4+ hour, 17+ min ago  (590+ words) By ALEXANDRA OLSON, AP Business Writer The employee, who was not identified, appealed to the EEOC, which decided against her, citing President Donald Trump's executive order saying the federal government would only recognize two immutable sexes, male and female. The…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (502+ words) By JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press The multicolored flag, one of the world's'most well known emblems of LGBTQ+ rights, was quietly removed in recent days from a flagpole on the National Park Service-run site, which centers on a tiny park in…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (631+ words) Lower courts ruled for the transgender athletes in Idaho and West Virginia who challenged the state bans, but the conservative-dominated Supreme Court might not follow suit. In just the past year, the justices ruled in favor state bans on gender-affirming…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (340+ words) Trump's administration on Monday took the'unprecedented step'of cutting the number of vaccines the government has long routinely recommended for all children. On that list are vaccines against 11 diseases. Additional vaccines that were once broadly recommended now are separately categorized for…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (377+ words) One of U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's daughters said she experienced an "absurdly invasive" pat-down Thursday at an airport security checkpoint and suggested her father would limit or eliminate the Transportation Security Administration if it was under his authority. Evita Duffy-Alfonso…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (407+ words) By ALI SWENSON, MATTHEW PERRONE and DEVI SHASTRI The sweeping proposals " the most significant moves this administration has taken so far to restrict the use of puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgical interventions for transgender children " include cutting off federal…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (572+ words) Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES " Popular dramas and comedies on streaming services showed a sharp decline in cultural diversity from last year, signaling a troubling trend in the TV industry in terms of inclusion, a new UCLA study…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (814+ words) Leaders in the nation's soccer federations publicly rebuked the idea of playing the match June 26 at Seattle Stadium, which local organizers say will include a "once-in-a-lifetime moment to showcase and celebrate LGBTQIA+ communities in Washington." In Egypt, the soccer federation…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (441+ words) The court finds that there is no genuine dispute of fact that gender dysphoria is a serious medical need," Calvert wrote in her order. Plaintiffs, through their experts, have presented evidence that a blanket ban on hormone therapy constitutes grossly…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (732+ words) These moments mark the beginning of a quiet revolution " one that Pope Leo XIV, elected on May 8, shows every intention of continuing. Female priests may still be a distant prospect, but women's leadership in Vatican governance is now a structural…...