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LGBT
fromThe Nation
1 day ago

The EEOC Is No Longer Protecting Federal Workers From Gender Identity Discrimination

Recent decisions limit protections for federal workers regarding gender identity discrimination and bathroom use.
LGBT
fromThe Nation
1 day ago

The EEOC Is No Longer Protecting Federal Workers From Gender Identity Discrimination

Recent decisions limit protections for federal workers regarding gender identity discrimination and bathroom use.
Non-profit organizations
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 year ago

Gay Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent may have helped create a constitutional crisis - LGBTQ Nation

Elon Musk's team gained unauthorized access to the federal payment system, threatening USAID operations and raising concerns about national security and economic stability.
#lgbtq
LGBT
fromQueerty
1 day ago

Are these realities that many gay men won't admit to themselves? - Queerty

Many gay men struggle with trauma from their upbringing, leading to issues with self-acceptance and the need for nurturing and therapy.
Social justice
fromAdvocate.com
18 hours ago

West Hollywood is protecting modern families. The rest of California should be next

California laws need to reflect diverse family structures beyond the traditional nuclear family model.
Education
fromAdvocate.com
4 days ago

Day of Silence marks 30 years as anti-LGBTQ+ school battles intensify nationwide

Thousands of students participate in the 30th annual Day of Silence, highlighting ongoing support for LGBTQ+ youth amid rising political attacks.
NYC LGBT
fromJezebel
1 day ago

It Took a Lawsuit to Return the Pride Flag to NYC's Stonewall Monument

The Pride flag was reinstated at Stonewall National Monument after a lawsuit claimed its removal violated federal law and discriminated against LGBTQ+ individuals.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
19 hours ago

Trump is about to drop a "nuclear weapon" on trans youth health care - LGBTQ Nation

Transgender medical care for minors faces new regulations that threaten access to treatments, despite evidence of their positive impact on mental health.
LGBT
fromQueerty
1 day ago

Are these realities that many gay men won't admit to themselves? - Queerty

Many gay men struggle with trauma from their upbringing, leading to issues with self-acceptance and the need for nurturing and therapy.
#tennessee
Healthcare
fromAdvocate.com
20 hours ago

Tennessee Republicans are one step closer to creating a registry of transgender Americans

Tennessee Senate passed SB676, requiring detailed data collection on transgender patients for gender-affirming care and detransition treatment.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
16 hours ago

New extreme GOP anti-trans bill will force doctors to help create a list of trans residents - LGBTQ Nation

Tennessee has passed a bill creating a registry of trans individuals and their gender-affirming care details, raising privacy concerns among experts.
Healthcare
fromAdvocate.com
20 hours ago

Tennessee Republicans are one step closer to creating a registry of transgender Americans

Tennessee Senate passed SB676, requiring detailed data collection on transgender patients for gender-affirming care and detransition treatment.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
16 hours ago

New extreme GOP anti-trans bill will force doctors to help create a list of trans residents - LGBTQ Nation

Tennessee has passed a bill creating a registry of trans individuals and their gender-affirming care details, raising privacy concerns among experts.
Berlin
fromwww.dw.com
1 hour ago

What we call sex work and what it says about society

Sex work has been represented and regulated throughout history, reflecting societal attitudes and moral discourses.
fromwww.bbc.com
6 hours ago

Watch: Legal adviser helps undercover reporter pretend to be gay for asylum claim

A BBC reporter, posing as a former student wanting to remain in the UK, met one of those advisers, Tanisa Khan. For a fee, she offered to provide evidence to support the fake claim that he was gay.
UK politics
Right-wing politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
15 hours ago

Trump's new FBI budget targets LGBTQ+ "terrorists" to combat "gender extremism" - LGBTQ Nation

The Trump administration's NSPM-7 equates gender extremism with domestic terrorism, targeting transgender individuals and dissenting political beliefs.
#eric-swalwell
SF politics
fromJezebel
14 hours ago

'I Thought I Died': 2 More Women Accuse Rep. Eric Swalwell of Sexual Misconduct, Rape

Rep. Eric Swalwell suspended his campaign and announced his resignation following multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, including rape, from several women.
SF politics
fromJezebel
14 hours ago

'I Thought I Died': 2 More Women Accuse Rep. Eric Swalwell of Sexual Misconduct, Rape

Rep. Eric Swalwell suspended his campaign and announced his resignation following multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, including rape, from several women.
#pride-flag
NYC LGBT
fromTruthout
17 hours ago

Pride Flag Returns to Stonewall After Lawsuit Leads to Trump Admin Reversal on Removal

The Trump administration agreed to restore the Pride flag at Stonewall National Monument after a lawsuit from LGBTQ groups.
NYC LGBT
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 day ago

