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Legal News

LGBTQ Federal Workers Push Back Against Trump’s Gender Orders

From the NSA to the TSA, LGBTQ federal employees say new executive orders have created hostile work environments, restricted health…

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Beyond the Binary

Medicaid Ban Limits Access to Gender-Affirming Care

After Planned Parenthood was cut off from Medicaid, low-income transgender patients across the country are facing new barriers to gender-affirming…

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Education

Minnesota Targeted by Federal Government over Trans Girls in Sports

The Trump administration says Minnesota violated federal law by allowing transgender girls to compete in school sports, escalating a national…

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Business News

EEOC Rescinds Workplace Harassment Guidance, Raising Concerns for LGBTQ Workers

The EEOC voted 2-1 to rescind its 2024 workplace harassment guidance, a move experts say will hit LGBTQ workers first…

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Legal News

Justices Appear Open to at Least Some Trans Girls Participating in Sports

The Supreme Court heard arguments on whether Idaho and West Virginia bans violate transgender athletes’ rights, as attorneys debated discrimination,…

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Medicine

RFK Jr. Announces New Rules Targeting Care for Transgender Youth

The Trump administration has proposed sweeping new rules that would restrict gender-affirming care for transgender youth by cutting Medicaid and…

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Crime

Rob and Michele Reiner Were Fierce Advocates for Marriage Equality

Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, longtime champions of marriage equality, are being remembered for their pivotal role in overturning…

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Community News

Big Queer Wedding Party Turns Fear Into Joyful Defiance in Austin

At Austin’s Big Queer Wedding Party, couples married and renewed vows at a former church turned art space, celebrating community…

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International News

Immigrating While Queer: America’s Complex History of Exclusion

A Bangladeshi survivor’s escape highlights the long, often overlooked history of how U.S. immigration laws have targeted LGBTQ people and…

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Black Voices

Legendary Transgender Activist Miss Major Dies at 78

Legendary trans activist Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a Stonewall veteran and champion for Black trans women, has died at 78. Her…

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