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How you can make bathrooms safer for trans and nonbinary people

Data shows that even in states with trans-friendly policies, transgender and nonbinary people report high rates of harassment in public bathrooms. Advocates say everyday people can have a big impact in interrupting discrimination in gendered restrooms.

Vatican Reviews Policies on LGBTQ+ Parishioners, Women in Leadership

It's the latest example of the Catholic Church responding to criticisms over certain issues.

20 GOP Attorneys General Blast Biden's LGBTQ+ Policies

Republican state AG's, led by Tennessee's Herbert Slatery, are objecting to recent guidance on avoiding anti-LGBTQ+ and specifically anti-trans discrimination.

Students Sue Christian University Over Its Anti-LGBTQ+ Policies

Seattle Pacific University was already under investigation, and freely admits it discriminates against LGBTQ+ applicants.

Chipotle to Papa John's: 60 Corps That Improved LGBTQ Policies in 2020

The Human Rights Campaign released its Corporate Equality Index, and dozens of businesses nabbed perfect scores for the first time.

Anti-LGBTQ+ state policies lead young people to move or consider it: study

A new report from the Trevor Project and the Movement Advancement Project calls for state policymakers to consider the impact of their actions.

Trans Football Player's Dad Slams School System's Anti-LGBTQ Policies

A Catholic diocese overseeing Catholic schools in South Dakota has issued a set of policies saying LGBTQ+ identity undermines the basis of society.

Anti-LGBTQ+ policies harm the health of not only LGBTQ+ people, but all Americans

Rigorous and long-standing research demonstrates that LGBTQ+-inclusive policies support safer communities and stronger economies for everyone, while exclusionary laws worsen and limit access to essential services.

United Methodist Church Affirms Anti-LGBTQ Policies

The church's Judicial Council OK'd the retention of bans on gay clergy and same-sex marriages.

Report: Trump Policy Enabled Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ Families

The discrimination is documented in a new congressional report, which comes as the Supreme Court is set to hear a case on bias in adoption and foster care.

Donatella Versace Blasts the Italian Government’s Wave of Anti-LGBTQ+ Policies

In an impassioned speech at an award ceremony last Sunday, the designer denounced Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s far-right-led coalition for ongoing measures to restrict LGBTQ+ rights.

Texas Kills Policy Allowing Anti-LGBTQ+ Discrimination in Social Work

The reversal comes just two weeks after Texas legalized social worker discrimination against LGBTQ+ clients.

Idaho School Board Meeting Erupts in Chaos Over LGBTQ-Inclusive Policy

Several residents of Caldwell, Idaho, said the policy would go against God's laws, and a state senator threatened board members with litigation.

Seattle Pacific Grads Use Pride Flags to Protest Anti-LGBTQ+ Policy

Students have been staging a sit-in at the university president's office for weeks, and some handed him Pride flags at graduation.

Conservatives are outraged by this California school's LGBTQ+ policies

In expressing their disdain for policies pushing so-called "LGBT ideology," conservatives are actually taking a stance against anti-bullying rules.

USAID Releases Historic LGBTQ-Inclusive Development Policy

The new policy is meant to provide a framework for the agency to create inclusive programming.

LGBTQ Students Need Support, Not a Policy That Expels Them

The Immanuel Christian School, where the second lady teaches art, is harming young people with its anti-LGBTQ policies, writes GLAAD's Senior Director of the Media Institute, Ross Murray.

Judge Blocks Michigan's Pro-LGBTQ Adoption Nondiscrimination Policy

The federal judge contends an adoption agency that won't serve LGBTQ parents doesn't really discriminate because it sends them elsewhere.

Stanford Mocks BYU's Anti-LGBTQ+ Policies in 'Gay Chicken' Skit

Stanford University later apologized for the football halftime performance.

HUD Affirms LGBTQ-Inclusive Policy, Withdraws Anti-Trans Proposal

The Biden administration continues to reverse the former president's hostile policies.

Mormon Church Shows Some Progress By Dropping Anti-LGBTQ Policies

While the church remains anti-LGBTQ in many ways, it will no longer deny baptism to most children of same-sex couples.