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1 day ago
LGBT

House Republicans advance anti-trans bill they claim will stop schools from hiring strippers - LGBTQ Nation

Europe news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Leo Varadkar: LGBTQ+ rights in Europe face chill wind' from east and west

LGBTQ+ rights in Europe face pressure from Russia's conservative agenda and reduced US support under Trump, requiring Europe to strengthen its commitment to human rights protection.
Apple
fromAdvocate.com
1 day ago

Donald Trump's buddy Tim Cook swears he is 'not a political person'

Apple CEO Tim Cook claims political neutrality while actively engaging with the Trump administration through donations, gifts, and policy discussions, despite not publicly advocating for LGBTQ+ rights amid rising anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment.
Social justice
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 day ago

As Senegal cracks down on homosexuality, gay people say they suffer

Senegal is intensifying criminalization of homosexuality with harsher penalties, forcing LGBTQ+ individuals into hiding and deepening persecution across Africa where over half of states already criminalize same-sex relationships.
NYC LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
22 hours ago

MAGA lawmaker rages at Pride flags in Gettysburg: They "overshadow the history"! - LGBTQ Nation

Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano demands Pride flags be removed from Gettysburg businesses, claiming they dishonor the town's Civil War heritage and threaten its tourism-based economy.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 day ago

House Republicans advance anti-trans bill they claim will stop schools from hiring strippers - LGBTQ Nation

House Republicans advanced H.R. 7661, which bans federal education funds for programs containing sexually oriented material, including content involving gender dysphoria or transgenderism, while Democrats argue it censors LGBTQ+ materials and threatens student safety.
Europe news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Leo Varadkar: LGBTQ+ rights in Europe face chill wind' from east and west

LGBTQ+ rights in Europe face pressure from Russia's conservative agenda and reduced US support under Trump, requiring Europe to strengthen its commitment to human rights protection.
Apple
fromAdvocate.com
1 day ago

Donald Trump's buddy Tim Cook swears he is 'not a political person'

Apple CEO Tim Cook claims political neutrality while actively engaging with the Trump administration through donations, gifts, and policy discussions, despite not publicly advocating for LGBTQ+ rights amid rising anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
17 hours ago

U.S. hate group admits role in promoting harsh new anti-LGBTQ+ African law - LGBTQ Nation

A U.S. Christian nationalist hate group collaborated with anti-LGBTQ+ activists in Senegal and Ghana to strengthen laws criminalizing homosexuality, with Senegal doubling prison sentences to 5-10 years.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
19 hours ago

GOP lawmakers want to create a statewide list of trans people based on medical information - LGBTQ Nation

Tennessee House Bill 754 would require healthcare providers to publicly report detailed personal and medical information about transgender patients, potentially violating HIPAA privacy protections and exposing residents to harassment.
#christian-nationalism
Right-wing politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
20 hours ago

Former Trump official admits that their goal is to impose their Christian values on other Americans - LGBTQ Nation

A former Trump administration official advocates for Christians to impose biblical morality through legislation at all government levels.
Right-wing politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
20 hours ago

Former Trump official admits that their goal is to impose their Christian values on other Americans - LGBTQ Nation

A former Trump administration official advocates for Christians to impose biblical morality through legislation at all government levels.
#anti-lgbtq-legislation
fromAdvocate.com
1 day ago
LGBT

LGBTQ+ Task Force's Evan Low: What's at stake this midterms

Anti-LGBTQ+ legislation has reached unprecedented scale and coordination, requiring a shift from defensive political organizing to proactive power-building strategies.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
1 day ago

LGBTQ+ Task Force's Evan Low: What's at stake this midterms

Anti-LGBTQ+ legislation has reached unprecedented scale and coordination, requiring a shift from defensive political organizing to proactive power-building strategies.
#transgender-healthcare
fromAdvocate.com
1 day ago
Healthcare

