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        Trans Anti-discrimination Bill Advances in Canada
     
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        Trump’s proposed anti-trans gun rule suddenly had thousands of new supporters. Most were bots
      Assigned Media investigation finds that 96 percent of comments supporting a proposed anti-trans gun rule showed signs of being machine-generated.
 
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Elections 
        Three Democrats and one Republican are vying to become Florida’s first out gay congressman
      Democrats Shevrin Jones, Elijah Manley and Kendrick Meek and Republican Keith Gross all have the chance to make history.
 
Jacob Ogles
 
People 
        'High School Musical's Joe Serafini and Frankie A. Rodriguez are engaged
      The pair met while playing a gay couple on Disney+'s High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.
 
Dawn Ennis
 
News 
        Dylan Mulvaney surprises LGBTQ+ young adults at Provincetown fundraiser
      The transgender actress and influencer made an unexpected appearance at a fundraising event for Summer of Sass, an organization that gives LGBTQ+ young adults the chance to live and work in the queer resort town.
 
Jade Delgado
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        The Trump administration is abandoning its effort to obtain sensitive medical records from transgender young people who received gender-affirming care at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, bringing one of its most aggressive legal fights over such care closer to an end. Keep Reading → 
 
        Don’t give Todd Blanche a ‘promotion,’ national civil rights organization warns Republican senators
     
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        Todd Blanche appears poised to become the nation’s next attorney general after a pivotal Republican senator announced Friday that he would support President Donald Trump’s nominee, even as the Human Rights Campaign warned that Blanche has already used the Justice Department to target transgender people and civil rights organizations. Keep Reading → 
 
        Connecticut Children’s Medical Center caves to Trump DOJ on gender-affirming care
     
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A pediatric patient is inoculated by a Nurse at Hartford Healthcare's mass vaccination center at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Connecticut, on May 13, 2021.

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        The fight for trans athletes isn't about fairness. It's about who gets to belong
     
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 Aug 07, 2026 
Transgender high school athlete AB Hernandez competes in the girls' long jump during the 58th Arcadia Invitational in Arcadia, California, on April 11, 2026. This opinion essay argues that the political campaign targeting transgender athletes extends beyond sports.

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        A young Rose Montoya was put in T-ball and basketball because of the gender she was assigned at birth. Her teammates were boys who spent more time bullying her than passing her the ball. Her real friends were the girls who let her play dress up. Most days, the boys made it clear she didn't belong with them. So she got pushed into solo sports instead, and she missed out on the things sports are supposed to teach kids: teamwork, confidence, belonging. Keep Reading → 
 
        Transgender candidate Joanna Whaley victorious in Michigan Democratic primary
     
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        Lawmakers seek to end New York’s 40-year bathhouse prohibition
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        Lindsey Graham may have lived deep in the closet. He made others suffer for it
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        Lauren Boebert's son charged with child abuse for a second time
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        Dear Kash Patel: Quit your job. Get help
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Trans Anti-discrimination Bill Advances in Canada

The Latest

Trump’s proposed anti-trans gun rule suddenly had thousands of new supporters. Most were bots

Assigned Media investigation finds that 96 percent of comments supporting a proposed anti-trans gun rule showed signs of being machine-generated.

Three Democrats and one Republican are vying to become Florida’s first out gay congressman

Democrats Shevrin Jones, Elijah Manley and Kendrick Meek and Republican Keith Gross all have the chance to make history.

'High School Musical's Joe Serafini and Frankie A. Rodriguez are engaged

The pair met while playing a gay couple on Disney+'s High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.

Dylan Mulvaney surprises LGBTQ+ young adults at Provincetown fundraiser

The transgender actress and influencer made an unexpected appearance at a fundraising event for Summer of Sass, an organization that gives LGBTQ+ young adults the chance to live and work in the queer resort town.

LGBTQ+ stories deserve to be told.

Ken Paxton gloats after extracting $10 million from Texas Children’s Hospital for ‘detransition’ center

These LGBTQ+ Virginia kids found support and community in school. Then, bigoted adults took that away

Libs of TikTok unleashes harassment campaign against North Carolina elementary school teacher

Seth Moulton’s anti-trans rhetoric comes back to haunt him in Senate debate with Ed Markey

Conservatives are turning to American voters to target trans rights

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Trump administration abandons legal appeal for trans kids’ medical records

Don’t give Todd Blanche a ‘promotion,’ national civil rights organization warns Republican senators

Connecticut Children’s Medical Center caves to Trump DOJ on gender-affirming care

The fight for trans athletes isn't about fairness. It's about who gets to belong

Transgender candidate Joanna Whaley victorious in Michigan Democratic primary

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Two ex-NBA players turn transgender identity into a stunt. The WNBA is responding

A task force of team presidents and general managers will add the question of eligibility to their agenda.

Olympic ice skating champion Alysa Liu's teenage trans sibling outed by far-right media

Despite claiming to be a “pro-woman, pro-child” website, Reduxx went on to share more sensitive information about a minor.

Lawmakers seek to end New York’s 40-year bathhouse prohibition

Sen. Erik Bottcher says HIV prevention has been transformed since the AIDS crisis, making it time to replace a 1980s ban with modern public health regulations.

Lindsey Graham may have lived deep in the closet. He made others suffer for it

The stories about the late Republican senator's sexuality may multiply after his death. None of them changes who he chose to be, writes John Casey

Lauren Boebert's son charged with child abuse for a second time

MAGA Republican Lauren Boebert's son Tyler Boebert, 20, was cited over the weekend for child abuse without injury.

Dear Kash Patel: Quit your job. Get help

Opinion: The signs of alcohol addiction and obsession with image control are all too clear to queer people, as is a clear cry for help, writes Josh Ackley.

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Trans Anti-discrimination Bill Advances in Canada

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Assigned Media investigation finds that 96 percent of comments supporting a proposed anti-trans gun rule showed signs of being machine-generated.

Democrats Shevrin Jones, Elijah Manley and Kendrick Meek and Republican Keith Gross all have the chance to make history.

The pair met while playing a gay couple on Disney+'s High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.

The transgender actress and influencer made an unexpected appearance at a fundraising event for Summer of Sass, an organization that gives LGBTQ+ young adults the chance to live and work in the queer resort town.

LGBTQ+ stories deserve to be told.

More For You

Most Popular

A task force of team presidents and general managers will add the question of eligibility to their agenda.

Despite claiming to be a “pro-woman, pro-child” website, Reduxx went on to share more sensitive information about a minor.

Sen. Erik Bottcher says HIV prevention has been transformed since the AIDS crisis, making it time to replace a 1980s ban with modern public health regulations.

The stories about the late Republican senator's sexuality may multiply after his death. None of them changes who he chose to be, writes John Casey

MAGA Republican Lauren Boebert's son Tyler Boebert, 20, was cited over the weekend for child abuse without injury.

Opinion: The signs of alcohol addiction and obsession with image control are all too clear to queer people, as is a clear cry for help, writes Josh Ackley.