9+ hour, 5+ min ago  (616+ words) By John Riley on May 5, 2026 @JRiley MW Republicans have attached five anti-LGBTQ riders to the National Security and Department of State Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2027. The bill, which funds the U. S. State Department and national security programs, is considered "must-pass…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (439+ words) Advocates are decrying the Republican amendments, which target Pride flags, transgender visibility, and military health care coverage....

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (802+ words) USA Powerlifting has settled a lawsuit with Jay Cee Cooper, a transgender woman who sued in 2021 after being barred from two women's competitions in 2018, following a Minnesota Supreme Court ruling last October that the organization discriminated against her. Cooper was…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (785+ words) By John Riley on May 3, 2026 @JRiley MW The U. S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case brought by parents who say their child's school district failed to notify them of the student's social transition, including the use of a new…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (678+ words) By John Riley on April 20, 2026 @JRiley MW Despite featuring a lineup packed with LGBTQ-friendly artists, Coachella is organized by a company whose parent corporation has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to Republican groups that support anti-LGBTQ politicians. The festival,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (975+ words) By John Riley on April 26, 2026 @JRiley MW A federal judge in Oregon issued a blistering ruling against the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. , blocking their efforts to yank federal funding from providers of gender-affirming…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago  (997+ words) The Pearl, Denver's only lesbian bar, has closed despite raising $83, 000 through a Go Fund Me campaign aimed at keeping the business afloat. The Pearl's co-owner Dom Garcia said in an April 11 Instagram post that the bar would close at the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1156+ words) By John Riley on April 26, 2026 @JRiley MW A Black transgender woman from Detroit says she was discriminated against and denied service at a popular LGBTQ bar in Ferndale, Michigan. In a Tik Tok video posted April 15, Lauren, who goes by…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1010+ words) By John Riley on April 26, 2026 @JRiley MW Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr is seeking public input on whether television programs that address transgender issues or feature trans or nonbinary characters should carry warning labels. The FCC oversees broadcast and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (693+ words) By John Riley on April 23, 2026 @JRiley MW A gay couple in Lairoux, France, say they've been targeted by a string of homophobic attacks, including death threats, anonymous letters, anti-gay graffiti, and vandalism at their home. Referred to in news reports…...