Families sue Southern California hospital system for withholding care from transgender youth

fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week ago
LGBT

Trump admin directs prisons to wean trans inmates off of hormone therapy in defiance of court order - LGBTQ Nation

SF LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
1 day ago

Advocate newsletter 3/19/26

California families are suing Rady Children's Health for discriminating against transgender youth by halting care that remains legal in the state.
Healthcare
fromAdvocate.com
1 day ago

Families sue Southern California hospital system for withholding care from transgender youth

California families are suing Rady Children's Hospital for discriminating against transgender youth by halting gender-affirming care under Trump administration pressure, affecting approximately 1,900 patients.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week ago

Trump admin directs prisons to wean trans inmates off of hormone therapy in defiance of court order - LGBTQ Nation

The Trump administration's Federal Bureau of Prisons guidance bans hormone therapy for transgender inmates, halting new treatments and requiring tapering of existing ones, despite medical experts warning of serious health consequences.
NYC LGBT
fromThe Nation
2 weeks ago

New York City Hospitals Fold to Trump. Will Zohran Mamdani Defend Trans Care?

Major NYC hospitals closed transgender youth clinics in advance of proposed Trump administration rules, leaving vulnerable patients without care and testing Mayor Mamdani's campaign promises to protect trans New Yorkers.
#transgender-military-service
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 day ago

Trump's flimsy reasons for trans military ban disproven in new study - LGBTQ Nation

A comprehensive study of 58 empirical research papers found no evidence supporting the administration's claims that transgender military members are undeployable, harm unit cohesion, or cost excessive healthcare resources.
SF LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
1 week ago

Former Air Force secretary endorses decorated trans retired colonel running for Congress in Virginia

Retired Space Force Colonel Bree Fram, ousted under Trump's transgender military ban, launches congressional campaign focused on veteran rights, LGBTQ+ protections, and responsible foreign policy.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 day ago

Trump's flimsy reasons for trans military ban disproven in new study - LGBTQ Nation

A comprehensive study of 58 empirical research papers found no evidence supporting the administration's claims that transgender military members are undeployable, harm unit cohesion, or cost excessive healthcare resources.
SF LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
1 week ago

Former Air Force secretary endorses decorated trans retired colonel running for Congress in Virginia

Retired Space Force Colonel Bree Fram, ousted under Trump's transgender military ban, launches congressional campaign focused on veteran rights, LGBTQ+ protections, and responsible foreign policy.
NYC LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 day ago

Gay man fights husband's "dehumanizing" & "barbaric" detention by ICE - LGBTQ Nation

A New York same-sex couple faced arbitrary and dehumanizing ICE detention during green card processing, revealing a deliberately cruel immigration system designed to be impenetrable and insular at every step.
fromThe Washington Post
1 day ago

Advocacy groups get trans athlete bans on ballots in Maine, Colorado

Leyland Streiff, from the advocacy group Protect Girls Sports in Maine, said in a news release that the proposal is "inclusive, fair and safe" and that the ballot initiative will let voters decide through "the most democratic process possible," the Maine Morning Star reported.
US news
#conversion-therapy
fromLGBTQ Nation
3 days ago
Right-wing politics

This psychologist was a key supporter of conversion therapy in the 90s. He changed his mind. - LGBTQ Nation

fromSlate Magazine
1 week ago
Mental health

I Underwent "Conversion Therapy" as a Child. As a Psychiatrist, I Know How Professionally Derelict It Is.

fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week ago
LGBT

The Supreme Court could legalize conversion therapy soon. The stakes could not be higher. - LGBTQ Nation

Right-wing politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 day ago

Is Donald Trump bringing conversion therapy back? - LGBTQ Nation

Trump's administration is challenging state conversion therapy bans through Supreme Court litigation and amicus briefs, while promoting 'gender exploratory therapy' as an alternative form of conversion therapy targeting transgender individuals.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 days ago

