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37 minutes 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.
#conversion-therapy
Right-wing politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
3 hours 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
5 days ago
Mental health

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

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

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1 week ago
Miscellaneous

Court says "ex-gay" X Factor contestant can freely discuss conversion therapy on TV - LGBTQ Nation

Right-wing politics
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3 hours 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
5 days 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

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1 week ago
Miscellaneous

Court says "ex-gay" X Factor contestant can freely discuss conversion therapy on TV - LGBTQ Nation

#lgbtq-rights
Right-wing politics
fromAdvocate.com
1 day ago

Trump says Iran throws gays off buildings after trying to deport same-sex couple there

Trump invoked LGBTQ+ persecution in Iran to defend military escalation while his administration simultaneously attempts to deport a gay Iranian couple to that same country.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
3 days ago

Senegal doubles penalties for homosexuality amid gay sex panic - LGBTQ Nation

Senegal's Parliament passed legislation doubling prison sentences for homosexuality to 5-10 years, with additional penalties for promotion or financing of same-sex relationships, following campaign pledges from political leaders.
Right-wing politics
fromAdvocate.com
4 hours ago

Advocate newsletter 3/16/26

President Trump invokes Iran's treatment of LGBTQ+ people to justify military action while simultaneously pursuing deportations of gay couples to countries where homosexuality is illegal.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
9 months ago

Montana GOP angered after city outsmarts their new statewide Pride flag ban - LGBTQ Nation

Missoula, Montana designated the Pride flag as its official city flag to legally circumvent state legislation banning LGBTQ+ flags on government property, prompting Republican officials to pledge further legal restrictions.
Right-wing politics
fromAdvocate.com
1 day ago

Trump says Iran throws gays off buildings after trying to deport same-sex couple there

Trump invoked LGBTQ+ persecution in Iran to defend military escalation while his administration simultaneously attempts to deport a gay Iranian couple to that same country.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
3 days ago

Senegal doubles penalties for homosexuality amid gay sex panic - LGBTQ Nation

Senegal's Parliament passed legislation doubling prison sentences for homosexuality to 5-10 years, with additional penalties for promotion or financing of same-sex relationships, following campaign pledges from political leaders.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 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
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2 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
3 days 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
4 days 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.
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4 days 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.
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LGBT
fromLos Angeles Times
4 days 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
5 days 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
5 days 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
11 months ago
US politics

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

NYC LGBT
fromGothamist
5 days 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
11 months ago
US politics

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

#transgender-healthcare
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5 days ago
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Trump admin directs prisons to wean trans inmates off of hormone therapy in defiance of court order - LGBTQ Nation

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fromLGBTQ Nation
5 days 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.
#conversion-therapy-ban
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
6 days 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.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
6 days 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
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week ago
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Trump-enabling Democrats lost their elections to progressives in North Carolina last night - LGBTQ Nation

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fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week 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.
#transgender-military-service
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.
fromAdvocate.com
2 weeks ago
US politics

Space Force colonel running for Congress slams Trump for making SOTU Medal of Honor awards 'about himself'

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.
fromAdvocate.com
2 weeks ago
US politics

Space Force colonel running for Congress slams Trump for making SOTU Medal of Honor awards 'about himself'

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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'.
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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
1 week 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
1 week 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
1 week 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
1 week 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
1 week 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
1 week 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.
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fromwww.eastbaytimes.com
1 week 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.
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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)
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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.
US politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 weeks ago

GOP Congressman calls trans people a "demonic evil" & asks supporters to pray for his protection - LGBTQ Nation

Rep. Bob Onder introduced legislation to increase liability for healthcare providers offering gender-affirming care and characterized transgender people as a 'demonic evil' and 'cult' on a podcast.
US politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 weeks ago

Appeals court allows Texas drag ban to go into effect next month - LGBTQ Nation

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Texas' drag ban, allowing it to take effect March 18, ruling plaintiffs lacked legal standing to challenge the law.
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
2 weeks ago

Remembering Reverend Jesse Jackson (1941-2026) - San Francisco Bay Times

Our flag is red, white, and blue, but our nation is a rainbow-red, yellow, brown, black and white-and we're all precious in God's sight. America is not like a blanket-one piece of unbroken cloth, the same color, the same texture. The same size. America is more like a quilt: many patches, many pieces, many colors, many sizes, all woven and held together by a common thread.
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US politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 weeks ago

This infamous school district banned 142 LGBTQ+ books just this year already - LGBTQ Nation

Katy Independent School District removed 142 LGBTQ+-themed books in January 2026, citing Texas Senate Bills 12 and 13 that restrict gender identity education and allow material challenges based on prohibited content links.
#same-sex-marriage
fromLGBTQ Nation
3 weeks ago
LGBT

Tennessee Republicans pass law that singles out same-sex couples that marry for discrimination - LGBTQ Nation

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3 weeks ago
LGBT

Tennessee Republicans pass law that singles out same-sex couples that marry for discrimination - LGBTQ Nation

LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
3 weeks ago

Daily newsletter 2/19

Tennessee Republicans push bills to allow refusal of same-sex marriages; a federal court reinstated the military's HIV enlistment ban; efforts target gender-affirming care.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
3 weeks ago

We shared a rainbow with Jesse Jackson, who shook our hands when no one else would

Jesse Jackson was a pioneering ally who prominently included LGBTQ+ rights in his 1984 presidential platform and built an inclusive Rainbow Coalition.
fromAdvocate.com
3 weeks ago

Tennessee bill lets businesses and people refuse to recognize same-sex marriages

On Thursday, the Tennessee House of Representatives passed House Bill 1473, a measure that asserts private citizens and organizations in the state are not bound by the Fourteenth Amendment or by the Supreme Court's 2015 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges when it comes to recognizing the marriages of same-sex couples. The bill also shields people from professional discipline if they refuse to officiate or celebrate weddings or commitment ceremonies that fall outside Tennessee's statutory definition of marriage.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
3 weeks ago

Schumer's new bill would permit Pride flags at national parks

The lesson is simple. Rights that are not secured in law can be threatened, and symbols that are not protected can be stripped away,
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
3 weeks ago

Federal appeals court sides with Pentagon against science, reinstating U.S. military's HIV enlistment ban

In a ruling that reasserts broad judicial deference to the U.S. military and delivers a major setback to HIV and LGBTQ+ advocates, a federal appeals court on Wednesday reinstated the Pentagon's long-standing ban on people living with HIV enlisting in the armed forces, undoing a lower-court decision that had briefly opened the door to qualified recruits with undetectable viral loads.
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