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Gavin Newsom signs several pro-LGBTQ+ laws, vetoes gender-affirming care and HIV coverage

Here are the LGBTQ+ bills Gavin Newsom signed or vetoed this week.

International Transgender Day of Visibility rally in Union Square New York City 2025

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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Texas is quietly collecting data on trans people who legally updated their gender

Texas has been documenting every request from trans people seeking to update their gender.

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These blue states are making it easier for transgender people to update their documents

As Donald Trump forbids trans people from updating their gender markers at a federal level, Democratic states are making it easier for them to legally change their name and sex.

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'Jackass' star Steve-O cancels breast implants surgery after reality check from trans person

The Jackass star planned to get the surgery done as a joke, until he actually had a conversation with a transgender person.

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Texas quietly blocks trans people from changing their gender on driver's licenses

The rule applies even if a person has updated their birth certificates, or even potentially if they have a court order.

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Russian poetry contest bans entries from transgender poets

Organizers said the contest is open to all except those who have “cheated” or “changed” their gender.

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Transgender rights are under attack not just in the U.S., but around the world: study

While recognition of gender identity has increased significantly in the past two decades, so has the criminalization of transgender people, a new study shows.