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#gender-affirming-care
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9 hours ago
NYC parents

Hospital starts sending federal investigators trans kids' medical records - LGBTQ Nation

Rhode Island Hospital was ordered to send trans youth medical records to Judge Reed O'Connor, prompting legal challenges and DOJ subpoena disputes.
fromgaycitynews.com
1 week ago
NYC LGBT

New Yorkers rally in Manhattan after feds demand trans youth records from NYU Langone

LGBTQ advocates and officials demand stronger protections for gender-affirming care after NYU Langone received a federal subpoena seeking minors’ records.
NYC parents
fromLGBTQ Nation
9 hours ago

Hospital starts sending federal investigators trans kids' medical records - LGBTQ Nation

Rhode Island Hospital was ordered to send trans youth medical records to Judge Reed O'Connor, prompting legal challenges and DOJ subpoena disputes.
NYC LGBT
fromgaycitynews.com
1 week ago

New Yorkers rally in Manhattan after feds demand trans youth records from NYU Langone

LGBTQ advocates and officials demand stronger protections for gender-affirming care after NYU Langone received a federal subpoena seeking minors’ records.
#lgbtq-rights
fromLGBTQ Nation
12 hours ago
SF LGBT

Republicans tried to make a proposed women's museum transphobic. Democrats put a stop to it. - LGBTQ Nation

LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 day ago

LGBTQ Commission asks Seattle to declare state of emergency to increase resources for trans refugees - LGBTQ Nation

Seattle LGBTQ Commission petitioned the mayor to declare a civil state of emergency to support trans, nonbinary, and two-spirit refugees relocating for safety and services.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 day ago

High school under fire for allegedly altering salutatorian's picture to make him seem feminine - LGBTQ Nation

A Mississippi high school faced criticism for using a deadname and allegedly digitally altering a transmasculine student’s photo to make him appear more feminine.
SF LGBT
fromSan Francisco Bay Times
1 day ago

NCLR's Champions for Justice 2026 - San Francisco Bay Times

Annual Champions for Justice gala honored LGBTQ advocates and leaders, featuring awards, speeches, and entertainment at The Conservatory at One Sansome.
SF LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
12 hours ago

Republicans tried to make a proposed women's museum transphobic. Democrats put a stop to it. - LGBTQ Nation

A transphobic provision tied to funding a Women’s History Museum was rejected after Democratic women opposed it and lawmakers voted 216-204 against the bill.
Healthcare
fromAdvocate.com
12 hours ago

Wisconsin families demand hospitals resume trans youth care after federal court ruling

Wisconsin LGBTQ+ groups urge two hospitals to restart gender-affirming care for youth, citing a federal court ruling that blocks the Trump policy.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 day ago

LGBTQ Commission asks Seattle to declare state of emergency to increase resources for trans refugees - LGBTQ Nation

Seattle LGBTQ Commission petitioned the mayor to declare a civil state of emergency to support trans, nonbinary, and two-spirit refugees relocating for safety and services.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
1 day ago

Virginia Democrat who praised LGBTQ+ inclusion is now helping Republicans out trans kids

Vindman praised LGBTQ+ acceptance while voting for a bill requiring parental notification and restricting teaching “gender ideology” in federally funded schools.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 day ago

High school under fire for allegedly altering salutatorian's picture to make him seem feminine - LGBTQ Nation

A Mississippi high school faced criticism for using a deadname and allegedly digitally altering a transmasculine student’s photo to make him appear more feminine.
#senegal
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 day ago
LGBT

National witch hunt for "vast network of homosexuals" intensifies after passage of harsh new law - LGBTQ Nation

fromLGBTQ Nation
1 day ago
LGBT

National witch hunt for "vast network of homosexuals" intensifies after passage of harsh new law - LGBTQ Nation

#barney-frank
US politics
fromQueerty
1 day ago

Tributes to late trailblazing lawmaker Barney Frank pour in - Queerty

Barney Frank died at 86 after entering hospice for congestive heart failure, serving Massachusetts in Congress for decades and pioneering LGBTQ+ representation.
NYC LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
2 days ago

Barney Frank, trailblazing gay former congressman, has died at 86

Barney Frank reshaped American liberalism and LGBTQ+ visibility through decades of congressional leadership and major financial reform.
Right-wing politics
fromBoston.com
2 days ago

Barney Frank, longtime liberal congressman from Mass. and trailblazer for gay rights, dies at 86

Barney Frank, a longtime Democratic congressman, died at 86 after pioneering LGBT rights and major financial reforms.
US politics
fromQueerty
1 day ago

