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Mountain View Middle School 2024 teacher training day
News

An Oregon teacher was chastised for supporting LGBTQ+ students. She sued and won $90,000

Eileen Brennock, a Spanish teacher at Mountain View Middle School, claimed that former Principal Terry McElligot told staff at a 2021 meeting that “it’s not okay to tell kids it’s okay to be gay or trans."

Anne Eliason from Mama Dragons protesting in support of transgender youth at SCOTUS
News

These parents of transgender kids have a lot to say about the Supreme Court case on gender-affirming care

“Access to lifesaving medical care makes all the difference in the world,” the dad of a transgender daughter told The Advocate.
Prattville Pride Alabama Christmas Parade LGBTQIA Float
News

An Alabama city banned an LGBTQ+ Pride float from its Christmas parade. It marched anyways

Prattville Pride was able to march in the city's Christmas parade despite being banned the day prior after swift action from a federal judge.

Small shelf featuring LGBTQIA books​
News

Ohio teacher suspended for LGBTQ+ books in her classroom sues school district

An Ohio elementary teacher is flipping the script and using her religious beliefs against conservatives to support LGBTQ+ rights.

A New York judge refused to marry a lesbian couple. The community wants her to resign.
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A New York judge refused to marry a lesbian couple. The community wants her to resign

Felicia Pitts-Davis is being investigated by the state Commission of Judicial Conduct for refusing to marry a lesbian couple despite marrying a straight couple moments before.

Protesters with American flag, and Progress Pride flag outside of the Supreme Court; Protester holds up sign that reads "Keep legislators out of my child's doctor's appointments"
News

7 takeaways from the Supreme Court hearing on Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for youth

The conservative justices seemed skeptical of overturning the anti-trans law.

Idaho allowed to partially enforce ‘abortion trafficking’ law
Law

Idaho allowed to partially enforce ‘abortion trafficking’ law

An appeals court still blocked a provision in the legislation that vaguely banned “recruiting” pregnant youth for abortions.

Gender Affirming Care Saves Lives
News

What to expect in this week’s landmark gender-affirming care U.S. Supreme Court case

The case U.S. v. Skrmetti is about the Equal Protection clause of the U.S. Constitution. The decision will shape gender-affirming care in America.

SCOTUS protest sign equaity for LGBTQ people rainbow and transgender flags waiving
News

Trans teen pleads with SCOTUS to strike down Tennessee’s gender-affirming care ban ahead of landmark hearing

The teen said she felt “normal now” after receiving gender-affirming care treatment.

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News

Former Jersey City aide fired over support for right-wing extremist sister sues Democratic mayor

“Once he decided to partake in a hate-filled campaign, the community in Jersey City no longer wanted to work with him, making him unable to do his work responsibilities,” the mayor’s press secretary told The Advocate.

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Crime

Jussie Smollett’s homophobic hoax conviction overturned by Illinois Supreme Court

In 2021, a jury convicted Smollett on five counts of disorderly conduct.

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News

Wyoming's abortion ban has been overturned, including its ban on abortion medication

The abortion bans "undermine the integrity of the medical profession by hamstringing the ability of physicians to provide evidence-based medicine to their patients," a district judge ruled.
Survivors of the Club Q nightclub shooting grand marshalls Denver Colorado LGBTQIA Pride Parade
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Club Q mass shooting survivors sue, claim ‘deliberate inaction’ enabled attack

Survivors of the Club Q mass shooting in Colorado Springs have filed lawsuits against both the bar and the El Paso county sheriff’s office.

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News

South Carolina slammed with lawsuit from 13-year-old trans boy over bathroom rights

The law violates established legal precedent, the plaintiff’s lawyers argue.

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News

Washington restaurant illegally refuses to cater same-sex wedding, citing religious beliefs

What’s old is new again in America, and so is the push to discriminate against LGBTQ+ Americans.

Chase Strangio attorney transgender rights activist delivers remarks during Trans Youth Prom outside US Capitol building Washington DC
News

Meet the transgender lawyer leading a bold fight to show Supreme Court justices that trans lives matter


“Every day, I fight to prove that transness is something to be celebrated, not eradicated,” Chase Strangio tells The Advocate.

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Transgender woman sues Hooters for discrimination, says workers denied her a job and harassed her

Brandy Livingston claims that Hooters workers denied her job application based on her appearance and harassed her for using the bathroom.

Trinity junior Mack Beggs wrestles Katy Morton Ranch junior Chelsea Sanchez in the final round of the 6A Girls 110 Weight Class match during the Texas Wrestling State Tournament
Election

Ted Cruz used a trans wrestler in an attack ad without permission. Now, Mack Beggs is taking legal action

Beggs said that not only did Cruz not get his permission to use his image in the ad, but that it failed to mention that he was forced to compete against women because the state's laws prevented him from competing against men.
Columbus Ohio Abortion Rally in front of the State House
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Ohio's six-week abortion ban permanently struck down as judge upholds referendum

"The State of Ohio seeks not to uphold the constitutional protection of abortion rights, but to diminish and limit it," Judge Christian Jenkins wrote.

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Election

Virginia voter registration portal outage fuels election concerns amid lawsuit over Youngkin’s roll purges

Voters were met with a message indicating they weren’t registered when trying to access the Citizen Portal.