Brown, 35, was appointed the inaugural director of the city's new Mayor's Office of LGBTQ+ Affairs by Mayor Zohran Mamdani. In a statement following the announcement, Brown described New York as the place that gave her "life-saving health care, education, a home, a career, my chosen family, and a life of purpose." Now, she says, she plans to ensure the city remains "a beacon of opportunity and hope" for LGBTQ+ people and other marginalized communities.
“I wouldn't hang with Dave if he was full of hate. I don't hang with people like that,” Wayans said. “I know Dave's heart, and his intention isn't to punch down.”
H.R. 1329, or the Smithsonian Women's History Museum Act, was first introduced by a bipartisan group of Reps., Nicole Malliotakis (R-New York), Judy Chu (D-Calif.), Monica De La Cruz (R-Tex.), Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), Mike Carey (R-Ohio), and Emilia Sykes (D-Ohio) last February. As such, it was initially popular-among both ends of the aisle. The parties collaborated on the language for a long time since, and by late 2025, some GOP representatives were annoyed with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for not bringing it to the floor (keeping to his habit) sooner. 127 Democrats also co-sponsored this earlier version of the bill.
Single-sex spaces - such as changing rooms, toilets and hospital wards - must be used on the basis of biological sex, new guidance from the equalities watchdog has confirmed. This means, for instance, that a trans woman - a biological male who identifies as a woman - should not use female toilets or changing rooms, according to the code of practice. The guidance, produced by the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and now approved by ministers, makes it clear that transgender people should be offered a third or a gender-neutral space.
South Carolina governor Henry McMaster has signed House Bill 4756, a "privacy" law that allows schools to treat outdoor porta-potties as an acceptable single-occupancy toilet option for trans students if no indoor single-user bathroom is available.
A court ruling in August 2024 found that Australian businesswoman and founder of Sall Grover and her app had unlawfully discriminated against trans woman Roxanne Tickle when her membership was withdrawn. The court found that Tickle had been unlawfully indirectly discriminated against after she was barred from using the app in 2021 "because she did not look sufficiently female".
The federal court has upheld a landmark decision that found a women-only social media app and its founder unlawfully discriminated against Roxanne Tickle after the transgender woman was denied access to the platform. In their judgment on Friday, 15 May, justices Melissa Perry, Wendy Abraham and Geoffrey Kennett affirmed an August 2024 finding that Tickle was discriminated against on the basis of her gender identity, and also sided with Tickle's cross-appeal, claiming she experienced two instances of direct discrimination by the Giggle for Girls app and its founder Sall Grover.
Allegheny County Council President Patrick Catena (D) - who is running for a seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives - sent out mailers last week criticizing his opponent for being supported by an "extreme left group" that supports allowing trans people to participate in sports.
The annual festival centres on the Koothandavar Temple and the story of Aravan, a figure from the Mahabharata, one of India's most revered epic poems. According to the story, Aravan agrees to be sacrificed before a decisive battle, but asks for one final wish: to be married before he dies. When no woman is willing to wed a man fated to die the next day, the god Krishna assumes the female form of Mohini to fulfil his desire.
"It was done out of conscience and conviction, but was not something a few months ago we thought we would ever have to do - or even want to do," said Frances Riley, who had been on the committee of one of the shuttered Women's Institute chapters.
The child's parent, Rose Inessa-Ethington, is accused of taking the child to Cuba without the permission of the biological mother, leading to a contentious custody fight.
