What states are the most dangerous for LGBTQ+ people? Here are the worst 15
A lot of states are passing laws that target the LGBTQ+ community — but these 15 are the absolute worst.
MARCH 4, 2025
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Publishers and library sue Idaho over book ban that defines 'homosexuality' as 'harmful to minors'
Several large book publishers and a small public library are suing the state of Idaho over its book ban that requires libraries to restrict content "harmful to minors" to patrons 18 and older.
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
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.
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Idaho's anti-trans law could impede investigation of child sexual assault
The law, which went into effect July 1, prevents minors from getting any type of health care without parental consent.
AUGUST 15, 2024
Supreme Court blocks Idaho's ban on emergency abortions, but it's 'not a victory for pregnant patients'
The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked an Idaho ban on emergency abortions, but Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says the decision "is not a victory for pregnant patients."
JUNE 27, 2024
Nine GOP-led states sue Biden administration over new transgender protections under Title IX
These Republican-controlled states are fighting to discriminate against students.
MAY 1, 2024
Supreme Court lets Idaho enforce law criminalizing gender-affirming care for minors
The state can enforce it against all state residents except those who sued to challenge it, the high court ruled Monday.
APRIL 15, 2024
North Dakota GOP advances resolution calling for end to nationwide marriage equality
The measure, passed in the North Dakota House and pending in the Senate, doesn't have the force of law and merely advises the Supreme Court, but it shows what Republicans are thinking.
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
How Grindr, Pornhub, Sniffies are responding to state restriction laws
A total of 19 U.S. states have enacted new laws impacting adult film platforms — some of which are preparing for the possibility of a ban.
JANUARY 16, 2025
Giving myself wings as I pilot my way in "Red" Idaho
One writer's experience of navigating life as a queer Idahoan. Is it worth staying to fight for change, or is it time to spread wings and find a place where you truly belong?
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Judge partially halts Idaho’s anti-trans care law
The narrow ruling applies only to the denial of gender-affirming care behind bars and also grants class action status to transgender inmates.
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
Federal judge blocks Title IX protections for transgender students in four states
Judge Terry A. Doughty said the rule goes against the original purpose of Title IX by protecting trans students, so he blocked its enforcement in Louisiana, Mississippi, Idaho, and Montana.
JUNE 14, 2024
Just one Christian Nationalist group is behind Idaho's bans on trans care and abortion
Attacks on abortion and gender-affirming care are heavily intertwined, and one group conservative hate group continues to use its influence in Idaho.
APRIL 19, 2024
Idaho closes legislative session with a slew of anti-LGBTQ+ laws
The new laws take direct aim at gender-affirming care for minors and the trans community.
APRIL 12, 2024
Michigan Republican lawmaker to introduce resolution asking SCOTUS to overturn marriage equality
State Rep. Josh Schriver announced that he will be introducing a measure on Tuesday urging the court to reverse Obergefell v. Hodges.
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
South Carolina venue hosts free LGBTQ+ weddings in show of support and protest
Amid threats to marriage equality and LGBTQ+ rights in general, an art fair hosted the weddings and raised money to benefit transgender people.
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Idaho Republicans file resolution to repeal marriage equality
They want to return to a so-called “natural definition” of marriage as between one man and one woman.
JANUARY 8, 2025
Disturbing connections between alleged white supremacists and 2022 Bratislava gay bar killer
The 19-year-old killer was reportedly an active member of the Terrorgram Collective and heralded as the group’s “very first saint.”
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Republican AGs ask SCOTUS to uphold anti-trans sports laws
Twenty-six attorneys general have filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the Supreme Court to do so.
AUGUST 26, 2024
Idaho and West Virginia ask Supreme Court to review anti-transgender sports laws
Federal appeals courts have ruled against the laws, so the states are petitioning SCOTUS.
JULY 12, 2024
Right-wing blogger required to pay $1.1 million for defaming Idaho drag queen
Summer Bushnell falsely accused Eric Posey of exposing his genitals to kids during a pride event.
MAY 28, 2024