Texas AG Ken Paxton sues swimming group over inclusion of transgender women
The lawsuit does not accuse USMS of violating trans athletic participation laws, but of violating consumer protection laws.
July 21, 2025
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22 Republican AGs threaten to make it illegal for the American Academy of Pediatrics to endorse trans care
The letter, which was sent to the president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, attempts to use consumer protection laws to make it against the law to support puberty blockers.
September 28, 2024
Trump Appointee Worked for Anti-LGBTQ Group and Tried to Hide It
Paul Watkins once worked to criminalize homosexuality. Now he has enormous influence on how companies comply with antidiscrimination laws.
June 24, 2019
Judges Shut Down Antigay Florist; Case Could Head to Supreme Court
The Washington State Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision on a florist who refused service to a male couple.
February 16, 2017
Is a Consumer Protection Exec Quietly Dismantling LGBTQ Protections?
Employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau want answers after discovering a bureau official once worked for an antigay hate group.
September 18, 2019
Could New Jersey Pay Damages for Conversion Therapy Victims?
The New Jersey lawsuit could offer new options for those damaged by bogus gay-conversion schemes.
May 13, 2015
Judge blocks Missouri AG from accessing medical records of transgender minors
Judge Joseph Whyte wrote that Missouri consumer protections do not require “blind obedience to the attorney general’s civil investigative demands."
July 9, 2024
Yes, Conversion Therapy Is Fraud, Rules N.J. Court
Telling gay people they can be turned straight is fraud under New Jersey law, a jury determined. The Jewish group must now pay $72,400 in damages to its former clients.
June 25, 2015
Seattle Hospital Sues Texas AG Over Demand for Trans Care Info
The famously anti-LGBTQ+ Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had demanded to know if Seattle Children's Hospital had provided gender-affirming care to any Texans.
December 22, 2023
Missouri Attorney General Sets Severe Restrictions on Gender-Affirming Care
The regulation affects both transgender adults and youth.
April 15, 2023
Fired Gay Administrator Sues Wash. Catholic School
Mark Zmuda, forced out at a Catholic school near Seattle after marrying his partner, is filing a wrongful-termination suit.
March 7, 2014
Texas investigating USA Fencing Association after it disqualified cis player for refusing to play trans woman
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton — who has an extensive history targeting LGBTQ+ people — said the state is looking for evidence USA Fencing engaged in "false, deceptive, and misleading acts and practices.”
April 10, 2025
Missouri Judge Halts Restrictions on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Adults and Youth
The restrictions were set to go into effect on Thursday.
April 27, 2023
Texas's anti-LGBTQ+ attorney general sues Tylenol company over autism claims
This lawsuit comes a month after RFK Jr.'s updated guidance discouraging pregnant women from taking acetaminophen, citing it as a possible cause of autism.
October 28, 2025
Anti-transgender former Missouri AG appointed to FBI leadership
The former AG behind Missouri’s anti-trans snitch line, all-ages health care crackdowns, and sweeping subpoenas of providers is now the FBI’s second-in-command.
August 22, 2025
Trump's Hate Has a Long History in This Country
Both Republicans and Democrats built a system that would enable someone like Trump to emerge. To change things, politicians have to abandon the narrative that only white, straight, male Christians are entitled to the good life.
March 1, 2016
N.J. Judge: Illegal to Call Being Gay a 'Mental Disorder'
Now, in an ongoing lawsuit, a jury will determine whether an 'ex-gay therapy' provider made such a claim.
February 11, 2015
Germany Would Fine Social Media Outlets If They Don't Police Hate Speech
CNET reports that Germany's minister of justice will propose a law that slaps large fines on social media platforms for not properly controlling online abuse.
March 14, 2017
Here's how far-right activist Leonard Leo helped fund Bud Light boycott
Leo, board cochair at the Federalist Society, gave $350,000 to the group that called for a boycott over the brand's partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.
July 23, 2024
In Trump's Sights: Dismantling Equality in Lending
Protecting Dodd-Frank and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau isn't as sexy as saving Obamacare and marriage equality, but it's nearly as imperative.
February 21, 2017