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More than 90% of anti-trans, anti-LGBTQ bills died in statehouses: Analysis
By Hope Pisoni, Uncloseted Media Published: Apr. 08, 2025, 5:00 a.m. On March 6, Montana State Reps. Zooey Zephyr and SJ Howell stood up to speak against two of the 527 anti-LGBTQ bills introduced in U.S. state legislatures this year. One bill would ban drag performances and pride marches as “hypersexualized shows,” and the other would require “the emergency removal of a child…
Utah becomes first state to ban LGBTQ+ pride flags in government buildings and schools
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Updated 6:33 PM CDT, March 28, 2025 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah became the first state to prohibit flying LGBTQ+ pride flags at schools and all government buildings after the Republican governor announced he was allowing a ban on unsanctioned flag displays to become law without his signature. Gov. Spencer Cox, who made the…
Tracking US allies that have tweaked advisories for trans travelers
By Avery Lotz Travel advisories updated for visiting the U.S. As of April 3, 2025 A table listing countries that have issued travel advisories for visiting the U.S., including Canada, the U.K. and Germany. Country Last updated Details Canada March 21 Change in entry/exit requirements Denmark March 20 Advisory for transgender citizens Finland March 25…
E.U. Prepares Major Penalties Against Elon Musk’s X
European regulators are considering fining X and making demands for product changes, after weighing the risks of further antagonizing Mr. Musk and President Trump. By Adam Satariano Updated April 9, 2025 European Union regulators are preparing major penalties against Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, for breaking a landmark law to combat illicit content and disinformation, said four…
Mistaken deportations stoke concerns over Trump’s aggressive immigration push
By Priscilla Alvarez, Katelyn Polantz and Evan Perez, CNN Published 5:00 AM EDT, Fri April 4, 2025 The Trump administration’s aggressive and fast-paced effort to advance its immigration agenda has exposed existing challenges with a dated system and raised concerns that authorities are flouting due process to ram deportations through. Since taking office, President Donald Trump and his team have taken extraordinary measures to…
Migrant children are maneuvering immigration court alone, attorneys say
The federal government ordered immigration lawyers to stop representing children who cross the border into the United States by themselves. By Shandel Menezes • Published April 1, 2025 • Updated on April 1, 2025 at 8:21 pm Layoffs have begun across the county for those who provide legal services to unaccompanied minors who crossed the border in the United States. The cuts come…
Trump administration resumes detention of immigrant families after Biden-era pause
By VALERIE GONZALEZ Updated 6:24 PM CDT, March 12, 2025 McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Trump administration resumed family detention of immigrants last week in a South Texas facility after a Biden-era pause, a legal nonprofit group providing services to migrant families said Wednesday. Fourteen immigrant families with children as young as one year old were…
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, blocking the enforcement of an Iowa state law that removes books with LGBTQ+ themes and references to sex acts from school libraries. The judge’s decision…
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 the Trump administration continues to target what it describes as ideologically driven science. Last week the U.S. government terminated at least 68 grants to 46…