LGBTQ Issues & Rights News
California lawmakers vote to end travel ban to states with anti-LGBTQ+ laws
By Trân Nguyẽn On September 11, ...
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Judge halts California Chino Valley school district’s transgender policy amid state lawsuit
LGBTQ advocates say outing students without ...
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Federal judge restores part of Georgia’s law that had banned gender-affirming care for trans youth
By Shawna Mizelle On September 6, ...
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Officials can’t interfere with local Tennessee Pride festival under anti-drag law, judge rules
By Jonathan Mattise On September 1, ...
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Senator appeared to suggest bipartisan bill would censor transgender content online
By Matt Lavietes On September 5, ...
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Canada issues warning for LGBTQ travelers in the United States
By Kiara Alfonseca On August 30, ...
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Over 30 new LGBTQ education laws are in effect as students go back to school
By Jo Yurcaba On August 30, ...
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The suspect in a California woman’s murder over a Pride flag was killed in a shootout
By Jonathan Franklin On August 21, ...
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Judge blocks anti-LGBTQ+ book ban while calling out Christian hypocrisy
The Bible has many sexually explicit passages… but schools are banning far-tamer books as “obscene.” By Arin Waller Thursday, March 27, 2025 A federal judge on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction,…
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Trump administration cancels at least 68 grants focused on LGBTQ health questions
By CARLA K. JOHNSON Updated 5:15 PM CDT, March 24, 2025 A surge of grant cancellations hit researchers focused on the health of gay, lesbian and transgender people last week, as…
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Researchers, ACLU sue over Trump’s ‘ideological purge’ of NIH grants
By Nate Raymond April 2, 2025 2:49 PM CDT Summary BOSTON, April 2 (Reuters) – Scientific researchers on Wednesday sued to secure reinstatement of National Institutes of Health grants that funded…
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Arizona Two Spirit Powwow empowers community amid growing anti-trans legislation
Brandelyn Clark Feb. 24, 2025 PHOENIX – The Arizona Two Spirit Powwow returned to Phoenix on Saturday to spotlight Indigenous LGBTQ+ and two-spirit people for a day of cultural celebration…
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Mental health disparities seen among sexual, gender minority populations
by Lori Solomon Feb 4, 2025 There are significant mental health disparities between sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations and cisgender heterosexual populations (non-SGM), according to a study published online…
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New York attorney general tells hospitals to continue transgender care after Trump’s executive order
Feb 3, 2025 NEW YORK (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday told hospitals that they would be violating state law if they stop offering gender-affirming care for people…
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Trump signs sweeping order to further restrict trans care for minors nationwide
The order says the U.S. will not “fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support” transition-related care for minors, which it defines as those under age 19. Jan. 28, 2025, 6:13 PM…
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Multiple health agency websites on HIV, contraception taken down to comply with executive orders
Researchers were scrambling to collect and archive as much data as possible. By Selina Wang, Steven Portnoy, Cheyenne Haslett, Dr. John Brownstein, and Youri Benadjaoud February 1, 2025, 2:17 PM Government agency webpages about…
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Trump wants to change colleges nationwide. GOP-led states offer a preview
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and JOCELYN GECKER of The Associated Press, WILLIESHA MORRIS of AL.com, and KEVIN RICHERT of Idaho Education News Updated 9:44 AM CST, January 9, 2025 Nearly a decade…
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Fewer than 0.1 percent of U.S. adolescents receive gender-affirming medications, report finds
Jan 6, 2025 4:05 PM EST By Carla K. Johnson As U.S. lawmakers debate issues around health care for transgender youth, it’s been difficult to determine the number of young…
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