Trump administration agrees to keep flying rainbow Pride flag at New York's Stonewall monument

The Trump administration will maintain the Pride flag at Stonewall National Monument after reversing its earlier decision to remove it.
NYC LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
1 day ago

LGBTQ+ groups score legal victory over Trump, restoring Pride flag at Stonewall National Monument

The rainbow Pride flag will permanently return to the Stonewall National Monument following a legal settlement.
NYC LGBT
fromTruthout
17 hours ago

Pride Flag Returns to Stonewall After Lawsuit Leads to Trump Admin Reversal on Removal

The Trump administration agreed to restore the Pride flag at Stonewall National Monument after a lawsuit from LGBTQ groups.
NYC LGBT
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 day ago

Trump administration agrees to keep flying rainbow Pride flag at New York's Stonewall monument

The Trump administration will maintain the Pride flag at Stonewall National Monument after reversing its earlier decision to remove it.
NYC LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
1 day ago

LGBTQ+ groups score legal victory over Trump, restoring Pride flag at Stonewall National Monument

The rainbow Pride flag will permanently return to the Stonewall National Monument following a legal settlement.
Women in technology
fromAdvocate.com
1 day ago

The Trump administration is paying trans troops not to work

The ban on transgender military service has left thousands of trained service members in limbo, impacting military readiness and operations.
Privacy technologies
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 day ago

LGBTQ+ groups warn Meta's facial recognition smartglasses could harm queers & abuse victims - LGBTQ Nation

A coalition of over 70 activist groups urges Meta to halt its facial recognition feature on smartglasses due to privacy and safety concerns.
#disability-rights
fromwww.amny.com
1 day ago

Op-Ed | Recent SCOTUS ruling in conversion therapy case shows that OneTaste case cannot stand | amNewYork

Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote that the First Amendment envisions the United States as a rich and complex place where all enjoy the freedom to think as you will and to speak as you think. The First Amendment is no word game. And the rights it protects cannot be renamed away or their protections nullified by mere labels.
Law
fromLGBTQ Nation
4 days ago

The Supreme Court ruled against conversion therapy bans. This Dem has a plan to work around that. - LGBTQ Nation

S.B. 934, introduced by state Sen. Scott Wiener, would extend the statute of limitations for suing for conversion therapy to 22 years, starting when the victim turns 18.
SF LGBT
LGBT
fromwww.theguardian.com
22 hours ago

EHRC updates guidance on how to apply supreme court ruling on gender

The EHRC updated its guidance on gender following government feedback to clarify the implementation of the supreme court ruling on biological sex.
Social justice
fromAdvocate.com
1 day ago

He came here for safety. America made him fight for it.

Canada's humane refugee program contrasts sharply with the U.S. policy of exclusion and restriction during the same period.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
20 hours ago

Single-sex space guidance for organisations to be published after May elections

The government will publish new guidance on single-sex spaces after elections on May 7, based on biological sex definitions.
NYC parents
fromVulture
1 day ago

Chappell Roan Innocent!

Jorginho apologized for falsely accusing Chappell Roan of intimidating his daughter, clarifying the misunderstanding regarding the security guard's actions.
fromThe Atlantic
2 days ago

Harmeet Dhillon Is Not Wasting Any Time

Under President Trump's leadership, we have a generational opportunity for a reformation. My goal is to focus on turning the train around and driving in the opposite direction.
Washington DC
#transgender-rights
fromLGBTQ Nation
5 days ago
SF LGBT

Trans good Samaritan tried to help a drunk guy at a bar. Then his friend violently attacked her. - LGBTQ Nation

fromLGBTQ Nation
3 days ago
Social justice

Trans woman sues homeless shelter over alleged "threatening" harassment that made her ill - LGBTQ Nation

SF LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
1 week ago

White House denigrates non-cisgender people on Trans Day of Visibility

Trump's statement on Transgender Day of Visibility attacks transgender identity and promotes a narrative against LGBTQ+ rights.
SF LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
5 days ago

Trans good Samaritan tried to help a drunk guy at a bar. Then his friend violently attacked her. - LGBTQ Nation

A transgender woman was assaulted outside an LGBTQ+ bar in Bellingham, Washington, after trying to help an intoxicated man.
Social justice
fromLGBTQ Nation
3 days ago

Trans woman sues homeless shelter over alleged "threatening" harassment that made her ill - LGBTQ Nation

A transgender staffer is suing a Michigan homeless shelter for $25,000, alleging harassment and discrimination by colleagues and management's negligence.
SF LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
10 months ago

Trans man uses women's restroom to follow the law. Police detained him for it anyway. - LGBTQ Nation

A transgender man was assaulted and charged for using a women's restroom despite having an 'F' gender marker on his ID.
SF LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
1 week ago