What is conversion therapy? Here's a complete explainer - LGBTQ Nation

Conversion therapy is a debunked pseudoscientific practice attempting to change sexual orientation or gender identity through harmful methods including aversion therapy and abusive labor camps, currently banned in 27 states.
Right-wing politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
3 days ago

This psychologist was a key supporter of conversion therapy in the 90s. He changed his mind. - LGBTQ Nation

Psychologist Warren Throckmorton reversed his support for conversion therapy after encountering evidence of its inefficacy, becoming a vocal critic and exposing connections between conversion therapy resurgence and Christian nationalism.
fromSlate Magazine
1 week ago
Mental health

I Underwent "Conversion Therapy" as a Child. As a Psychiatrist, I Know How Professionally Derelict It Is.

fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week ago
LGBT

The Supreme Court could legalize conversion therapy soon. The stakes could not be higher. - LGBTQ Nation

LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
2 days ago

Congressional Republicans advance federal 'don't say trans' school bill

A House committee advanced legislation prohibiting federal education funding for materials addressing gender dysphoria or transgenderism, categorizing transgender identity as sexually oriented content.
East Bay (California)
fromThe Oaklandside
2 days ago

Gender-affirming care: Oakland demands hospitals continue services

Oakland City Council unanimously passed a resolution condemning healthcare providers and insurers that preemptively restrict access to state-protected gender-affirming care amid federal threats and restrictions.
fromAdvocate.com
2 days ago

Facing eviction before graduation, MIT student cut off by family raises more than $85K in days

The student, identified as Matthew N. to protect his privacy, is a senior studying physics who had spent months unable to fully register for classes due to unpaid balances, according to a GoFundMe campaign organized by fellow student Irene Dong. Dong said Matthew's parents cut off financial support after learning he is transgender. Because MIT calculates financial aid based on parental income, he did not qualify for institutional aid.
Fundraising
fromLGBTQ Nation
5 months ago

Watch as Republicans embarrassingly realize their anti-pronoun policy is a confusing waste of time - LGBTQ Nation

Heaven forbid people know who they're communicating with over email when face-to-face conversations aren't possible. We'll let the Taylors and Shannons and Lindsays of the world, and anyone else, go misgendered for the sake of my Republican colleagues' feelings. Frankly, this amendment is an embarrassing use of this committee's time when we have so many other pressing issues to address.
SF LGBT
fromLos Angeles Times
3 days ago

California, other states sue to block Trump effort to roll back fair housing protections

In effect, the Trump administration is attempting to roll back civil rights enforcement in housing at the federal level, and pressure states to weaken their own protections as well. That's not just bad policy, it's unlawful.
SF LGBT
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
3 days ago

Trump admin. issues new rule requiring birth sex on visa applications to prevent "fraud" - LGBTQ Nation

The U.S. Department of State requires immigrants to identify by sex assigned at birth on visa applications, raising concerns about visa denials and ICE targeting of transgender immigrants.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
6 days ago

The Palaces of Memory

Cultural heritage destruction in Iran and Gaza serves as a tool to erase collective identity, while Art Basel's expansion into Qatar ignores the country's criminalization of LGBTQ+ individuals.
Right-wing politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
6 days ago

Trump Slams Iran's Human Rights Record in Shot at Critics of the War: They Throw Gays Off Buildings'

Trump defended military action against Iran by citing the regime's 47-year history of violence and human rights abuses, including execution of LGBTQ+ people, while dismissing domestic liberal criticism of the strikes.
fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
1 week ago

Rep. Finke Was Right: Age-Gating Isn't About Kids, It's About Control

HF1434, Minnesota's proposed age-verification bill, simply won't protect children. It mandates that websites hosting speech that is protected by the First Amendment for both adults and young people verify users' identities, often through government IDs or biometric data. The bill's definition of speech that lawmakers deem harmful to minors is notoriously broad—broad enough to sweep in lawful, non-pornographic speech about sexual orientation, sexual health, and gender identity.
US politics
Chicago
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week ago

