9+ hour, 55+ min ago  (634+ words) The nationwide retrospective cohort study examined insurance claims data from more than 231,000 youths between 2016 and 2025, comparing transgender and cisgender youths who either did or did not receive puberty blockers. While the study found that transgender youths overall experienced substantially higher…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago  (967+ words) The U.S. Supreme Court upheld West Virginia’s and Idaho’s statutes prohibiting transgender women and girls from participating in female scholastic sports, rejecting arguments that such bans violate Title IX or federal Equal Protection guarantees, though the ruling explicitly noted it does…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1760+ words) The first openly transgender person elected to a California school board is sitting in a booth at Bartel’s Giant Burger — a 1970s-era roadside joint a few miles from downtown Redding in Shasta County. Mountains rise to the west and north....

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (361+ words) LOS ANGELES — In an opinion column published by the Los Angeles Times on July 7, business columnist Michael Hiltzik argued the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 30 ruling allowing states to bar transgender women and girls from participating in girls’ sports represents a…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago  (391+ words) WASHINGTON — An opinion published by MS. magazine on June 30 argues that the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision upholding state bans on transgender athletes in school sports reflects a broader legal effort to restrict transgender people’s participation in public life, rather than…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (569+ words) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Stonewall Democratic Club of Greater Sacramento this week criticized the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold state laws barring transgender girls and women from participating in girls’ and women’s school sports, calling the ruling a setback for…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (311+ words) California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proclaimed June 2026 as LGBTQ Pride Month, highlighting the state’s history of LGBTQ activism while reaffirming California’s commitment to protecting LGBTQ rights amid what he described as renewed national challenges. In a proclamation issued Friday and…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (363+ words) DAVIS, Calif. — Community members are invited to celebrate Pride Month with an evening of comedy, music and entertainment at the third annual Davis Pride Comedy Night on June 26 at the Stonegate Country Club in Davis. The event, presented by Laughs…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (635+ words) OAKLAND, Calif. — California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a multistate amicus brief Tuesday opposing the U.S. Department of Justice’s efforts to obtain patient information from New York University Langone Hospitals related to gender-affirming care for minors, arguing the federal government…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (972+ words) Davis Vanguard A McCarthy-era effort to report LGBTQ people to the government, classify queerness as a mental disorder, and overall push queer people from public life is taking similar shape today. A defining feature of the mid-20th century was the government-wide…...