White House denigrates non-cisgender people on Trans Day of Visibility

Trump's statement on Transgender Day of Visibility attacks transgender identity and promotes a narrative against LGBTQ+ rights.
fromGay City News
1 day ago

Trump administration agrees to allow Rainbow Flag at Stonewall National Monument

The settlement requires the National Park Service to maintain three flags on the flagpole: The Rainbow Flag, the National Park Service (NPS) Flag, and the American Flag, with the American Flag sitting on top.
NYC LGBT
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
17 hours ago

Parents sue over school's trans-inclusive bathroom policy to protect their daughters' "dignity" - LGBTQ Nation

A coalition of conservative parents is suing a Wisconsin school district over trans-inclusive bathroom policies, claiming violations of privacy and dignity for female students.
fromQueerty
16 hours ago

Spectacle or support? The complicated visibility of trans youth in film & TV - Queerty

Since the 1990s, a largely underground upwelling of trans creativity has helped new trans identities, communities, and political movements come together. Trans Cinema provides an entryway to the wildly diverse and creative cinema made by trans creators, including those who are BIPOC.
LGBT
#trans-rights
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week ago

New poll shows why it's important for everyone to speak up in favor of trans rights - LGBTQ Nation

Majority of Americans support trans rights, but polling wording significantly influences public opinion on specific issues like gender-affirming care.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 days ago

Is 2026 still a year of hope for LGBTQ+ people? - LGBTQ Nation

Trans rights have faced significant setbacks in 2023, with multiple states enacting anti-trans legislation and the Supreme Court ruling against protections.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
6 days ago

Lawmaker begs governor not to sign "degrading" trans driver's license ban - LGBTQ Nation

Mississippi State Sen. Rod Hickman opposes Senate Bill 2322, which targets trans rights, urging lawmakers to reject harmful legislation and serve the community.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week ago

New poll shows why it's important for everyone to speak up in favor of trans rights - LGBTQ Nation

Majority of Americans support trans rights, but polling wording significantly influences public opinion on specific issues like gender-affirming care.
#lgbtqia
NYC LGBT
fromGay City News
5 days ago

City Council's LGBTQIA+ Caucus hires executive director

The City Council's LGBTQIA+ Caucus has appointed Yanery Cruz as executive director to address the needs of New York City's queer community.
LGBT
fromGothamist
1 week ago

NYC's LGBTQIA+ office leader poised to tackle 'entrenched disparities'

New York City opens its first office for LGBTQIA+ Affairs, led by civil rights attorney Taylor Brown, the highest-ranking openly trans person in city government.
#lgbtq-rights
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
1 day ago

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear to be honored for standing against anti-LGBTQ+ laws

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear receives the Allyship Award for his commitment to LGBTQ+ rights amid increasing opposition in Republican-led states.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
5 days ago

They posted images of same-sex couples kissing. Now they face prison time. - LGBTQ Nation

Eleven members of Young LGBTI+ face trial in Turkey for obscenity and violating family protection laws over social media posts of same-sex couples.
LGBT
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

What's behind the worrying rise in anti-LGBTQ+ laws across Africa?

Anti-LGBTQ legislation is rising in Africa, with countries enacting severe laws against homosexuality and criminalizing LGBTQ+ identities.
fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago
US politics

As LGBTQ+ people go back into the closet under Trump, the Human Rights Campaign reveals plan to fight back

LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week ago

Democratic governor says "Hell no" to five anti-trans bills on Transgender Day of Visibility - LGBTQ Nation

Tony Evers vetoed five anti-LGBTQ+ bills in Wisconsin, reaffirming his commitment to protect LGBTQ+ rights.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
1 day ago

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear to be honored for standing against anti-LGBTQ+ laws

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear receives the Allyship Award for his commitment to LGBTQ+ rights amid increasing opposition in Republican-led states.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
5 days ago

They posted images of same-sex couples kissing. Now they face prison time. - LGBTQ Nation

Eleven members of Young LGBTI+ face trial in Turkey for obscenity and violating family protection laws over social media posts of same-sex couples.
LGBT
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

What's behind the worrying rise in anti-LGBTQ+ laws across Africa?