Tributes to late trailblazing lawmaker Barney Frank pour in - Queerty

Barney Frank died at 86 after entering hospice for congestive heart failure, serving Massachusetts in Congress for decades and pioneering LGBTQ+ representation.
NYC LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
2 days ago

Barney Frank, trailblazing gay former congressman, has died at 86

Barney Frank reshaped American liberalism and LGBTQ+ visibility through decades of congressional leadership and major financial reform.
Right-wing politics
fromBoston.com
2 days ago

Barney Frank, longtime liberal congressman from Mass. and trailblazer for gay rights, dies at 86

Barney Frank, a longtime Democratic congressman, died at 86 after pioneering LGBT rights and major financial reforms.
SF LGBT
fromQueerty
1 day ago

Levi's honors dykes on bikes & leather daddies with Pride collection that keeps rainbows on the DL - Queerty

Pride Month remains urgent as anti-LGBTQ+ actions cut festival funding, while brands like Converse and Levi’s support queer communities through Pride collections.
Right-wing politics
fromAdvocate.com
1 day ago

House Republicans advance education bill restricting discussions on racism & gender

The CHARLIE Act would restrict federally funded civics and history education by banning funding for “gender ideology” and “discriminatory equity ideology,” using Trump executive-order definitions.
fromHyperallergic
1 day ago

Stonewall Monument Named Among Most Endangered Sites in the US

The Stonewall National Monument was named one of the most endangered places in the United States in an annual list put out by the National Trust for Historic Preservation ahead of the 250th anniversary of the nation's independence. The Greenwich Village site's inclusion on the list comes amid President Trump's increasing efforts to control the narrative surrounding LGBTQ+ history.
Arts
NYC music
fromTruthout
1 day ago

Hundreds Turn Out for Wisconsin High Schoolers' Performance of Banned LGBTQ Song

A conservative school board banned a transgender-honoring wind symphony song, but students performed it anyway with strong community support.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 day ago

Republican says trans rights will lead to bestiality in unhinged floor debate - LGBTQ Nation

A Vermont senator linked trans identities to bestiality during debate on an animal cruelty ban, raising concerns about how courts would treat nonhuman gender identities.
fromAxios
2 days ago

Barney Frank, gay rights icon and architect of bank rules, dies at 86

He notified everybody that he was in hospice, so it was just a matter of time. He was certainly at peace with himself. He certainly left a mark, and he was a leader on on civil rights, on gay rights, on leading other marginalized communities, and then he helped the country get through the 2008 financial crisis, which was the most significant recession, depression, almost since 1930. So, I think he was a very, very important actor in the country during those times.
NYC LGBT
#conversion-therapy
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
1 week ago

Wisconsin conservatives push to undo 'conversion therapy' ban

Wisconsin faces a lawsuit challenging rules that treat conversion therapy for minors as unprofessional conduct for licensed counselors.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
1 week ago

Wisconsin conservatives push to undo 'conversion therapy' ban

Wisconsin faces a lawsuit challenging rules that treat conversion therapy for minors as unprofessional conduct for licensed counselors.
#us-congress
US politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
3 days ago

Trump turns on MAGA Rep. Lauren Boebert: She's "dumb" & "weak minded"! - LGBTQ Nation

Filing deadlines have passed for challengers to unseat Lauren Boebert, who remains highly likely to win re-election in Colorado’s Fourth District despite narrower 2024 margins.
Left-wing politics
fromAdvocate.com
1 week ago

Know Your Rep: Becca Balint talks being out in Congress

Camaraderie from a breast cancer softball fundraiser rarely translates into Capitol support for an out lesbian congresswoman facing anti-LGBTQ+ voting and policy pressures.
US politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
3 days ago

Trump turns on MAGA Rep. Lauren Boebert: She's "dumb" & "weak minded"! - LGBTQ Nation

Filing deadlines have passed for challengers to unseat Lauren Boebert, who remains highly likely to win re-election in Colorado’s Fourth District despite narrower 2024 margins.
Left-wing politics
fromAdvocate.com
1 week ago

Know Your Rep: Becca Balint talks being out in Congress

Camaraderie from a breast cancer softball fundraiser rarely translates into Capitol support for an out lesbian congresswoman facing anti-LGBTQ+ voting and policy pressures.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
3 days ago

Gov. signs "harmful" law forcing trans students to use outdoor porta-potties - LGBTQ Nation

A new South Carolina law restricts transgender students’ access to school restrooms by requiring single-sex facilities and allowing porta-potties as single-occupancy options.
Right-wing politics
fromAdvocate.com
3 days ago

Anti-LGBTQ+ activist to testify before Congress against Southern Poverty Law Center

