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1 week ago
US Elections

'We feel safe here' - Trans couple swap 'scary' USA for direct provision centre in rural Clare

Education
fromAdvocate.com
1 week ago

Advocate newsletter: 3/4/26

A trans teacher in Florida is leaving the state due to aggressive anti-trans policies that create constant fear of professional consequences and make the teaching environment untenable.
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fromThe Verge
6 days ago

'Age Verification' could force trans people to out themselves to use the internet

Kansas invalidated trans people's driver's licenses, and expanding age verification laws threaten to extend discrimination into online spaces through biased automated identity systems.
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fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week ago

Gavin Newsom says he supports trans equality in everything but sports - LGBTQ Nation

California Governor Newsom supports trans rights legislation while opposing trans women competing on women's sports teams, citing fairness concerns from California track championships.
US Elections
fromIndependent
1 week ago

'We feel safe here' - Trans couple swap 'scary' USA for direct provision centre in rural Clare

Two American trans women fled the United States to Ireland in May 2025, citing an increasingly hostile environment under Trump's administration as the reason for leaving their home country.
Education
fromAdvocate.com
1 week ago

Advocate newsletter: 3/4/26

A trans teacher in Florida is leaving the state due to aggressive anti-trans policies that create constant fear of professional consequences and make the teaching environment untenable.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
6 months ago

Activist warns that the rise of Gavin Newsom is an ominous sign for trans people - LGBTQ Nation

Governor Newsom's social media trolling of Trump boosts his popularity among Democrats, but trans activists express concern he may sacrifice trans rights to appeal to moderate voters.
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fromLGBTQ Nation
2 weeks ago

Republicans are pushing hard for a bill that would disenfranchise trans voters - LGBTQ Nation

The SAVE America Act would require citizens to present birth certificates or passports to vote, effectively disenfranchising millions of Americans including trans voters and same-sex married couples.
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 weeks ago

Caitlyn Jenner blasted for partying at Donald Trump's residence just before his transphobic speech - LGBTQ Nation

Caitlyn Jenner is an attention w***e who completely betrayed the trans community and has said she is not a spokesperson for the trans community just her own journey. Jenner is vile and a fraud. Does she not realize they make fun of her behind her back and say ugly things?
US politics
Music
fromAnOther
3 weeks ago

20 Questions With Peaches

Peaches returns with No Lube So Rude, using polished electro-punk protest songs to champion bodily autonomy, trans rights, freedom of expression, and anti-white supremacy.
fromAdvocate.com
3 weeks ago

Daily newsletter 2/17

Civil rights pioneer Rev. Jesse Jackson has passed away at age 84. Jackson rose from being an aide to Martin Luther King Jr. to being one of the most celebrated civil rights leaders in the U.S., including strong support for marriage equality. "Marriage is based on love and commitment - not on sexual orientation," he once said. "I support the right for any person to marry the person of their choosing."
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fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

Daily newsletter 2/13

Ben Cohen is calling for community help to save Ben & Jerry's from its corporate owners amid disputes over the brand's support for progressive causes.
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fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

"Completely incoherent": UK court says trans people can use the bathroom at pubs but not at work - LGBTQ Nation

Supreme Court created contradictory rules: workplaces must provide bathrooms by birth sex while service providers may allow trans customers to use gender-aligned restrooms.
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

Trump stole our Pride flag but he cannot steal our Pride! - LGBTQ Nation

President Donald Trump directed the National Park Service (NPS) to remove the Rainbow Pride Flag from the Stonewall National Monument in New York City on February 5, 2026. This came just one year after the NPS deleted all references to transgender and queer people from its website of the Stonewall National Monument through Trump's executive order. The initialism that once read LGBTQ+ has been reduced to LGB, standing for lesbian, gay, and bisexual.
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fromQueerty
1 month ago
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"I will never stop using my voice": Gold medalist Amber Glenn is not afraid of threats from MAGA - Queerty

fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago
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"We are literally just people": A trans man wonders how his mere existence can be seen as a threat - LGBTQ Nation

fromLGBTQ Nation
2 months ago
LGBT

How has living under Trump affected you personally this year? LGBTQ Nation wants to hear from you. - LGBTQ Nation

fromQueerty
1 month ago
LGBT

"I will never stop using my voice": Gold medalist Amber Glenn is not afraid of threats from MAGA - Queerty

fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago
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"We are literally just people": A trans man wonders how his mere existence can be seen as a threat - LGBTQ Nation

fromLGBTQ Nation
2 months ago
LGBT

How has living under Trump affected you personally this year? LGBTQ Nation wants to hear from you. - LGBTQ Nation

