case ahead of Supreme Court fight 

A transgender college student challenging Idaho’s 2020 ban on trans athletes notified the Supreme Court this week that she would drop her case,...

04.09.2025 5

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'Potentially illegal' for University of Michigan to halt gender-affirming care, state AG says

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (D) on Tuesday denounced a recent decision by the University of Michigan’s hospital system to suspend...

27.08.2025 3

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Democrats urge Supreme Court to uphold Colorado conversion therapy ban

More than 180 House and Senate Democrats called for the Supreme Court on Tuesday to uphold Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors, calling...

27.08.2025 2

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Trump administration threatens federal sex education funding in 46 states over ‘gender ideology content’

The Trump administration is threatening to strip millions in federal grant funding from dozens of states with sex education programs that include...

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Illinois launches legal advice line for LGBTQ residents

Illinois launched a legal advice line for LGBTQ residents Monday, the first state to do so as the Trump administration’s policies on gender and...

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HHS terminates California sex education grant over 'gender ideology content'

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Thursday announced it had terminated California’s participation in a federal sex education...

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Education Department threatens funding for Northern Virginia schools over trans student policies

Related video: Virginia governor’s race narrows in new poll Five Northern Virginia school districts are at risk of losing their federal funding...

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Hillary Clinton: Supreme Court 'will do to gay marriage what they did to abortion'

2016 Democratic presidential nominee and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she believes the Supreme Court is poised to overturn its...

19.08.2025 4

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Federal appeals court blocks West Texas A&M drag ban

A federal appeals court on Monday blocked West Texas A&M University from banning student drag performances on its campus, overruling a lower court...

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Transgender athlete sues NCAA, Swarthmore College for track team removal

A former Swarthmore College athlete is suing her alma mater, members of its athletic department and the NCAA after she was briefly removed from...

19.08.2025 3

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Teen says server demanded proof of gender in restaurant restroom

A Minnesota teenager filed a charge of discrimination Tuesday against a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant, accusing a server of following her into the...

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Appeals court allows Arkansas to enforce gender-affirming care ban

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that Arkansas can enforce its 2021 ban on gender-affirming care for minors, reversing a lower court decision...

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Air Force to deny early retirement benefits to some transgender service members

The Air Force will deny early retirement benefits to transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of military service, even in cases where an early...

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New Hampshire becomes first Northeastern state to ban gender-affirming care for minors 

New Hampshire is the first Northeastern state to ban gender-affirming health care for minors after its Republican governor gave final approval to...

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College at center of USA Fencing fight agrees to deal with Trump administration on trans athletes

Wagner College, a small, private liberal arts college on Staten Island in New York has agreed to comply with the Trump administration’s restrictions...

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FTC eyes trans youth care providers, seeking input on alleged deceptive practices investigation

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Monday launched a public inquiry into whether providers of gender-affirming health care are violating federal...

29.07.2025 2

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Buttigieg: Approach to transgender rights 'starts with compassion' 

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Democrats should approach transgender rights, including eligibility requirements for trans...

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Former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis asks Supreme Court to reverse same-sex marriage decision 

Kim Davis, the former Kentucky county clerk who was briefly jailed in 2015 for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, asked the...

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McBride: Trump transgender ban 'weakens our military' 

Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.) on Monday called a Trump administration policy barring transgender people from serving openly in the military...

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Paxton sues adult swimming organization that allowed trans women to compete in Texas race

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) sued an adult swimming organization Thursday after it allowed two transgender women to compete alongside...

18.07.2025 3

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LGBTQ advocates brace for Thursday closure of 988 lifeline service

States and mental health organizations are bracing for the closure of a specialized service within 988, the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, for...

16.07.2025 3

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California rejects Trump demand to ban trans athletes

California education officials have formally rejected the Trump administration’s demand to bar transgender girls from girls school sports teams,...

09.07.2025 20

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Wisconsin Supreme Court clears way for conversion therapy ban

A Wisconsin legislative committee controlled by Republicans violated the state constitution when it rejected a state agency rule to ban conversion...

08.07.2025 4

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Trans athletes face uncertain future after Penn strikes deal with Trump administration

The University of Pennsylvania’s decision this week to sign an agreement with the Trump administration committing to barring transgender athletes...

