Raelee Sweet was born an activist — and is already mentoring future LGBTQ+ leaders
In our 2025 Thriving Under 30 feature, we highlight several young LGBTQ+ activists and advocates who are already changing the world.
AUGUST 21 2025 9:14 AM
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Education
Florida judge strikes down state law used to ban books: 'None of these books are obscene'
Judge Carlos Mendoza ruled that Florida's ban on books that "describe sexual conduct" is too broad.
AUGUST 15 2025 2:00 PM
Project 2025's Mike Howell targets UNC courses that mention diversity and LGBTQ+ topics
The University of North Carolina is determining what, if any, documents will be released.
JULY 30 2025 11:16 AM
This Republican governor vetoed anti-LGBTQ+ book ban and bathroom bills
Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire went against her party on these and other issues.
JULY 17 2025 5:00 AM
Harvard seemingly caves to Trump, shuts down LGBTQ+ and women's center websites
Harvard has removed websites for its women's, LGBTQ+, and multicultural student centers.
JULY 11 2025 3:08 PM
Health experts warn Trump’s new policies for HHS teen pregnancy program could reverse decades of progress
“What young people want is to talk about decision-making and relationships. They want to know how to take care of themselves,” one expert said. “We can trust young people with information. But only if we treat them with respect.”
JULY 10 2025 11:28 AM
University of Wyoming sorority has the right to admit transgender women, federal judge rules
Judge Alan B. Johnson called further attempts to litigate the matter “futile.”
AUGUST 26 2025 12:51 PM
West Texas A&M University's drag show ban blocked by appeals court
University president Walter Wendler's unilateral cancellation of a campus drag show has been found unconstitutional.
AUGUST 20 2025 2:53 PM
Republican Sen. Mike Lee's pornography ban is moving forward in the Senate
Utah Senator Mike Lee's bill that would ban all pornography federally is advancing within the Senate.
AUGUST 12 2025 1:56 PM
Brown University is ‘functionally inaccessible’ to transgender students after Trump settlement
“Everyone I talked to thought it only applied to sports. But it applies to everything," one transgender student told The Advocate.
AUGUST 05 2025 3:20 PM
Trump poised to make LGBTQ+ nonprofit workers ineligible for student loan forgiveness
Trump's plan to gut the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program is expected to disproportionately impact LGBTQ+ people.
JULY 14 2025 4:23 PM
Baylor University returns $643,000 LGBTQ+ grant, calling it 'inconsistent' with values
The foundation awarding the grant accused Baylor of bowing to a "pressure campaign from groups with a political agenda."
JULY 10 2025 11:40 AM
George Washington University implements hiring freeze & budget cuts as Trump advances war on higher ed
University President Ellen Granberg called sweeping austerity measures at the elite institution “a step we have tried to avoid but cannot any longer.”
JULY 08 2025 2:33 PM
Illinois launches first-in-nation LGBTQ+ legal hotline
Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker has announced the launch of the nation's first-ever LGBTQ+ legal hotline.
AUGUST 22 2025 11:32 AM
Education Secretary Linda McMahon snubs Oklahoma’s extremist superintendent of schools
The Trump cabinet official's representatives asked state officials to keep Ryan Walters, the firebrand schools chief, off her schedule.
AUGUST 22 2025 10:16 AM
Far-right groups have taken over school boards. Here's how to take them back
Here's how you can fight back against the far-right groups that have infiltrated school boards.
AUGUST 19 2025 8:59 AM
Florida teacher fired for using student's nickname won't get her job back
Ron DeSantis' new Education Commissioner tried to back out of a deal allowing Melissa Calhoun to retain her teaching credentials after a parent accused her of "grooming" a child "to be gay."
AUGUST 08 2025 11:52 AM
Donald Trump praises registered sex offender invited to speak at White House event for children’s fitness
"I don’t know what we are supposed to be doing, but I’m here to serve," registered sex offender Lawrence Taylor said as he spoke from a lectern bearing the presidential seal.
AUGUST 01 2025 12:14 PM
22 states that have passed anti-LGBTQ+ laws in 2025 so far
Here are all the anti-LGBTQ+ laws that have been passed so far in 2025, and which states they come from.
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JULY 28 2025 1:15 PM
Nonbinary Arizona teacher doxxed and accused of grooming by board members settles lawsuit
River Chunnui's lawsuit accused two board members of leaking their address and leading a "smear campaign."
JULY 14 2025 12:04 PM