Chili's froze out trans staffer, lied about it, then fired them, lawsuit claims - LGBTQ Nation

A transgender Chili's employee sued Brinker International for sex-based discrimination and retaliation after being fired within four weeks, allegedly for personal and lifestyle values misalignment.
fromPinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
1 week ago

Danny Dyer condemns rising homophobia: 'It's petrifying'

We're just so f****** divided right now. The working classes, no matter what colour your skin is, are fighting each other and the elites are taking the f****** p***. It's now very apparent they're taking the p***, but instead of everyone coming together and looking up, we're just fighting and blaming each other.
LGBT
LGBT
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

Christian engineer sues L.A. County over Pride flag display at government buildings

A Christian engineer sued L.A. County after being denied remote work during Pride month to avoid seeing the Pride flag at his workplace.
US politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week ago

Ken Paxton rolls out "bathroom bill" snitch line allegation ahead of heated Senate run-off - LGBTQ Nation

A Texas mother filed the first formal complaint alleging a school's failure to enforce the state's bathroom bill requiring students to use facilities matching their biological sex.
#gender-affirming-care
NYC LGBT
fromGothamist
1 week ago

NYU Langone faces Wednesday deadline to resume gender-affirming care for minors

NYU Langone must resume gender-affirming care for minors by Wednesday or face legal action from New York's Attorney General for violating state human rights law.
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
US politics

Republicans passed an amendment to curtail Obamacare. It just backfired in a surprising way. - LGBTQ Nation

NYC LGBT
fromGothamist
1 week ago

NYU Langone faces Wednesday deadline to resume gender-affirming care for minors

NYU Langone must resume gender-affirming care for minors by Wednesday or face legal action from New York's Attorney General for violating state human rights law.
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
US politics

Republicans passed an amendment to curtail Obamacare. It just backfired in a surprising way. - LGBTQ Nation

LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week ago

This conversion therapy survivor is running for congress & wants to federally ban the practice - LGBTQ Nation

Conversion therapy survivor Mathew Shurka is running for Congress and prioritizes passing a nationwide ban on conversion therapy if elected.
#democratic-primary-elections
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 weeks ago

Trump-enabling Democrats lost their elections to progressives in North Carolina last night - LGBTQ Nation

North Carolina Democrats who supported Republican positions on trans athletes, ICE, and gender issues suffered decisive primary defeats, signaling strong voter rejection of these crossover stances.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 weeks ago

Trump-enabling Democrats lost their elections to progressives in North Carolina last night - LGBTQ Nation

North Carolina Democrats who supported Republican positions on trans athletes, ICE, and gender issues suffered decisive primary defeats, signaling strong voter rejection of these crossover stances.
fromPinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
1 week ago

New Green MP given police escort after being confronted by anti-trans activists

After her speech, Spencer was making her way across Piccadilly Gardens in the city centre and was confronted by anti-trans activists who questioned her views, before a scuffle broke out between groups. Video footage taken at the screen and subsequently shared on social media shows Spencer being chased by two men, one which was wearing a placard that read 'There's No Such Thing As A Transgender Child' and the other wearing one that said 'Keep Men Out Of Women's Spaces'.
LGBT
Women
fromIrish Independent
1 week ago

'It's marvelling how much power a host of women can conjure. It's part of why they burned us at the stakes' - meet the Irish women advocating for other women

Gender parity won't be achieved until 2148, with persistent barriers including legal recognition gaps for lesbian parents, confidence deficits in young girls, and male dominance in academic leadership positions.
SF LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week ago

Ron DeSantis may soon sign anti-LGBTQ+ bill that could ban St. Patrick's Day events - LGBTQ Nation

Florida's Senate passed anti-DEI legislation that would ban local governments from using taxpayer funds for diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, potentially affecting Pride celebrations, Black History Month, and other cultural events.
US politics
fromAdvocate.com
1 week ago

