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Trump admin freezes federal funds to U of Pennsylvania over transgender athletes

University officials said they are complying with all NCAA policies, which now bar trans women from women's sports.

Trump declares 'illegal' protests at schools in America won't be tolerated

He threatened expulsion, deportation and jail for anyone violating his edict. According to the First Amendment, that's not constitutional.

Democrats defeat Republican transgender sports ban bill in U.S. Senate

Republicans failed to get 60 votes to move the discriminatory bill forward.

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New Hampshire student athletes move to challenge Trump's anti-trans sports order

They have already sued over the state's trans-exclusionary sports law, but now they're seeking to expand their suit to challenge the national ban.

LGBTQ+ education nonprofit GLSEN lays off 60% of staff in major relaunch

“Our opposition has endless money; they get to try things, fail, and keep going [while] organizations like GLSEN are forced to make impossible choices,” executive director Melanie Willingham-Jaggers told The Advocate.

Here's why GLSEN plans to transform and relaunch amid attacks on LGBTQ+ youth

"GLSEN, like many of our peer organizations and the communities we serve, is not immune to the widespread and sudden changes moving swiftly over the horizon," writes Melanie Willingham-Jaggers.

Supreme Court will rule on allowing parents to ban students from LGBTQ+ lessons

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could allow guardians to prohibit students from hearing lessons or using books involving LGBTQ+ identities.

Donald Trump's policies are making our kids dumber, sicker, meaner, and scared

Opinion: Trump has never seemed to be a fan of children, and his egregious actions towards them prove that targeting kids is part of his grand retribution tour, writes John Casey.

Gay teacher who helped students, including Oscar-winner Julianne Moore, find their voice, takes final bow

Richard F. Smith gave so many students their first standing ovation.

Maine lawmaker censured for outing, deadnaming trans student athlete

Republican Rep. Laurel Libby outed the student in a Facebook post.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills confronts Donald Trump to his face over anti-trans sports order at White House

“See you in court,” she told the president when he declared his administration’s policies to be “the federal law.”

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LGBTQ+ non-U.S. citizens at risk under Trump’s immigration crackdown: study

About 3 percent of immigrants living in the country identify as LGBTQ+.

Here are all of Trump's executive orders that have targeted transgender people — so far

He's going after diversity programs, transgender students, and more with executive orders that will most definitely be contested in court.

Senate to vote on Tommy Tuberville's anti-trans athlete bill

A companion bill is being fast-tracked in the House as well.

New report finds LGBTQ+ and intersex Americans faced much discrimination in 2024

The results make the situation "worryingly clear," the Center for American Progress reports.

North Carolina school district banned an LGBTQ+ trivia game. The ACLU is suing

Banning the game violates students' constitutional rights, the ACLU says.

What states are the best for LGBTQ+ people? These are the top 15

Based on laws surrounding marriage, family rights, health care, and education, here are the 15 best states for LGBTQ+ people.

Ohio university posts 'biological sex' restroom signs, then says it was a mistake

The signs at the University of Cincinnati were put up as a result of a new Ohio law. Students are outraged over them as well as the potential rollback of DEI programs.

Trump’s Department of Education targets Virginia schools for not treating transgender students as second-class citizens

Because these institutions treated trans and nonbinary kids with respect, Donald Trump’s people are investigating them.

Trump's Education Department investigates schools for trans inclusion in sports

San José State, the University of Pennsylvania, and a Massachusetts school association face investigations.

Trump moves to abolish Education Department amid push against 'wokeness'

He can't eliminate a federal department unilaterally, but he's calling for legislation from Congress.