3+ mon, 5+ hour ago   (897+ words) When Kansas’ latest anti-trans law took effect on February 26, Matthew Neumann was waiting for the other shoe to drop. Driver’s licenses and birth certificates with updated gender markers became invalid overnight, while public restrooms transformed into hunting grounds for the…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (496+ words) As of last week, President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice has begun issuing criminal subpoenas seeking information on gender-affirming care administered to minors. This escalation, critics argue, is the latest step in a larger effort to push transgender Americans further…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (572+ words) Policy over transgender Americans’ rights is poised to become a key wedge issue during the midterms, and Democratic politicians are already ducking and dodging clear positions. But without concrete stances, the party stands to lose more base voters, strategists say....

6+ mon, 2+ day ago   (795+ words) Amanda Marcotte is a senior politics writer at Salon and the author of "Troll Nation: How The Right Became Trump-Worshipping Monsters Set On Rat-F*cking Liberals, America, and Truth Itself." Follow her on Bluesky @AmandaMarcotte and sign up for her…...

10+ mon, 1+ day ago   (776+ words) On Monday, the Supreme Court turned down a request to reconsider its landmark marriage equality case. At first glance, this appears to be a clear victory for LGBTQ+ advocates. Ten years ago, in its 5-4 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, the court…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (937+ words) Amanda Marcotte is a senior politics writer at Salon and the author of "Troll Nation: How The Right Became Trump-Worshipping Monsters Set On Rat-F*cking Liberals, America, and Truth Itself." Follow her on Bluesky @AmandaMarcotte and sign up for her…...

10+ mon, 5+ day ago   (175+ words) Alex Galbraith is Salon's nights and weekends editor, and author of our free daily newsletter, Crash Course. He is based in New Orleans. Supreme Court revives Trump admin ban on transgender, nonbinary passport identification The executive order barring self-identification had…...

10+ mon, 4+ day ago   (700+ words) In recent years, litigation on certain types of religious freedom lawsuits have been practically run of the mill: prayer on school premises, for example, and government funding for students at faith-based schools. A case scheduled for U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments on…...