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Indiana advances bill that would 'mandate discrimination' against trans people, ACLU warns
3+ hour, 22+ min ago (470+ words) The Indiana Senate has passed a law that would create legal definitions of "male" and "female" based on sex assigned at birth. The law would prevent trans people from changing the sex listed on their birth certificates unless they have…...
Maryland school district didn't violate teacher's rights by requiring chosen pronoun use, appeals court rules
1+ day, 40+ min ago (701+ words) The court declines the teacher's "invitation to run the public schools," Judge Robert B. King wrote. Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland did not violate a substitute teacher's First Amendment rights to freedom of speech and religion by requiring her to…...
Don Lemon's arrest prompts Jane Fonda and LGBTQ+ rights group to rally for press freedom
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (1084+ words) The Human Rights Campaign, Stand Up for America and others join forces to protest government's targeting of journalists. The Human Rights Campaign is leading a rally at the federal courthouse in Los Angeles where Don Lemon will appear before a…...
Marriage Equality is back in conservatives' crosshairs as new coalition targets SCOTUS decision
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (1162+ words) These are the same opponents of marriage equality that lost the first round," Lambda Legal attorney Karen Loewy told The Advocate. A coalition of conserative groups has banded together to overturn Obergefell in the name of children, who they falsely…...
Half of U.S. trans teens live in a state that restricts their rights: study
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (776+ words) The restrictive laws are most common in the South and Midwest, the Williams Institute reports. The Gender Liberation March in Washington, D.C., September 14, 2024. More than half of U.S. transgender youth aged 13-17 live in a state with at least one law restricting their…...
Trump's Education Dept. claims San José State violated Title IX with trans inclusion in women's sports
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (456+ words) Administration officials want the university to apologize to women athletes, ban trans women, and more. The Trump administration claims San Jos" State University in California violated federal law by allowing a transgender woman to play on the women's volleyball team....
‘We keep us safe’: Thousands of LGBTQ+ activists and organizers gathered in D.C. for equality
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (737+ words) Activists and organizers convened at the Creating Change conference at the Washington Hilton in D.C. to expand LGBTQ+ rights, build power, and increase representation in American society. National LGBTQ Task Force executive director Kierra Johnson addresses the crowd at Creating Change…...
Lessons from a trans man on how to tell our stories
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (876+ words) Opinion: Daytime Emmy nominee Scott Turner Schofield shares tips for trans creators and allies from his film, Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps. We're living a familiar story right now: The '90s playbook is repeating itself, with "gay" and "AIDS" switched…...
Over 1,000 anti-LGBTQ+ attacks occurred in 2025: report
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (501+ words) 2025 was "one of the most dangerous years on record for LGBTQ Americans," according to a new report. Pride events saw a dramatic increase in incidents, making it "one of the most dangerous years on record for LGBTQ Americans," the report…...
Conversion therapy's outcomes: shame, depression, suicidality, survivors say
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (851+ words) Six survivors tell their stories in a new episode in the Trevor Project's Sharing Space series. The new 'Sharing Space' episode features (from left) conversion therapy survivors Syre, Darren, Junior, Elena Joy, Bobbie, and Andrew. When Dr. Bobbie Glass went…...