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NY court strikes down Nassau County order banning transgender athletes from competing on girls’ sports teams

Civil rights groups lauded the court decision, saying it struck down a harmful policy.

No One's Happy With Nebraska's Transphobic Student Policy

Transgender students in Nebraska must now obtain approval from their school and a separate committee of doctors and psychiatrists to participate in activities that correspond with their true gender. 

Transgender High School Senior Skips His Graduation

Damian Garcia said he's 'fully respecting' the school's decision and himself by not attending the graduation ceremony.

Mississippi School District Implements Transphobic Dress Code

The district has made headlines for its transphobic policies before.

Bluesky May Be The Twitter Alternative LGBTQ+ Communities Need

The invite-only social media platform is free from Elon Musk's influence — and AOC endorsed.

Republicans Advocate Transphobic, Authoritarian ‘Project 2025’’ Even After Election Failures

Elections in Ohio and Virginia demonstrated a shift away from extreme right-wing agendas as a Heritage Foundation’s plan called "Project 2025" faces scrutiny for its authoritarianism and controversial stance on transgender people’s existence.

Chi Omega Invalidates Nonbinary Sorority Sister's Membership

The former sorority member says the national organization is being exclusionary and transphobic because of the current political climate.

Resolution Filed Condemning Ben Carson's Transphobic Remarks

The HUD secretary in September voiced concern over "big, hairy men" entering women's shelters.

Twitter Bans Transphobia, But Not This Antigay Slur

The social media giant is taking new steps to combat abuse but apparently doesn't consider a common antigay slur abusive.

Queer Eye's Karamo Brown Met With Karen Pence's Team

One of Brown's Queer Eye castmembers critiqued him for meeting with staffmembers of the antigay Second Lady.

Federal Judge Denies Trans Student Access to Male Restroom

The battle for trans-inclusive K-12 education heats up after a federal judge denies a high school student's request to use the boys' restroom.

Florida criminalizes changing gender on driver’s licenses in latest attack on LGBTQ+ rights

A letter from the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles cites the state's statute prohibiting fake IDs, which makes use of a fictitious ID a third-degree felony punishable by up to five years of prison or probation and a $5,000 fine, to bar the changes.

A Revolution in Trans Political Power

The LGBTQ Victory Fund's Annise Parker on the extraordinary victory of Christine Hallquist and what it portends.

Mike Pence Is Covertly Weaponizing Language Against LGBTQ People

These attacks are part of a coordinated approach by the administration to strip LGBTQ people and women of their rights, writes Tarah Demant of Amnesty International.

Sec. State Pompeo to Buttigieg: How Dare You Call Mike Pence Antigay

A homophobe is offended that another homophobe was called a homophobe.

If the Midterms Don't Go as Planned, Don't Give Up

Everyone can hope for the blue wave, but what should you do if tomorrow goes belly up? 

California Library Gets Bomb Threat After Kicking Out Transphobic Group

After a library official kicked out a speaker who kept misgendering trans women and video of the incident got spread online, somebody called in a bomb threat.

PayPal Pulls Out of Planned Charlotte Expansion

As North Carolina's Republican leadership continues to dig in its Tar Heels backing the state's new anti-LGBT law, PayPal makes good on threats to reconsider investments in the state.

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Sen. Cory Booker: A Crisis of Silence Is Killing Trans Women of Color

Sen. Cory Booker shares why we all must end our silence around the epidemic of violence trans people of color face. 

Under Trump, U.S. Is No Refuge for LGBTQ Chechens

The U.S. has not offered asylum to any Chechen fleeing anti-LGBTQ persecution and has become increasingly hostile to those seeking it.

After Nex Benedict's death, Oklahoma's Ryan Walters: Just two genders, as God intended

Walters, the state's superintendent of public instruction, is denying the existence of trans and nonbinary people after nonbinary teen Nex Benedict's death.