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The 10 states that have passed the most anti-LGBTQ+ laws this year — and how locals are fighting back

The states are predictably very red.

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Marriage equality will be banned in these 31 states if Obergefell is overturned

Over 60 percent of the country will no longer have marriage equality if the U.S. Supreme Court reverses it.

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Which state has the least transgender people? These are the bottom 10

These are the states with the lowest number of trans people per capita.

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Federal appeals court endorses Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for minors

It’s the latest attack on trans rights in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Skrmetti ruling.

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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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GOP proposes bill that would punish supporting trans youth through new names and haircuts

A bill in Arkansas would allow lawsuits against people who use trans kids' preferred names or give them gender nonconforming haircuts.

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LGBTQ+ youth are 'discriminated against' in all 50 states — but some regions are worse

The Trevor Project's recent survey of LGBTQ+ mental health has "grim" findings.

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What states are the most dangerous for LGBTQ+ people? Here are the worst 15

A lot of states are passing laws that target the LGBTQ+ community — but these 15 are the absolute worst.

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How Grindr, Pornhub, Sniffies are responding to state restriction laws

A total of 19 U.S. states have enacted new laws impacting adult film platforms — some of which are preparing for the possibility of a ban.

14 transgender elected officials you should know

14 transgender elected officials you should know

These trans politicians are breaking barriers around the nation.

Republican AGs ask SCOTUS to uphold anti-trans sports laws

Republican AGs ask SCOTUS to uphold anti-trans sports laws

Twenty-six attorneys general have filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the Supreme Court to do so.

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Over 20 Republican-led states are challenging Biden admin's LGBTQ-inclusive Title IX rule

The Department of Education says sex discrimination includes anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination. More than 20 Republican attorney generals disagree.

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These 4 states don't allow pregnant women to get a divorce

Three states have laws that prevent a divorce from being finalized if the woman is pregnant, and one state has no law, but mandates it anyway.

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Arkansas sued over new restrictions on driver's license gender markers

Transgender, nonbinary, and intersex residents are suing over a new policy that makes it nearly impossible to change their gender marker and bans the use of a gender-neutral one.

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Walmart will close all of its health care clinics; most are in rural areas

The closures may leave a gap in health care access, particularly for lower-income patients without insurance who relied on the centers.

Pornhub blocks access in two states after age verification laws take effect

Viewers in North Carolina and Montana are no longer able to access Pornhub as the platform protests the states' age verification laws.