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U.S. Olympic and Paralympic officials bar transgender women from Olympic women’s sports
Updated July 22, 2025 10:01 PM ET By The Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has effectively barred transgender women from competing in women’s sports, telling the federations overseeing swimming, athletics and other sports it has an “obligation to comply” with an executive order issued by President Trump. The…
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As Congress debates ban on funds for gender-affirming care, trans advocates watch, worry
Senate version of budget reconciliation bill removed the prohibition on use of federal funds for care, but some in House want it restored before giving final approval By: Danielle J. Brown – July 3, 2025 7:37 am As Congress wrangles over a budget reconciliation bill that would deny federal funds to pay for gender-affirming care, Lee Blinder appreciates…
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HIV prevention drug hailed as a ‘breakthrough’ gets FDA approval
June 18, 2025 4:59 PM ET By Jonathan Lambert A drug with the potential to drastically curb the HIV epidemic just cleared its first regulatory hurdle. On Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration approved lenacapavir for the prevention of HIV. Clinical trial data from last year suggest just two injections a year provide near-complete protection…
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Nonprofit Qaravan is helping LGBTQ immigrants fleeing persecution and war
By Hannah Kliger Updated on: June 24, 2025 / 12:22 PM EDT / CBS New York Yelena Goltsman immigrated from Soviet Ukraine in 1989, and says it didn’t take too long for her to realize that as a gay woman, she needed guidance navigating her new home.”I didn’t have any support system. I didn’t know…
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Supreme Court clears way for states to kick Planned Parenthood out of Medicaid
Patients do not have legal standing to sue if a state denies their right to see their preferred medical provider, the court said in a 6-3 ruling. By Alice Miranda Ollstein, Josh Gerstein and Lauren Gardner Updated: 06/26/2025 01:22 PM EDT The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for states to exclude Planned Parenthood from their Medicaid programs. In…
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Maine Senate rejects effort to ban trans girls from sports
Bills mark the first of several targeting transgender rights that will go before lawmakers in the coming days By: Eesha Pendharkar and Lauren McCauley – June 12, 2025 10:04 pm Despite pressure from the Trump administration to repeal protections for transgender student athletes, lawmakers in the Maine Senate late Thursday rejected legislation that would restrict transgender students’ access to school…
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For gay asylum seeker, immigration crackdown strikes terror
Published: Jun. 17, 2025, 6:00 a.m. By Jaylen Green, Uncloseted Media This month, the Trump administration has deployed thousands of troops, including the National Guard and the Marines, to crack down on protests in Los Angeles against ICE raids in the latest act of their ongoing legal and military attacks on undocumented immigrants. Kelvin, a gay man from…
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Texas bill banning DEI, LGBTQ clubs in schools heads to governor for signature
KERA | By Bill Zeeble Published June 3, 2025 at 11:29 AM CDT A bill banning Diversity, Equity and Inclusion work in Texas’ K-12 schools is on its way to the governor’s desk. Senate Bill 12 bans DEI policies in hiring and training, bans student groups centered around gender identity and sexual orientation, and prohibits school employees from…
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Supreme Court Upholds Gender-Affirming-Care Ban. Here’s What to Know
by Solcyré Burga Jun 18, 2025 12:55 PM CT The Supreme Court has delivered a major blow to transgender rights with its decision to uphold a Tennessee law that bars doctors from providing gender-affirming care including puberty blockers, hormones, and surgical procedures for trans minors in the state. The Wednesday decision in the landmark U.S. v. Skrmetti case…
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