A House Judiciary hearing on the SPLC will feature Tyler O'Neil, whose record includes anti-LGBTQ+ attacks and defense of accused domestic terrorists.
Right-wing politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
3 days ago

America has lost its standing in the world. But it's still exporting anti-queer hate. - LGBTQ Nation

Trump’s approach has strained alliances and weakened US trust while advancing policies that restrict DEI and trans health and rights abroad.
NYC LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
3 days ago

Hong Kong unexpectedly canceled one of its biggest LGBTQ+ events. China may be to blame. - LGBTQ Nation

Pink Dot HK canceled its June 14 Pride-related event after venue licensing approvals were not granted in time.
SF LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
4 days ago

GOP Rep. Thomas Massie busted jamming with racist Straight Pride supporter - LGBTQ Nation

A Kentucky congressman posted a video playing banjo with a known racist, anti-LGBTQ+, and antisemitic figure.
fromAdvocate.com
4 days ago

Kansas anti-trans bathroom law leaves even state officials confused

Kobach said the law should be interpreted to apply in places where people may find themselves in the same space as someone of the opposite sex assigned at birth. Restrictions on bathroom access in government-owned facilities, he said, generally don't apply to private spaces.
LGBT
Law
fromLGBTQ Nation
4 days ago

GOP attorney general says surrogacy is unconstitutional: It's "modern-day slavery" - LGBTQ Nation

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier seeks to outlaw surrogacy, framing it as modern-day slavery and intervening in a confidential surrogacy case involving two married men.
#uk-politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
4 days ago
LGBT

UK King's Speech lays out plan for conversion therapy ban. But will it happen this time? - LGBTQ Nation

A U.K. legislative plan will introduce a trans-inclusive ban on abusive conversion practices for sexual orientation and gender identity.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
4 days ago

UK King's Speech lays out plan for conversion therapy ban. But will it happen this time? - LGBTQ Nation

A U.K. legislative plan will introduce a trans-inclusive ban on abusive conversion practices for sexual orientation and gender identity.
Education
fromLGBTQ Nation
4 days ago

Students bust through "wall of teachers" to walk out in protest of board's anti-Stonewall decision - LGBTQ Nation

A school board banned a wind symphony piece honoring Marsha P. Johnson, prompting student walkouts and heightened security measures.
#conversion-therapy-bans
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
4 days ago

"Christ-centered" therapists sue Wisconsin governor to end conversion therapy ban - LGBTQ Nation

A conservative group sued Wisconsin to overturn its conversion therapy ban, citing First Amendment free speech concerns after a Supreme Court ruling against Colorado’s ban.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
2 weeks ago

Colorado quickly rewrites & passes new conversion therapy ban to get around Supreme Court ruling

Colorado lawmakers approved HB26-1322 to preserve the state ban on conversion therapy after a Supreme Court ruling required viewpoint-neutral regulation.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
4 days ago

"Christ-centered" therapists sue Wisconsin governor to end conversion therapy ban - LGBTQ Nation

A conservative group sued Wisconsin to overturn its conversion therapy ban, citing First Amendment free speech concerns after a Supreme Court ruling against Colorado’s ban.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
2 weeks ago

Colorado quickly rewrites & passes new conversion therapy ban to get around Supreme Court ruling

Colorado lawmakers approved HB26-1322 to preserve the state ban on conversion therapy after a Supreme Court ruling required viewpoint-neutral regulation.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 year ago

GOP advances bill that would allow Nazi flags while banning Pride flags - LGBTQ Nation

Utah H.B. 77 would ban Pride flags in government buildings, including schools, while permitting Nazi and Confederate flags for educational purposes.
fromLos Angeles Times
5 days ago

Bittersweet Pride: Joy at the Long Beach parade, outrage over canceled festival

Hundreds of spectators gathered along Ocean Boulevard dressed in rainbow tutus, dresses and shirts, whooping and waving as the Long Beach Pride parade rolled past Sunday morning. Mayor Rex Richardson, wearing a rainbow lei and holding a Pride flag, marched down the street with gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra as Bad Bunny's "BAILE INoLVIDABLE" rang out. "Long Beach Pride in the house," Richardson boomed into a microphone. "Thank you so much for coming out, keeping up this tradition for 43 years."
NYC LGBT
SF LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
5 days ago

Gay civil rights lawyer launches insurgent challenge to Delaware attorney general

Dwayne Bensing announced a Democratic primary challenge to incumbent Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings, focusing on corporate greed, independent oversight, and civil rights protection.
California
fromKqed
1 week ago

