Politics

Houston's Texas Children's Hospital must open the nation's first detransition clinic within 90 days under a $10 million settlement with the Texas AG.

As Texas schools implement SB 12, students across the state are organizing, speaking out, and challenging policies affecting transgender youth, LGBTQ clubs, and student support systems.

A Maine ballot measure targeting transgender students’ access to school sports and bathrooms was removed after officials found more than 12,000 invalid signatures.

Harvey Milk Day honors the pioneering LGBTQ leader whose election, advocacy, and message of hope helped transform queer visibility and political power.

Barney Frank, the first member of Congress to voluntarily come out as gay, died at 86 after a career shaping LGBTQ rights, banking reform, and Democratic politics.

Senate Democrats continue voting against anti-trans measures but often avoid speaking out, as internal divisions shape how the party addresses transgender rights ahead of key elections.

The Texas Supreme Court lifted blocks on child abuse investigations tied to gender-affirming care, citing closed cases and moot claims, without deciding whether such care constitutes abuse.

Houston officials approved changes to an ICE-related ordinance after threats to pull state funding, prompting debate over police discretion, civil rights concerns, and cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

Houston City Council Member Abbie Kamin has been appointed Harris County Attorney, becoming the first woman and first mother to lead the county’s civil law office.

The Tennessee Senate passed an amended bill requiring reporting on transgender-related healthcare, despite protests and concerns that the measure could stigmatize patients and lay groundwork for future restrictions.