Southern states ban transgender books from YA and children's sections in libraries
Children's and young adult sections in libraries are being scrubbed of transgender content in these states.
November 21, 2025
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Texas teachers are being forced to deadname transgender students under a new state law
A Texas law requires school employees to use names and pronouns that conform to students’ sex at birth.
November 18, 2025
Texas A&M bans teaching 'race or gender ideology' at universities
The Texas A&M Board of Regents banned professors from discussing "race or gender ideology" in its 12 universities.
November 14, 2025
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"If it wasn't for the gay community, I wouldn't have been able to come back," Griffin tells The Advocate.
November 12, 2025
Trump's DOE sued (twice) for disqualifying LGBTQ+ nonprofit workers from loan forgiveness
Two lawsuits have been filed over a new DOE policy disqualifying LGBTQ+ nonprofit workers from student loan forgiveness.
November 4, 2025
Florida city ordered to pay $885,000 after conversion therapy ban struck down
Palm Beach County and Boca Raton must pay $885,000 in legal fees after its ban against conversion therapy was struck down.
October 22, 2025
An Alabama LGBTQ+ bar advertised a drag show. Then the city denied its liquor license
The owner of an LGBTQ+ bar denied liquor and entertainment licenses has filed a lawsuit against its town for discrimination.
October 21, 2025
Wyoming library director wins $700,000 after being fired for defending LGBTQ+ books
Terri Lesley has won $700,000 after she was fired for refusing to remove LGBTQ+ books.
October 9, 2025
Donald Trump brags that ‘we took the freedom of speech away’
The First Amendment of the Constitution would like a word.
October 9, 2025
Court sides with ACLU and queer performers over federal trans funding restrictions
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September 23, 2025
Can you really get fired for what you say about Charlie Kirk? A lawyer weighs in
The First Amendment may not be what you think it is.
September 18, 2025
Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension sparks congressional investigation
Rep. Robert Garcia is investigating why the comedian’s popular late-night show was pulled after the FCC commissioner threatened ABC over the host’s speech.
September 18, 2025
Louisiana Republican demands social media companies delete anti-Charlie Kirk posts & ban users
GOP lawmakers, who previously railed against online censorship, are suddenly singing a different tune.
September 17, 2025
Oregon state rep flips from Republican to Democrat, citing gay son
Cyrus Javadi has left the Republican Party, saying it's full of "leaders who’d rather go viral than go fix the roads."
September 10, 2025
West Texas A&M University's drag show ban blocked by appeals court
University president Walter Wendler's unilateral cancellation of a campus drag show has been found unconstitutional.
August 20, 2025
Florida judge strikes down state law used to ban books: 'None of these books are obscene'
Judge Carlos Mendoza ruled that Florida's ban on books that "describe sexual conduct" is too broad.
August 15, 2025
Republican Sen. Mike Lee's pornography ban is moving forward in the Senate
Utah Senator Mike Lee's bill that would ban all pornography federally is advancing within the Senate.
August 12, 2025
Who is Darrin Gayles? The first out gay Black federal judge will hear Trump's WSJ lawsuit
Darrin Gayles became the first out gay Black federal judge in 2014 after he was nominated by Barack Obama.
July 22, 2025
How drag artists can protect themselves from the far-right attacks
Drag artists who survived violence and harassment tell The Advocate about resources to protect other performers.
July 14, 2025
Harvard seemingly caves to Trump, shuts down LGBTQ+ and women's center websites
Harvard has removed websites for its women's, LGBTQ+, and multicultural student centers.
July 11, 2025
Idaho Attorney General tells schools to ban 'Everyone is Welcome Here' signs
Idaho's Republican attorney general said that signs telling children "Everyone is Welcome Here" are actually "political statements."
July 7, 2025