6 People Have Died in California ICE Detention Centers as Trump Deportations Soared | KQED

Deaths in immigration detention have risen sharply during the Trump administration, with strained medical resources and reported abuse contributing to unsafe conditions.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
1 week ago

Transgender Americans are fleeing hostile red states. Seattle says it's overwhelmed

Seattle leaders consider a civil emergency due to increased relocation of transgender Americans from red states driven by anti-trans laws and safety and healthcare barriers.
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week ago

Anti-trans Sen. Rand Paul's drunk son hurls anti-LGBTQ+ & antisemitic insults at GOP lawmaker - LGBTQ Nation

Lawler said he arrived late at the Tune Inn, a bar popular with politicos in the capital, for a meal with a reporter, Reese Gorman of insider D.C. outlet NOTUS. According to Lawler and Gorman, Paul interjected himself in a conversation that the two were having at the bar. Paul introduced himself as the Republican senator's son, Gorman wrote, and confronted Lawler about Rep. Thomas Massie's (R-KY) GOP primary election in Kentucky next week.
Right-wing politics
Healthcare
fromJezebel
1 week ago

Federal Prosecutor in Texas Subpoenaes Another State Hospital for its Trans Youth Health Care Records

A federal subpoena in Texas seeks extensive records on minors receiving trans-affirming care, aiming to intimidate providers through potential criminal charges.
SF LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
1 week ago

Adelita Grijalva says congressional Republicans punished an Arizona town over library drag events

Congressional Republicans denied $649,330 for Copper Queen Library repairs after learning it hosted drag story events for children.
Europe politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Can Hungary's Magyar deliver on his promises of reform and restore a relationship to the EU?

Hungary’s new government signals EU alignment by lifting a sanctions veto, pledging LGBTQ+ legal revisions, and targeting euro adoption while seeking frozen EU recovery funds.
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week ago

Poland's leader promises to start recognizing foreign same-sex marriages, after EU court ruling - LGBTQ Nation

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday that his government would quickly work to follow recent court rulings requiring Poland to legally recognize same-sex marriages conducted in other European Union (EU) member nations.
Europe politics
#russia
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week ago

"He is with the weirdos!" GOP lawmaker attacks Trump-backed opponent with outrageous anti-LGBTQ+ ad - LGBTQ Nation

A PAC backing Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) has released a toxically homophobic and transphobic ad accusing his primary challenger - the Donald Trump-endorsed Ed Gallrein - of being "bought and paid for by the LGBTQ Mafia," supporting "freak values" and standing "with the weirdos."
SF LGBT
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week ago

JK Rowling is now represented by a transgender politician - LGBTQ Nation

Transgender Green Party MSPs were elected in Scotland, and J.K. Rowling publicly supported transphobic figures and criticized pro-trans political appointments.
SF LGBT
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Pro-Massie PAC Attacks Trump-Backed Challenger for Having a Jewish, LGBTQ Mafia' Member Donor

A PAC linked to a Jan. 6 rioter spent $235,000 on TV ads backing Thomas Massie and attacking Eddie Gallrein using anti-LGBTQ and antisemitic imagery.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week ago

Puerto Rico quietly passed an anti-trans bathroom ban & used trans swimmer Lia Thomas to justify it - LGBTQ Nation

Puerto Rico enacted H.B. 165 requiring sex-segregated government restrooms and barring transgender and nonbinary people from bathrooms matching their birth-assigned sex.
SF LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week ago

Sally Field says son jokes that "Steel Magnolias" set made him gay - LGBTQ Nation

Sally Field praised Steel Magnolias, described her son’s upbringing on set, and supported the Equality Act to protect LGBTQ+ civil rights.
LGBT
fromTruthout
1 week ago

Black Trans Women Find Care and Survival Through Chosen Mothers

Chosen family provides unconditional support for Black trans women amid rising anti-trans restrictions and heightened risks.
NYC parents
fromwww.advocate.com
1 week ago

Families ask judge to block Trump DOJ nationwide from getting trans kids' medical records

Federal court action seeks to block Justice Department subpoenas for transgender children’s private medical records, alleging intimidation and creation of a de facto registry.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

They're trying to narrow the worldview of young people': how book bans are on the rise in the US

Gender Queer explains non-binary identity and sexual discovery, while rising, organized book bans target LGBTQ+ and other educational content in schools and libraries.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
2 weeks ago

Advocate newsletter 5/8/26

A federal judge blocked the FTC from investigating two major medical organizations tied to transgender health care.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Report shows banned non-fiction books doubled over last school year in US

The most common theme in the banned non-fiction books was activism and social movements. These titles help students learn about their rights and the stories of those who confronted injustice and participated in social movements to change the world around them.
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