Anti-DEI bill threatening Florida Pride events gains momentum in GOP legislature

Florida Senate passed legislation prohibiting local governments from funding diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, with expected House passage and gubernatorial signature.
#immigration-policy
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 weeks ago
Miscellaneous

A judge struck down "3rd country" deportations. But it came too late for this gay Moroccan woman. - LGBTQ Nation

fromLGBTQ Nation
2 weeks ago
Miscellaneous

A judge struck down "3rd country" deportations. But it came too late for this gay Moroccan woman. - LGBTQ Nation

Law
fromAbove the Law
2 weeks ago

Brown Rudnick Faces Gender-Based Discrimination Suit Over Unwanted Nicknames - Above the Law

Brown Rudnick faces a discrimination lawsuit from a former client alleging attorneys mocked her sexuality and gender expression through derogatory nicknames before withdrawing representation.
US politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 weeks ago

Gay congressman celebrates Trump firing "glam" DHS "failure" Sec. Kristi Noem - LGBTQ Nation

President Trump fired DHS Secretary Kristi Noem due to poor performance and negative headlines, replacing her with anti-LGBTQ+ Senator Markwayne Mullin.
NYC LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 weeks ago

Gay activist wants to put up cameras for 24-hour surveillance of Stonewall Monument - LGBTQ Nation

An LGBTQ+ activist launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise $5,000 for five surveillance cameras to monitor the Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument after it was removed by the National Park Service.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 weeks ago

James Talarico just won his primary. Republicans are already attacking his support of trans people. - LGBTQ Nation

Texas state Rep. James Talarico won the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate with 52.9% of the vote, and Republicans immediately attacked him for his supportive statements about transgender people.
US politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
11 months ago

The Trump admin has bizarrely banned these 10 strange words from federal websites - LGBTQ Nation

PEN America documented over 250 words reportedly being removed from government websites and documents under Trump administration policies targeting DEI and diversity-related terminology.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 weeks ago

Republican AG bans "radical" mental health workers from affirming trans youth: It's "child abuse" - LGBTQ Nation

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton declared that mental health providers affirming trans youth constitutes child abuse and is illegal under the state's gender-affirming care ban.
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 weeks ago

Green Party presidential candidate posts extreme antisemitic & transphobic image to social media - LGBTQ Nation

The image shows a rainbow-colored Star of David with pictures of several trans rights leaders and points out that they're Jewish, including NCTE founder Mara Keisling and GLSEN director Eliza Byard, who isn't transgender. Non-Jewish trans rights leaders are not included in the image.
LGBT
fromwww.eastbaytimes.com
2 weeks ago

Supreme Court blocks law against schools outing transgender students to their parents in California

Two sets of Catholic parents represented by the Thomas More Society say it caused schools to mislead them and secretly facilitate the children's social transition despite their objections. California argued that students have the right to privacy about their gender expression, especially if they fear rejection from their families, and school policies are aimed at striking a balance with parents' rights.
SF parents
US politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 weeks ago

Donald Trump hasn't contacted Renee Good's family after ICE shot her dead - LGBTQ Nation

Renee Good, a 37-year-old queer mother, was shot dead by an ICE officer on January 7, with the Trump administration calling her a domestic terrorist while videos contradict their claims, and her family reports receiving no contact from the administration.
Miscellaneous
fromAdvocate.com
2 weeks ago

Scouting America says transgender kids are still welcome after Pete Hegseth claimed they weren't

Scouting America contradicts Defense Secretary Hegseth's claims about restricting transgender membership, affirming that transgender youth remain welcome in its programs.
East Bay (California)
fromsfist.com
2 weeks ago

Friday Morning Constitutional: Oakland Teachers Avert Strike

Oakland teachers secured a tentative two-year contract with 11-13% wage increases, BART directors voted to cut 60% of service if funding fails, and Clinton testified about his Epstein relationship.
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