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Montana Trans Woman, Bookstore, and More Sue Over Anti-Drag Law

The ban on drag story hours and other performances is blatantly unconstitutional, according to a coalition of individuals and institutions.

Montana's Drag Ban Blocked, Just in Time for Helena Pride Event

The block is temporary, but Pride will go on.

Federal appeals court upholds Tennessee drag ban

The court ruled that the plaintiffs did not have standing.

California Court Strikes Down Part of Law Protecting LGBTQ+ Seniors

The 2017 law prohibited employees at care facilities from using anything other than a resident's self-identifying gender and pronouns.

YouTube Stops Restricting LGBT Content

Hundreds of thousands of previously-banned LGBT videos are now available on the site's Restricted Mode.

How Much Money Has YouTube Made from Hate Speech?

Some advertisers want the service to stop showing their commercials in front of anti-LGBT content.

YouTube's Queer-Friendly Algorithm Is a Buggy Mess

LGBT content creators are still seeing their videos restricted and their revenue diminished.

TikTok 'Shadow-Banned' LGBTQ+ Hashtags in Several Languages

The company admitted to restricting several terms.

Eight YouTube Creators Sue Google for Bias Against LGBTQ Content

They accuse YouTube and Google of discrimination, fraud, and restricting speech.

Creators Accuse YouTube of Censoring LGBTQ Videos

The class-action lawsuit claims that the company age-restricts videos and categorizes them as inappropriate for advertisers because of their LGBTQ content.

No One Can Explain Why YouTube Bans Some LGBT Content

YouTubers tell The Advocate the only explanation appears to be ignorance.

Trump-Appointed Judge Temporarily Blocks Tennessee’s Anti-Drag Law

It was to go into effect on April 1 at midnight.

Russia to Consider Restricting Gay Love Scenes, 'As With Pornography'

Films and TV shows with such content would be available only by "special access," says an anti-LGBTQ+ member of Parliament.

Twitter May Be Restricting Visibility of LGBTQ+ Content in Direct Messages

The Elon Musk-owned social media platform has once again found itself in hot water.

Florida is allowed to restrict transgender health care, appeals court rules

A lower court had ruled that the law should be permanently blocked, but this decision reverses that.

Tennessee Judge Extends Temporary Block on Anti-Drag Law

The judge had issued the original block last Friday only hours before the law was to take effect.

Tennessee Judge, Appointed by Trump, Rules Anti-Drag Law Unconstitutional

"WE WON!" the drag-centric theater group that brought the suit wrote on Instagram.

Meta's Oversight Board Says Company Needs to Revamp Breast Pic Rules

The independent oversight board found that Meta's content moderation rules around breasts weren't trans and nonbinary-inclusive.

Puberty Blockers Will be Limited to Clinical Trials, Says U.K. Health Service

LGBTQ+ activists in the U.K. are criticizing this restriction on care for transgender youth.

Pornhub suspends Texas access over age verification: 'Ineffective, haphazard, & dangerous'

Pornhub said the law infringes "on the rights of adults to access protected speech" while "employing the least effective and yet also most restrictive" policies.