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Added on: 12/22/2024

Courthouse that issued country’s first gay marriage license becomes National Historic Landmark

12/21/2024

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced this week that the Boulder County Courthouse in Colorado has been designated a National Historic Landmark for being the…

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Added on: 12/22/2024

Everything That Happened In Anti-Trans Legislation This Week

12/21/2024

Hello readers. It’s Friday, December 20th, 2024. As a reminder, legislative sessions are different for each state — and you can keep track of your state’s legislative…

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Added on: 12/21/2024

BREAKING: Biden administration abandons efforts to protect transgender student-athletes from discrimination

12/20/2024

President Joe Biden’s administration late on Friday abandoned efforts to protect the right of trans athletes to participate in sports based on their gender identity. The U.S….

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Added on: 12/19/2024

Republicans to introduce more transgender-related bills

12/18/2024

Earlier this year, New Hampshire lawmakers banned transgender girls from competing on girls’ school sports teams and prohibited some gender-reassigment surgeries for minors. Those efforts will continue…

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Added on: 12/18/2024

Doctors cannot sue over Biden admin’s transgender health discrimination policy, court rules

12/17/2024

Two Texas doctors did not have standing to sue the Biden administration over a 2021 policy statement that federal law bans discrimination in healthcare against transgender people,…

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Added on: 12/17/2024

Trump appoints gay former Obama and Clinton donor to be ambassador to Belgium

12/16/2024

President-elect Donald Trump has selected Bill White, a gay businessman and philanthropist, to serve as U.S. ambassador to Belgium. White will represent the United States in Belgium,…

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Added on: 12/15/2024

Anti-Trans Hate Crimes In Los Angeles At All-Time High

12/14/2024

A new report from Los Angeles County has shown that the number of hate crimes in 2023 was up 45% from 2022 with 1,350 reported incidents, and…

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Added on: 12/14/2024

Montana Supreme Court blocks ban on transgender surgeries, prompting outcry from GOP lawmaker, supporters

12/13/2024

A Montana law banning transgender surgeries for minors will remain temporarily blocked following a state Supreme Court ruling that a Republican lawmaker is calling an “egregious example…

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Added on: 12/13/2024

House Passes Defense Bill Including Attack on Military Families’ Transgender Youth

12/12/2024

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives today passed a version of the National Defense Authorization Act that would ban coverage for gender-affirming care for transgender youth…

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Added on: 12/12/2024

Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Defense pick, says allowing gay troops to serve openly reflects a Marxist agenda

12/12/2024

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, has repeatedly criticized policies allowing gay people to serve openly in the US military, calling them part…

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Added on: 12/11/2024

Donald Trump appoints anti-trans lawyer to lead Civil Rights Division at DOJ

12/10/2024

Donald Trump added another strident supporter to his list of nominees for his incoming administration on Monday, announcing attorney Harmeet Dhillon, an avowed election denier and anti-woke…

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Added on: 12/10/2024

Supreme Court rejects Wisconsin parents’ challenge to school guidance for transgender students

12/09/2024

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Wisconsin parents who wanted to challenge a school district’s guidance for supporting transgender students. The justices, acting in…

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Added on: 12/09/2024

Hate crime charges dropped for most of the Salisbury University students who allegedly beat a man they lured to an apartment

12/08/2024

Hate crime charges have been dropped for all but three of the 15 students at Salisbury University in Maryland who police said targeted a man and lured him to…

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Added on: 12/07/2024

CNN takes ‘giant leap forward’ by featuring transgender contributors on popular news shows, GLAAD says

12/06/2024

It is not every day that transgender voices shape the national media narrative on transgender issues. Yet this week, CNN broke new ground with its coverage of…

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Added on: 12/06/2024

Target must face shareholder lawsuit over Pride backlash, US judge rules

12/05/2024

Target has failed to persuade a judge in Florida to dismiss a lawsuit that accused the retailer of deceiving shareholders after its sales of LGBTQ-themed merchandise for…

