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Kaiser to halt gender-affirming surgery for patients under 19 across the US, including Oregon and Washington
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Read More Nonprofit Qaravan is helping LGBTQ immigrants fleeing persecution and war
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Read More Maine Senate rejects effort to ban trans girls from sports
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Read More Court blocks Trump admin’s anti-LGBTQ+ restrictions on grants for domestic violence and homeless shelters
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Read More Oregon adoption policy on LGBTQ acceptance violates free speech rights, court says
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Read More Federal threats to gender-affirming care add fear for future of access for minors
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Read More For gay asylum seeker, immigration crackdown strikes terror
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Read More Texas bill banning DEI, LGBTQ clubs in schools heads to governor for signature
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South Carolina asks Supreme Court to allow anti-transgender school bathroom policy
The emergency appeal is the latest in a series of cases involving transgender issues to come before the high court. By Bianca Quilantan and Josh Gerstein 08/28/2025 04:53 PM EDT South Carolina is asking the Supreme Court to allow the state to enforce its policy barring transgender students in state-funded schools from using bathrooms that align with their…
Read More Trump Administration Cuts California Sex Ed Funding Over Gender Identity Content
Natalia Navarro Aug 27, 2025 The Trump Administration last week canceled funding for a California sexual health education program serving homeless, foster care and incarcerated youth, alleging it is an “attempt to indoctrinate children with gender ideology.” At issue is California’s curricula, which teach that gender identity can differ from biological sex and that trans and nonbinary…
Read More Third Way Memo Flags LGBTQ Terms as “Alienating” to Voters
Third Way urges Democrats to drop terms like “cisgender,” “allyship” and “LGBTQIA+” to win over swing voters. By John Riley on August 25, 2025 Third Way, a centrist think tank tied to the Democratic Party’s pro-corporate shift of the 1990s, has issued a memo listing 45 “profoundly alienating” words it says Democrats should avoid. Marketed as…
Read More Alaska medical board seeks to restrict abortion, transgender medical care
August 25, 2025 by James Brooks, Alaska Beacon The politically appointed board that regulates health care in Alaska voted unanimously Friday to recommend that the state restrict medical care for transgender youth in the state and approved a letter asking Alaska lawmakers to end access to abortion in the late stages of pregnancy. On transgender care, the…
Read More With case at Supreme Court, Colorado’s Weiser defends ban on conversion therapy for minors
States have long regulated medical practices that include words without violating First Amendment, attorney general argues By: Lindsey Toomer August 19, 2025 5:21 pm Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser filed a brief Tuesday outlining the state’s arguments defending a 2019 Colorado law that bans conversion therapy for minors in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. The…
Read More Trump’s State Department Erases LGBTQ Abuses from Report
The 2024 Human Rights Report downplays abuses in Trump-aligned nations, omits LGBTQ references, and targets countries critical of his administration. By John Riley on August 16, 2025 Human rights groups, including LGBTQ advocates, accuse the U.S. State Department of politicizing its annual report on global abuses by erasing references to anti-LGBTQ discrimination. According to Al Jazeera, the…
Read More Federal judge guts major portion of Florida’s book ban, in a blow to DeSantis
A judge said a law allowing parents to challenge books over purportedly pornographic content was overbroad and unconstitutional. Aug. 15, 2025, 4:11 PM CDT By Ja’han Jones A federal judge has closed the chapter on key parts of Florida’s censorious ban on school library books that conservatives deem “pornographic” and harmful to children. Amid a broader assault on diversity in…
Read More Supreme Court formally asked to overturn landmark same-sex marriage ruling
Kim Davis, a former clerk who refused gay couples, brought the appeal. By: Devin Dwyer August 11, 2025, 3:59 AM Ten years after the Supreme Court extended marriage rights to same-sex couples nationwide, the justices this fall will consider for the first time whether to take up a case that explicitly asks them to overturn that decision. Kim Davis,…
Read More Trans people in Georgia prisons are being forced to detransition. Now they’re suing.
Case seeks to overturn state law signed in May. by Candice Norwood/The 19th August 9th, 2025 A group of incarcerated transgender women and men have sued Georgia corrections officials, challenging a new law that prevents them from receiving gender-affirming medical care. The lawsuit, filed Friday morning, accuses the state of violating the Eighth Amendment, which prohibits…
Read More 1st homeless shelter for transgender people opening in NYC
By Mark Prussin Updated on: August 7, 2025 / 12:53 PM EDT / CBS New York New York City is opening the nation’s first city-funded homeless shelter specifically for transgender and gender-nonconforming people. Ace’s Place, a shelter with 150 beds in Long Island City, Queens, will offer transitional housing and specialized support services to members…
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