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Maryland Parents Can’t Opt Kids Out of LGBTQ-Related Lessons: Judge

The group of parents are upset that their kids would be exposed to diverse authors and viewpoints in their English classes.

7 Things to Do When Traveling While Trans

Our news editor has crisscrossed the country on planes, trains, and automobiles as an out transgender woman, and she's learned a few things along the way. 

Colombian Court Orders Nonbinary Marker on ID Documents

This "is an initial step towards effective social participation," the justices wrote.

Trans Youth Rebel Against GOP Attacks at D.C. Prom

The attendees included a Mississippi trans girl who wasn't allowed to wear a dress to her graduation.

Lyft Now Lets Women and Nonbinary Riders Request Their Driver’s Gender

The service, called “Women+ Connect,” is rolling out in the coming months.

Illinois Trans Locker Room Debate Settled

A transgender high school student is thanking her supporters after school officials decided to uphold a settlement that opponents came out in force to denounce.

The New Numbers on What N.C. Is Losing

The state has already lost billions of dollars in business that went elsewhere.

Florida Family Accused of Beating, Blinding Gay Man Appears in Court

The alleged victim claims he was having a sexual relationship with one of his attackers.

WATCH: TSA's 'Opt-Out Option' Not for Everyone

The choice of every passenger to 'opt-out' is out, says the TSA, to ensure terrorists don't slip through airport security.

Sponsor of Arkansas Anti-Trans Bill Says Kids Might Identify as Cats

Rep. Mary Bentley's bill would let teachers ignore students' preferred names and pronouns, and she says the state should do more in case a youth identifies "as a cat, as a furry."

Texas AG: Clerks Don't Have to Issue Marriage Licenses

Attorney General Ken Paxton, calling the Supreme Court's marriage equality decision 'lawless,' says county clerks and their staffs can opt out of licensing same-sex marriages.

Alaska Appeals As Marriage Equality Heads Down South?

Alaska officials keep fighting marriage equality, Nevada's governor stands against antigay forces, and decisions may be imminent in Mississippi and Arkansas.

Op-ed: Does Social Media Increase Relationship Paranoia?

What is supposed to be recreational entertainment sometimes evolves into cyberstalking, taking away from the human experience of romance and making it secondary to monitoring our significant other's online activity.

House Republicans Pass Bill to Restrict Transgender Rights in Schools

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives have passed a measure veiled as a parental rights law that is actually a bill meant to exclude transgender people from public education.

Florida Advances Bill that Advocates Say Will Out LGBTQ+ Students

The so-called Parental Bill of Rights could put queer youth at risk and allow parents to meddle in LGBTQ+ programs.

Mississippi Trans Teen Misses Her Graduation After Judge's Transphobic Decision

She had filed a legal motion to allow her to wear a dress to the ceremony.

NABJ tried to have a dialogue with Trump. Instead, it gave him a microphone

Why would a reputable association for Black journalists decide to platform a candidate with a history of disdain for the media?

William Shatner Tweets 'Cisgender' Is Used to 'Debase,' 'Harass' Him

The Star Trek legend says that the term "cis," as in the "opposite of trans," has only ever been used as a form of harassment against him. 

Reports: No Religious Exemptions in Obama's Exec. Orders

President Obama plans to amend two existing executive orders to outlaw anti-LGBT employment discrimination by federal contractors and protect transgender civilian federal employees.