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The Supreme Court just handed conversion therapy a new license for violence

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Kristi Noem’s husband accused of living double life as ‘busty bimbo’ cross-dressing fetishist

Bryon Noem allegedly wore feminine clothing and a makeshift breast plate.

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States

Tennessee board fires library director who refused to comply with LGBTQ+ book purge

The Rutherford County Library board terminated Luanne James after she said she would not comply with censorship directives.

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Meta continues using transphobic company language despite its Oversight Board’s warning

For nearly a year, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram has been dragging its feet on removing an anti-trans term from its policies.

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Daniel Dye (L) made fun of fellow driver, David Malukas, for what he called a "gay voice" while on a livestreamed show.

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NASCAR indefinitely suspended Kaulig Racing driver Daniel Dye after he mocked another driver with a homophobic remark during a livestream, triggering swift disciplinary action from both his team and the sanctioning body. Keep Reading →

Los Angeles Marathon nonbinary champion receives no prize money

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Cal Calamia is the top runner in the Los Angeles marathon's nonbinary division.

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Cal Calamia won the nonbinary division of this year’s Los Angeles Marathon. But unlike the race’s men’s and women’s champions, they received no prize money. Calamia also won the division in 2024 and returned this weekend to claim a second victory in the only category that still offers no financial reward. Keep Reading →

Virginia Republican names bill for swimmer whose fifth-place tie with trans athlete launched lucrative career

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Political activist Riley Gaines speaks outside the US Supreme Court as justices hear arguments in challenges to state bans on transgender athletes in women’s sports on January 13, 2026, in Washington, DC.

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A Virginia Republican has introduced federal legislation named for a swimmer whose national prominence began with a tie for fifth place. Keep Reading →

Meet every LGBTQ+ athlete competing in the 2026 Paralympics

​From left: Jackie Hamwey, Jo Butterfield, and Jake Adicoff.

From left: Jackie Hamwey, Jo Butterfield, and Jake Adicoff.

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The Winter Olympics may be over for another four years, but the Paralympics have only just begun, and this time there are more out LGBTQ+ athletes than ever before. Keep Reading →

USA Rugby creates ‘open’ division after Trump administration pressure to exclude transgender women

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Erica Jarrell-Searcy of the United States carries the ball through a tackle during the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 match between the United States and Samoa at LNER Community Stadium, Monks Cross, York, on September 6, 2025.

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USA Rugby announced on Friday that it will now ban transgender women from being eligible to compete in the women’s division, but that the organization will continue to permit “any athlete registered as male to participate in the men’s division.” The policy, which took effect February 20, reverses the eligibility standards the organization had maintained since at least 2022. Keep Reading →
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