United States

LGBTI Rights in United States


ADDED ON: 03/25/2023

Florida sued over bans on gender-affirming care for transgender youth

Four families in Florida sued the state on Thursday over new rules prohibiting gender-affirming care for transgender youth, arguing the bans violate the US Constitution and should be thrown out. The two…

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ADDED ON: 03/24/2023

Ohio lawmakers part of nationwide movement pushing anti-LGBTQ legislation

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio lawmakers are part of a record-breaking national conservative movement pushing anti-LGBTQ legislation, where 340 bills have been introduced in statehouses across the nation that affect states’ LGBTQ citizens.…

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ADDED ON: 03/23/2023

Out in the World: Lesbian from Niger finds her voice in US political campaigns

Aicha Tahirou, a lesbian who was born and raised in Niger, came to the United States for a better life. What she discovered is her political voice. In the middle of the COVID…

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ADDED ON: 03/18/2023

Queer yeshiva to publish first-ever collection of Jewish legal opinions written by and for trans Jews

In the midst of writing a 13-page analysis of a complex area of Jewish law, Rabbi Xava De Cordova found something she wasn’t expecting to see in the medieval-era sources: flexibility. De…

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ADDED ON: 03/17/2023

Mental health concerns at the forefront as hundreds of ‘anti-LGBTQ’ bills circulate nationwide

With each political debate and bill that passes over transgender rights, parents and LGBTQ+ youth say they brace for the negative impact it may have on their mental health. The Trevor Project…

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ADDED ON: 03/16/2023

Tennessee Senate passes chilling bill that redefines sex and legally erases trans people

A “cruel” bill that would define trans people out of Tennessee state code has inched closer to reality after it passed through the Senate. In the latest attack on LGBTQ+ rights in Tennessee,…

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ADDED ON: 03/16/2023

For American Zionist LGBTQ group, Israel’s right-wing government has created an urgent crisis

The annual gala of A Wider Bridge, a Jewish LGBTQ group, had all the trappings of a festive event: Guests arrived in cocktail attire finery — one woman wore a tiered, ruffled…

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ADDED ON: 03/15/2023

Sanders signs transgender care malpractice bill into law

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed legislation making it easier to sue providers of gender-affirming care for children, a move that could effectively reinstate a blocked ban on such care. Sanders…

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ADDED ON: 03/14/2023

Biden says efforts to restrict transgender rights ‘close to sinful’

President Joe Biden called efforts to restrict transgender rights in Florida “close to sinful” in an interview released Monday, suggesting federal laws should be passed to protect those rights in all states.…

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ADDED ON: 03/12/2023

Colorado Catholic group spent millions to identify priests using gay dating apps

A conservative Catholic group based in Colorado spent millions to obtain data that identified priests using gay hookup and dating apps, later sharing the data with bishops nationwide. The project was carried…

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ADDED ON: 03/10/2023

Right-wing media rally behind Michael Knowles’ eliminationist anti-trans rhetoric

Daily Wire pundit Michael Knowles has spent the past week pushing eliminationist rhetoric about transgender people. It began on his show, where on February 27 he said “transgenderism” had to be “ban[ned] entirely” and…

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ADDED ON: 03/09/2023

Anti-LGBTQ bills filed in states this year rapidly approaching 400 – already more than in all of 2022: ACLU

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is tracking 385 anti-LGBTQ bills filed by lawmakers across 38 states targeting the vulnerable community on at least seven broad issues including schools and education, healthcare, free speech,…

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