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Transgender athlete focuses on what may be her last track season as Supreme Court ruling looms
6+ hour ago (1104+ words) April 17, 2026, 1: 56 PM Her focus is simple. Whether it's trying to improve on a third-place finish at last year's West Virginia state track meet or ignoring naysayers who don't want a transgender girl on a girls' sports team, the Bridgeport High…...
Tennessee Senate Passes Amended Trans Healthcare Tracking Bill
3+ day, 44+ min ago (740+ words) April 14, 2026, 1: 28 PM As Tennessee State Senators came to the floor on Monday afternoon, about two dozen activists formed a wall in the hallway, singing to the lawmakers. "Equal protection is the law of this land" The group, led by the…...
US bishops officially ban gender-affirming care at Catholic hospitals
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (798+ words) NEWS ALERT: Naked man suspected in Fairfax Co. burglaries arrested November 12, 2025, 6: 16 PM U. S. Catholic bishops voted Wednesday to make official a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender patients at Catholic hospitals. The step formalizes a yearslong process for the U. S. church to…...
Trump administration agrees to keep flying rainbow Pride flag at New York's Stonewall monument
4+ day, 45+ min ago (590+ words) April 13, 2026, 1: 35 PM The government revealed the decision in court papers as it agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by LGBTQ+ and historic preservation groups who had sought to block the removal. A judge must still approve the deal. The Interior…...
Montgomery Co. cancels library event after backlash over Hindu group
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (174+ words) Ceoli Jacoby, Bethesda Today April 12, 2026, 3: 00 PM "This concern is not about Hinduism, Hindu culture, or the Hindi language, the coalition wrote in a Wednesday letter to countyand libraryofficials. Our concern is about political ideology entering public institutions under the guise…...
Stitched with love: Transgender youth unveil quilt at Arlington Central Library
1+ week, 1+ day ago (384+ words) April 9, 2026, 4: 27 AM An Arlington, Virginia-based nonprofit unveiled a large quilt Wednesday night that was decorated by and dedicated to transgender youth. It was standing room only in the auditorium at the Arlington Central Library for the quilt unveiling and reception…...
Trump administration terminates several agreements to protect transgender students in schools
1+ week, 4+ day ago (28+ words) WTOP Trump administration terminates several agreements to protect transgender students in schools April 6, 2026, 3: 53 PM...
Appeals court lets Iowa enforce book ban and restrictions on LGBTQ+ topics in K-6 classes
1+ week, 4+ day ago (209+ words) WATCH LIVE: Artemis II astronauts embark on six-hour lunar flyby April 6, 2026, 3: 57 PM The decision for now vacates a lower court judge's temporary blocks on the law. Iowa asked the U. S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn both decisions, which a…...
Sexual harassment lawyer sues over rejected airport ad, now has a massive billboard
2+ week, 2+ day ago (504+ words) April 1, 2026, 7: 14 PM A lawyer sued an upstate New York airport after it rejected a small ad for her sexual harassment law firm. Now she has a massive sign there. Megan Thomas signed a contract last summer for the ad at…...
A sweeping Idaho bill would criminalize transgender bathroom use in private businesses
3+ week, 1+ day ago (782+ words) March 26, 2026, 2: 31 PM But none of the others apply as broadly to private businesses as the Idaho bill, which covers any "place of public accommodation," meaning any business or facility that serves the public. The state's Republican supermajority Senate is expected…...