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Ohio's 'medically baseless and genuinely dangerous' gender-affirming care ban upheld by judge

Judge Michael J. Holbrook wrote in his ruling that those “dissatisfied" with the legislation must settle their grievances "through their vote as opposed to the judicial system.”

Tennessee GSA Supporters Rally While Hate-Group Leader Calls It 'Vile'

Franklin County High School's Gay-Straight Alliance has attracted the attention of a hate-group leader who condemns it as "sexual weirdness."

GSA Can Stay, Says Rural Tenn. School System

While the Franklin County School Board may revise its policy on school clubs, the top administrator says it wouldn't retroactively affect the GSA.

Marriage Equality Advocate Told Not To Speak at Graduation

Franklin County Commissioner John O'Grady was told his invitation to speak at his alma mater, a local Catholic high school, was rescinded because of his marriage equality activism.

Tennesee High School's GSA Still Raising Hackles

One opponent asked if 'Future ISIS Members of America' will be the next club approved after the GSA, which will be a topic of debate at the Franklin County School Board meeting tonight.

Ohio court temporarily blocks ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth

The temporary restraining order is short-lived, but advocates are pushing to have the ban struck down permanently.

Students Won't Be Punished for Celebrating 'Straight Pride'

Antigay signs aren't enought to get students punished in one Tennessee high school.

GSAs Teach 'Fisting, Rimming' to Kids, Says Opponent

One man cites exposure to 'fisting, rimming, oral sex, and anal sex' as the reason why a high school's LGBT-friendly club should be no more.

Georgia school officials settle with ACLU to allow GSA

A settlement has been reached between the American Civil Liberties Union and officials in White County, Ga., who had refused to permit a gay-straight alliance club to meet at White County High School.

Students sue Georgia school for banning GSA

Several Georgia students, led by the ACLU and Advocate Person of the Year Kerry Pacer (pictured), have sued for the right to have the gay-straight alliance meet on campus.

L.A. Pride Announces In-Person Events

A baseball game and a film screening will accompany virtual happenings.

Ohio transgender woman Kassim Omar dies from 2022 shooting injuries

Omar had fled Somalia in search of a better life in the U.S. The shooting left her paralyzed.