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Penn to ban trans women from sports, remove trans swimmer's records in deal with Trump administration

The University of Pennsylvania has agreed to ban transgender women from participating on its women’s sports teams and remove the records of Lia...

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Authors in LGBTQ books case: SCOTUS ruling 'discriminatory and harmful'

More than a dozen children’s book authors and illustrators whose work was named in a Supreme Court case said Friday's ruling, which sided with a...

27.06.2025 2

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10 years after Obergefell, gay marriage faces growing threats

Same-sex marriage equality has been the law of the land for 10 years as of Thursday. But after a string of crushing losses for LGBTQ rights at the...

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West Virginia asks Supreme Court to hear trans athlete case after ruling on gender-affirming care

West Virginia on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to hear a case against a state law barring transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s school...

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Supreme Court ruling scrambles battle for transgender care

The Supreme Court on Wednesday delivered a substantial blow to transgender-rights advocates in upholding a 2023 Tennessee law banning gender-affirming...

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Democrats, major medical groups denounce Supreme Court's gender-affirming care ruling

Democratic leaders and professional medical organizations on Wednesday denounced the Supreme Court’s ruling that upheld a 2023 Tennessee law banning...

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Trump administration to shutter LGBTQ youth suicide hotline next month

President Trump’s administration has ordered a crisis service for LGBTQ youth to close within 30 days in a move that opponents have said will have...

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Judge extends block on Trump passport policy to all trans, nonbinary Americans

A federal judge on Tuesday extended an order blocking the Trump administration from enforcing a policy requiring identity documents to reflect an...

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Trump's Energy Department proposes dismantling parts of Title IX allowing girls on boys' teams

The Trump administration has leaned heavily on Title IX in its effort to purge sports of transgender women and girls, but attorneys and experts on the...

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DeSantis omits references to LGBTQ, Hispanic communities in latest Pulse remembrance

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) didn't directly reference LGBTQ or Hispanic people in an annual order issued Thursday to honor the victims of the 2016...

13.06.2025 10

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Bishop Budde hopes Pride Month can be 'antidote' to 'unnecessarily hurtful' rhetoric

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, who asked that President Trump “have mercy” on LGBTQ children and immigrants during a prayer service he attended in...

10.06.2025 10

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White House dismisses Pride Month as WorldPride gathers in Washington

President Trump’s administration has not formally recognized Pride Month this year, but has doubled down on LGBTQ-related actions some advocates...

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DC park will close after all for WorldPride weekend

The National Park Service said Friday it would temporarily close the park at the center of Washington’s historic LGBTQ neighborhood ahead of the...

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House Democrats' bill would combat LGBTQ elder abuse

Legislation introduced Friday, during Pride Month, by more than a dozen House Democrats would help combat abuse against elderly LGBTQ Americans. The...

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White House: 'No plans' for Trump to issue Pride Month proclamation

President Trump has “no plans” to issue a proclamation recognizing June as Pride Month or dedicate it to any other group or cause, White House...

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Judge orders federal prisons to continue gender-affirming care for transgender inmates

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) may not enforce parts of a sweeping executive order President Trump signed on his first day back in office...

03.06.2025 4

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Republicans suggest PBS 'grooming' children with Pride post 

A group of congressional Republicans accused PBS on Monday of “grooming” children after "Sesame Street," one of the nonprofit TV network’s...

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More than 900 anti-LGBTQ incidents recorded over last year: GLAAD 

The LGBTQ advocacy group GLAAD on Monday said it tracked nearly 1,000 incidents over the last year specifically targeting LGBTQ people in the U.S., a...

02.06.2025 10

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'Drag is everywhere': Artist network Qommittee is sashaying to stay

A year after launching, Qommittee, a national network of drag artists, says it’s just getting started. The group’s latest project, issued ahead...

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Nebraska lawmakers approve transgender athlete ban

Nebraska lawmakers gave final approval late Wednesday to legislation barring transgender student-athletes from competing on sports teams that match...

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Transgender teens challenge Kansas law banning gender-affirming care for minors

Two transgender teenagers and their parents are challenging a Kansas law banning gender-affirming care for minors, arguing the measure violates the...

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DOJ investigating California over transgender athletes law

The Justice Department on Wednesday said it is investigating whether a near-decade-old law in California violates federal laws against sex...

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