What is woke and what does it really mean?
"Woke" is a term appropriated from Black communities and has now been used by the right against them and other groups.
March 7, 2025
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Under Trump, U.S. government now supports Tennessee law against gender-affirming care
The law is the subject of a challenge in a case heard at the Supreme Court in December.
February 7, 2025
Breaking: Judge strikes down Biden's Title IX expansion to LGBTQ+ students
The judge found the regulation "fatally" flawed.
January 9, 2025
Transgender 10-year-old worries about being murdered and other trans kids share their concerns on CNN
Violet DuMont says she fears that "I’m gonna be walking down the street and somebody’s gonna come up and, like, shoot me or something.”
December 6, 2024
Annette Bening gives moving speech in defense of trans youth outside Supreme Court
The actor, whose oldest son is trans, said that she's learned "what these kids and families need is judicious counseling, sound medical advice, and an atmosphere of calm and love and acceptance.”
December 6, 2024
Marjorie Taylor Greene gets booed after talking about trans kids at the Supreme Court
MTG continued to demonstrate the depths of her ignorance outside the Supreme Court by complaining children are receiving a treatment developed specifically for children.
December 5, 2024
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
LGBTQ+ youth are 'discriminated against' in all 50 states — but some regions are worse
The Trevor Project's recent survey of LGBTQ+ mental health has "grim" findings.
March 6, 2025
Climate change is the great equalizer, yet it's the lives of the most vulnerable who are most affected
Opinion: Mother Nature doesn’t care about where you live, what you do, and who you are, but it's still the most vulnerable that will face her wrath, writes John Casey.
January 17, 2025
Only 0.1 percent of youth receive gender-affirming meds: study
The study comes at a time when opponents of this care have often exaggerated how common it is.
January 6, 2025
US v Skrmetti is a public health disaster
The stakes are high for trans youth, their families, and equitable healthcare.
December 11, 2024
LGBTQ+ groups cautiously optimistic that Supreme Court will rule for trans youth care
Even though conservative justices expressing skepticism about such care, supporters of trans rights say there may be a favorable ruling.
December 5, 2024
7 takeaways from the Supreme Court hearing on Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for youth
The conservative justices seemed skeptical of overturning the anti-trans law.
December 4, 2024
What is U.S. v. Skrmetti, the Supreme Court case that could change gender-affirming care forever?
Here's what is at stake in U.S. v. Skrmetti, a case about health care for transgender youth.
December 4, 2024
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
Tennessee drag ban will stay as SCOTUS refuses to hear case, but artists 'refuse to be silenced'
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear a lawsuit challenging Tennessee's drag ban, but a separate suit is still ongoing.
February 26, 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
Tennessee pizzeria refuses to cater same-sex weddings
Critics call for a boycott, but what does the law say?
December 20, 2024
These parents of transgender kids have a lot to say about the Supreme Court case on gender-affirming care
“Access to lifesaving medical care makes all the difference in the world,” the dad of a transgender daughter told The Advocate.
December 10, 2024
CNN takes 'giant leap forward' by featuring transgender contributors on popular news shows, GLAAD says
The network had several transgender people on to talk about access to gender-affirming care.
December 6, 2024
In photos: U.S. v. Skrmetti protest at the Supreme Court in support of transgender youth (exclusive)
During oral arguments that began December 4, 2024, in U.S. v. Skrmetti, hundreds gathered both to provide support for trans youth while others were there in support of banning gender-affirming care.
December 5, 2024