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Virginia is asking voters to finish the work of marriage equality

Twenty years after voters approved a constitutional prohibition on same-sex marriage, voters will decide whether to replace it with an explicit guarantee.

People rally in New York City's Union Square on Feb. 8, 2025 to support transgender youth and gender-affirming care.
Transgender Health

City-run gender-affirming care clinic for trans patients coming to New York City

The planned clinic comes as hospitals face mounting federal pressure over gender-affirming care.

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HIV

Activists mark 45 years since the start of the AIDS crisis with rally against Trump's health cuts

Participants marched to the Stonewall Inn and staged a die-in to protest cuts that undermine HIV treatment, prevention, housing, and health care programs.

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National

Court rules Trump can’t move transgender women to men’s prisons

The judge's order keeps 14 incarcerated women in their current placements after the court found evidence of serious safety risks.

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‘I’m livid’: Republicans called out for denying Arizona town funds over library drag events

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Rep. Adelita Grijalva, D-AZ, speaks at a press conference in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 12, 2025.

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U.S. Rep. Adelita Grijalva is calling out congressional Republicans for denying funds for an Arizona library that hosted two drag events in 2019 and 2024. Keep Reading →

Teacher fired for reading LGBTQ+ children’s book takes fight to Georgia Supreme Court

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The Nathan Deal Justice Center

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A teacher who was fired for reading a book about tolerance to children has appealed her case to the Georgia Supreme Court. Keep Reading →

Mamdani appoints Black lesbian librarian as the chief keeper of NYC’s records (exclusive)

Mamdani appoints Black lesbian librarian as the chief keeper of NYC’s records (exclusive)

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani will announce that Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz will be the new commissioner of the Department ofRecords and Information Services.

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is appointing a Black lesbian archivist and librarian on Wednesday to lead one of the city’s most consequential but often overlooked agencies, elevating a longtime advocate for information access at a moment when battles over public records, history, and identity are intensifying nationwide. Keep Reading →

House Republicans push bill forcing states to stop acknowledging trans people in schools

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Republican Rep. Mary Miller, from Illinois, is trying to force states to get rid of transgender-related content in schools.

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When Congress returns to session next week, Republicans in the House of Representatives are expected to move forward on a bill that would give the federal government unprecedented power to pressure public schools into removing books and materials that acknowledge the existence of transgender people. Keep Reading →

How I came out to my Mexican dad—who had secrets of his own

Book cover of Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá by Jorge Xolalpa alongside a black-and-white portrait of the author smiling and wearing glasses and layered clothing

The cover of Jorge Xolalpa’s memoir Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá alongside a portrait of the author

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The following is an excerpt from Ni De Aqui, Ni De Alla: A Soul Suspended Between Two Worlds, a new memoir from Out100 honoree Jorge Xolalpa about his journey growing up as an undocumented Mexican immigrant in the United States. Learn more about the book at xolalpa.com. Keep Reading →
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