Anti-LGBTQ legislation is rising in Africa, with countries enacting severe laws against homosexuality and criminalizing LGBTQ+ identities.
fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago
US politics

As LGBTQ+ people go back into the closet under Trump, the Human Rights Campaign reveals plan to fight back

LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week ago

Democratic governor says "Hell no" to five anti-trans bills on Transgender Day of Visibility - LGBTQ Nation

Tony Evers vetoed five anti-LGBTQ+ bills in Wisconsin, reaffirming his commitment to protect LGBTQ+ rights.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
15 hours ago

24-year-old laborer sentenced to 6 years in prison under new gay sex law - LGBTQ Nation

A 24-year-old man in Senegal was sentenced to six years for public indecency under a new law doubling penalties for homosexuality.
NYC LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
2 weeks ago

Advocate newsletter 3/30/26

Black and LGBTQ+ entertainers face significant challenges in America, with activism being crucial for visibility and representation.
#anti-trans-legislation
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
20 hours ago

GOP governor signs severe anti-trans bill to ban kids from "secretive transitions" - LGBTQ Nation

Idaho's new law mandates that caregivers must inform parents if minors express gender identity changes.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
20 hours ago

GOP governor signs severe anti-trans bill to ban kids from "secretive transitions" - LGBTQ Nation

Idaho's new law mandates that caregivers must inform parents if minors express gender identity changes.
LGBT
fromwww.bbc.com
2 days ago

Nurse wins settlement in trans pronouns dispute

A nurse won a settlement against her NHS trust after being suspended for breaching a transgender patient's confidentiality.
#supreme-court
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
7 months ago

Amy Coney Barrett discusses possibility of Supreme Court overturning marriage equality - LGBTQ Nation

Amy Coney Barrett downplayed concerns about the Supreme Court overturning Obergefell v. Hodges, emphasizing the court's role in reflecting the American people's values.
LGBT
fromPsychology Today
6 days ago

Conversion Therapy Is Still Happening. Now, It's Protected.

The Supreme Court's ruling jeopardizes conversion therapy bans in over 20 states, impacting LGBTQ communities and licensed therapists' rights.
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 months ago

Democrats celebrate as anti-trans provisions are removed from Health & Human Services funding bill - LGBTQ Nation

The bills are strikingly clean,
US politics
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
3 days ago

You can't talk the gay away - LGBTQ Nation

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that therapists' speech is protected under the First Amendment, impacting conversion therapy practices.
US politics
fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago

All anti-transgender provisions stripped from House and Senate funding bills

Final federal appropriations were negotiated without anti‑transgender riders, preserving access to gender‑affirming care and shielding schools and funding from anti‑trans measures.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
5 days ago

Nebraska lawmaker fails again to revive anti-trans bills after repeated attempts

Nebraska's anti-trans legislation faced defeat, revealing the state's contentious political landscape regarding LGBTQ+ rights.
US politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 months ago

Dems reintroduce bill to study & apologize for anti-LGBTQ+ military policies - LGBTQ Nation

A 15-person federal commission would investigate historic and ongoing harms of anti-LGBTQ+ military policies on servicemembers and veterans, including lost benefits and persecution.
US politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 months ago

World human rights report says U.S. is undermining LGBTQ+ rights worldwide - LGBTQ Nation

U.S. policies under President Trump, alongside China and Russia, are weakening the rules-based international order, fueling a global democratic recession and threats to LGBTQ+ rights.
US politics
fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago

Democrats push for commission investigating anti-LGBTQ+ military policies

Congressional Democrats reintroduced a bill to create a commission to investigate and recommend remedies for discriminatory military policies' harms to LGBTQ+ service members and veterans.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
2 weeks ago

Trans people are here to stay, no matter who tries to erase us

Understanding the gender spectrum and dismantling misconceptions about trans identities is crucial for acceptance and recognition of diverse gender experiences.
fromPinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
2 months ago

US undermining LGBTQ+ rights worldwide, says new report

Under relentless pressure from US President Donald Trump, and persistently undermined by China and Russia, the rules-based international order is being crushed, threatening to take with it the architecture human rights defenders have come to rely on to advance norms and protect freedoms. To defy this trend, governments that still value human rights, alongside social movements, civil society, and international institutions, need to form a strategic alliance to push back.
US politics
fromAdvocate.com
3 weeks ago

Senators must reject Trump's expanding anti-trans agenda in SAVE America Act, advocates warn

Under the guise of addressing a non-existent voter fraud problem, this bill would create onerous restrictions. The coalition wrote, warning the proposal would impose new financial and bureaucratic hurdles. They described the measure as a "21st-century poll tax."
LGBT
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month 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
2 months ago

She was fired for acknowledging trans people exist. Now she's fighting back. - LGBTQ Nation

Melissa McCoul filed a lawsuit alleging Texas A&M violated her First Amendment and due process rights after firing her for teaching that transgender people exist.
fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago

Half of U.S. trans teens live in a state that restricts their rights: study

An estimated 724,000 Americans in this age group identify as transgender, the institute notes. Of these, 382,800, 53 percent, live in one of the 29 states that has enacted one or more laws banning access to gender-affirming care, participation in sports, use of bathrooms and other sex-separated facilities, or gender affirmation through pronoun use. Thirty-six percent - 262,700 - live in one of the 16 states that has enacted all four such restrictions.
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