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Added on: 12/05/2024

SCOTUS conservative majority appears ready to endorse Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for minors

12/04/2024

The Supreme Court appeared likely to back a divisive Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming care for minors after more than two hours of oral arguments on Wednesday…

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Added on: 12/04/2024

In Supreme Court battle over transgender rights, conservatives look to an unlikely ally: Europe

12/03/2024

When the Supreme Court hears oral arguments Wednesday in a major fight over Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors, conservatives defending the law plan to point…

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Added on: 12/03/2024

Village People singer defends Trump’s use of ‘Y.M.C.A.,’ says song isn’t a ‘gay anthem’

12/02/2024

“Y.M.C.A.” singer and co-writer Victor Willis of the band Village People defended President-elect Donald Trump’s use of the song Monday on Facebook. Willis denied that the disco…

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Added on: 12/02/2024

He’s the first known transgender lawyer to argue before Supreme Court. For Chase Strangio, the mission ‘is not lost on me’

12/01/2024

A single 15-minute argument in the middle of this week could change Chase Strangio’s life – and the lives of so many people like him in the…

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Added on: 11/30/2024

Trans activist Sir Lady Java fought hate and won. So can we

11/29/2024

Sir Lady Java wasn’t just a trailblazer; she was my second mother. Like so many trans girls, I saw myself reflected in her strength, grace, and unapologetic…

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Added on: 11/30/2024

Italian Transgender Ex-Politician Recalls Parliament Bathroom Ban As Sarah McBride Faces Similar Fight

11/29/2024

Despite deadly conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East and a possible trade war with China, US lawmakers still have time to argue about which toilet they…

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Added on: 11/29/2024

LGBT Activism on the Ropes: ‘No One Wants to Join That Team’

11/28/2024

They’re so close to getting it — and yet still so far. Transgender activism appears to be going through a facelift in the aftermath of President-elect Donald Trump’s resounding Election Day…

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Added on: 11/27/2024

L.A. County gears up for Trump with millions in funding for immigrants, transgender residents

11/26/2024

Gearing up for another Trump presidency, Los Angeles County supervisors will funnel millions in funding to beef up support for immigrants and transgender residents, who could be…

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Added on: 11/26/2024

Transgender lawyer makes history, takes case on puberty blockers and hormone therapy to Supreme Court

11/25/2024

Chase Strangio surrounded himself with close friends on election night, knowing that Donald Trump might be sent back to the White House after a campaign that included…

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Added on: 11/25/2024

Donald Trump ‘to expel all transgender people from military’

11/24/2024

Donald Trump will remove all transgender members of the US military from their posts, according to reports. The president-elect will use an executive order to make the move and it…

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Added on: 11/24/2024

Delaware’s transgender community reels after election

11/23/2024

Cello music filled a sanctuary here on Wednesday night as the audience clutched blue or pink carnations in honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance. A slideshow cycled…

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Added on: 11/23/2024

Trump nominates gay man for Treasury secretary

11/22/2024

Donald Trump announced today (Friday, Nov. 22) that he is nominating hedge fund executive Scott Besent, a top fundraising for the Trump campaign, to serve as secretary…

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Added on: 11/20/2024

Los Angeles officials move to establish city as a sanctuary for immigrants and LGBTQ youth in advance of Trump’s return to the White House

11/19/2024

Los Angeles officials on Tuesday moved to cement the city and its schools as sanctuaries for immigrants and LGBTQ youth as the city positions itself to push…

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Added on: 11/19/2024

Rep. Nancy Mace introduces Capitol bathroom bill – incoming transgender pol Sarah McBride responds

11/18/2024

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) unveiled a resolution on Monday that would ban transgender women from using female bathrooms inside the Capitol — drawing immediate criticism from Democratic…

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Added on: 11/18/2024

Trump pledged to roll back protections for transgender students. They’re flooding crisis hotlines

11/17/2024

Transgender youth in the United States have been flooding crisis hotlines since the election of Donald Trump, who made anti-transgender themes central to his campaign. Many teens…