LGBTQ Issues & Rights News

Published: May. 22, 2025, 8:01 a.m. By Nyah Marshall | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com One of New Jersey’s largest school districts has once again reversed course and dropped a policy that protected transgender students’ privacy. The Edison Township Board of Education voted Tuesday to rescind a policy known as 5756 that prevented school staff from outing transgender students to…

By John Kruzel May 27, 2025 10:56 AM CDT Summary WASHINGTON, May 27 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to hear a student’s challenge on free speech grounds to a Massachusetts public school’s decision to bar him from wearing a T-shirt reading “There are only two genders” due to concern about the message’s effect on…

The announcement came a day after President Trump threatened to withhold federal funding for California over a Jurupa Valley High School trans athlete’s participation in the state track and field championships By Jonathan Lloyd • Published May 28, 2025 • Updated on May 28, 2025 at 5:01 pm The DOJ will look at whether a California law conflicts with Title IX, the federal…

By Jennifer Lotito Jun 05, 2025, 01:07pm EDT It was a rare moment of bipartisan unity. Standing before a joint session of Congress in January 2019, President Donald Trump boldly pledged to eradicate a disease that claims one life every single minute: HIV/AIDS. “Scientific breakthroughs have brought a once-distant dream within reach,” Trump exclaimed. “My…

By: Piper Hutchinson – May 15, 2025 5:33 pm For the fourth year in a row, Louisiana legislators have killed a proposal to prohibit employers from discriminating against new hires based on their gender identity or sexual orientation.  House Bill 429 by Rep. Delisha Boyd, D-New Orleans, was shot down  Thursday on a 4-6 vote in the House Committee…

by: David Rees Posted: May 16, 2025 / 07:00 AM EDT COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The mayors of Athens, Westerville and several other Ohio cities that have outlawed anti-LGBTQ+ practices known as “conversion therapy” are calling for more municipalities to do the same. In a joint letter, the mayors argue healthcare professionals should be banned from engaging…

State Rep. Josh Williams said the bill is intended to support families “most directly tied to the creation and raising of children.” May 16, 2025, 5:58 PM CDT By Jo Yurcaba More than two dozen Ohio lawmakers are supporting a bill that would designate the weeks between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day “Natural Family Month.” Though the…

Ansley Baker said she was forced from the women’s restroom when a security guard banged on the stall door and asked for her ID. By Molly Farrar May 8, 2025 The woman who says a security guard at a Boston hotel accosted her in the women’s bathroom and accused her of being a man filed a complaint with…

If it becomes law, the bill would define sex based on reproductive organs and require state documents and policies to comply with that framework. By Eleanor Klibanoff May 10, 2025 Dozens of trans people and their allies gathered in the outdoor Capitol rotunda Friday, chanting at the top of their lungs. They will not erase us.…

By Blaise Gainey Published May 13, 2025 at 5:38 AM CDT The Texas House passed a measure on Monday that opponents say could raise the price of gender-affirming health care for adults in Texas — or simply stop insurance providers from covering the care altogether. Since the bill was previously approved by the Texas Senate, it now…