Music
fromBrooklynVegan
1 month ago

Anjimile shares "Waits For Me," announces US tour

Anjimile released the single "Waits For Me," openly centers trans identity and pride, and announced a March Durham residency plus a May–June 2026 U.S. tour.
fromPinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
1 month ago

University class making sure Wikipedia doesn't erase LGBTQ+ history

During those 10 years, her students have created 63 new articles and edited 588 others, adding 332,000 words and more than 3,000 citations across pages that have collectively been viewed more than 900 million times. "As a professor, I am really proud of the impact my students are having to make sure that Wikipedia reflects the diversity of the world," Rodríguez told PinkNews.
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US politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

Nancy Mace busted lying about a rare medical condition as staffers say she has "deteriorated" - LGBTQ Nation

Rep. Nancy Mace claims hereditary hemochromatosis prevents alcohol use, but staff reports and past social posts allege frequent drinking and unethical behavior.
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fromQueerty
1 month ago

Wait... JK Rowling is in the Epstein files? - Queerty

Jeffrey Epstein's files include multiple references linking J.K. Rowling to social invitations and introductions, implying social proximity but not proving criminal involvement.
fromConsequence
1 month ago

Harry Potter Star John Lithgow Thinks J.K. Rowling's Anti-Trans Views Are "Ironic and Inexplicable"

I take the subject extremely seriously. She has created this amazing canon for young people and it has jumped into the consciousness of the society. It's about good versus evil, kindness versus cruelty.
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fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Hampstead ponds trans access case cannot go ahead

High Court blocked Sex Matters' challenge to City of London policy allowing trans men and women to use their chosen Hampstead pond.
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

Broadway producers stand strong for trans actress amid brutal backlash: "Never acceptable" - LGBTQ Nation

"The producers of Six have chosen to temporarily limit access to the Broadway production's X account following a number of comments made in response to recent Broadway casting news, which we felt crossed the line into bullying," reads a statement provided to Playbill.
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fromWashingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
1 month ago

We Watched "Queer Eye" With Sarah McBride - Washingtonian

On Thursday evening, an exhausted Sarah McBride sank into a pale yellow armchair in her Congressional office. It had been a long week, and she still had to drive two hours home to Delaware-but first, she'd agreed to watch the new Queer Eye, the tenth and final season of the hit Netflix makeover show, which is set in DC. On a wall-mounted TV-which typically shows a live feed of the House floor-we scrolled through the episodes and landed on one about a local tour guide.
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fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago

Daily newsletter 1/13

➡️ In our latest cover feature, Dr. Demetre Daskalakis talks to The Advocate about leaving the CDC under the Trump administration and calling out RFK Jr. "I feel bad for my people who are inside the CDC," he says. "The CDC is now a weapon. That is why I left. The weaponization of public health is happening, and I am not crying wolf."
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fromsfist.com
2 months ago

Building Where Compton's Cafeteria Riot Took Place Is Up for Additional Historic Landmark Status

Activists seek expanded historic protections for 111 Taylor Street to block GEO Group's reentry facility and prevent demolition of the Compton's Cafeteria site.
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fromwww.thepinknews.com
2 months ago

US in the 'early stages' of a trans genocide, experts claim

Escalating political attacks in the US show early warning signs that trans and non-binary people face genocidal treatment and potential mass atrocity.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Judge me on what I do, says new EHRC chair after transgender groups' criticism

Mary-Ann Stephenson pledges to uphold rights of all protected groups and asks to be judged by actions despite controversy over past statements and donations.
fromPinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
2 months ago

Gmail to allow trans users to remove 'deadname' from email

The new section, which is currently only present on Google's Hindi support pages, reads: "If you'd like, you can change your Google Account email address that ends in gmail.com to a new email address that ends in gmail.com." When users change their email address, the old handle will reportedly become an 'alias' address, meaning that emails sent to the old address will automatically forward to the new one.
Digital life
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

I live in a country that hates me': What's next for trans people in the UK?

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Health workers decry hasty House bills to ban gender-affirming care for children: They hurt people'

We're here to discuss two bills coming up, HR 498 and HR 3492, Mitchell said. The two bills, introduced this week for a planned vote on Wednesday, both targeted gender-affirming healthcare for children the first time Congress has voted over national care bans and a major escalation of anti-trans rhetoric from conservative US lawmakers.
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