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A dress code for transgender teachers is probably illegal — and definitely wrong
11+ hour, 59+ min ago (213+ words) By Paige Masten, The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer (TNS) Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026 | 2 a.m. What happened to being the party of freedom? Rep. Erin Paré, who represents Wake County, said on social media that the legislation would “protect children from being exposed to more complex…...
How right-wing anti-transgender attacks led to a Supreme Court ruling upholding sex discrimination
2+ week, 1+ day ago (906+ words) Saturday, July 18, 2026 | 2 a.m. On the surface, the Supreme Court's June 30 opinion upholding state laws barring transgender girls from women's and girl's sports teams looks like a victory for women's rights. The ruling applied to prohibitions enacted in Idaho and West Virginia…...
Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls and women from school athletic teams
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (748+ words) Tuesday, June 30, 2026 | 8:45 a.m. The court’s six-justice conservative majority, which has repeatedly ruled against transgender Americans in the past year, ruled that state bans in Idaho and West Virginia don’t violate the Constitution. The court unanimously agreed that barring transgender girls and…...
Pride is more than a celebration — it’s a call to action
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (400+ words) Monday, June 22, 2026 | 2 a.m. That is why Silver State Equality’s 2026 theme, “Rise Up,” arrives at a pivotal moment. Throughout the country, LGBTQ+ people are facing a wave of coordinated challenges. Efforts to restrict transgender health care, undermine student safety and roll back…...
The sin of pride has nothing to do with the season of Pride
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (268+ words) Thursday, June 11, 2026 | 2 a.m. I've been openly gay for nearly 30 years — legally married for more than 10 of them — and it has been my experience that few scriptures delight the far right more this time of year than Proverbs 16:18: Pride comes before a…...
Take pride in celebrating the American ideal of equality
2+ mon, 14+ hour ago (166+ words) By Paul Bacon, Hallandale Beach, Fla. Tuesday, June 2, 2026 | 2 a.m. Whether in business or the arts, academia or the sciences, government or the armed services, LGBTQ+ Americans have made invaluable contributions to their country — despite their country often failing to grant them…...
Pride Month 2026 has begun; here's what to expect for the LGBTQ+ celebrations
2+ mon, 11+ hour ago (632+ words) Tuesday, June 2, 2026 | 2 a.m. Pride month has begun across the U.S., bringing parades and parties to big cities and small towns to celebrate LGBTQ+ people. The rainbow-filled festivities this year come as President Donald Trump's administration is pushing policies to roll back the…...
The results are in, and same-sex marriage was a win for children and society
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (228+ words) Tuesday, April 21, 2026 | 2 a.m. In 2024, for the 20th anniversary of the first legal marriages of same-sex couples (in Massachusetts), my lab at UCLA joined with a team of researchers at Rand Corp. to review what social scientists learned over those two decades about…...
Ending LGBTQ+ health research will leave science in the dark
11+ mon, 4+ week ago (323+ words) By Haley Stepp and Kathleen Griffith Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025 | 2 a.m. Their research was deemed “based primarily on artificial and nonscientific categories, including amorphous equity objectives.” One letter even claimed that “research programs based on gender identity are often unscientific, have little identifiable…...
As federal funding fails, a vital LGBTQ+ health hub fights back
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (917+ words) Saturday, April 11, 2026 | 2 a.m. As Southern Nevada continues to build out its health care infrastructure, Leana Ramirez is doing that work from the ground up — in the heart of downtown, serving one of the city’s most vulnerable populations. Ramirez, who earned her…...