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The 10 states that have passed pro-LGBTQ+ bills — or defeated the most anti-LGBTQ+ ones — in 2025

Liberal states stand out for passage of supportive laws, while the sheer volume of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation introduced in some conservative ones means many bills died there.

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Conservative Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Colorado’s ban on harmful ‘conversion therapy’

“We were told by pastors and Focus on the Family that we had to fix him. Instead, we taught him to hate himself. And when a child is dead, you don’t ever get to repair that,” Linda Robertson said of her late son.

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The sham of oral arguments on conversion therapy is meant to show SCOTUS is 'unbiased'

Opinion: A narrow-minded and homophobic right-wing court is poised to legalize one of the worst forms of psychological abuse ever invented, writes John Casey.

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Christian group defending LGBTQ+ conversion therapy at SCOTUS accused of using 'false evidence'

Researchers say the Alliance Defending Freedom is misrepresenting its work to harm LGBTQ+ people.

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Book bans in schools are more widespread than ever. Which states have had the most?

The bans, which often target LGBTQ-themed books, have gained steam in some of the expected states and others that may be a bit surprising.

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These 19 states won't ban marriage equality if Obergefell is overturned

Here are the 19 states where same-sex couples could still get married if Obergefell is overturned.

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Kaiser Permanente ends gender-affirming surgeries for patients under 19

Kaiser will stop offering the surgeries as of August 29, but said that it will still offer other gender-affirming care.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling reinstates conversion therapy ban

LGBTQ+ youth in the state will be protected from this damaging and discredited intervention.

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Juneteenth and LGBTQ+ Pride celebrations lose sponsors as companies drop DEI

Several Juneteenth celebrations have been scaled down or cancelled this year due to companies and governments dropping DEI.

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Why LGBTQ+ groups aren't fazed by Trump's 'Title IX Month' attention grab

"Pride is a protest, and it's happening whether the most-anti LGBTQ+ administration in history acknowledges it or not," an HRC spokesperson told The Advocate.

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Why experts say Trump's budget bill strips health care from nearly all transgender people

The Republican-passed House bill goes beyond limiting access for Medicaid recipients.

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Out gay Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signs law repealing marriage equality ban

The new law ensures that even if the Supreme Court reverses Obergefell, marriage equality will still be legal in Colorado.

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Out gay Colorado Gov. Jared Polis mocks Donald Trump's 'unflattering painting'

Jared Polis' April Fools joke paid homage to a famous show set in Colorado — while mocking Trump.

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Longtime LGBTQ+ advocate Kate Kendell is the new CEO of the Gill Foundation (exclusive)

Kendell, the former executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, recognizes that it's a crucial time for the LGBTQ+ movement.