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Trump poised to make LGBTQ+ nonprofit workers ineligible for student loan forgiveness

Trump's plan to gut the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program is expected to disproportionately impact LGBTQ+ people.

Trump’s Project 2025 White House orders mass firings of DEI employees across federal government

“These programs divided Americans by race, wasted taxpayer dollars, and resulted in shameful discrimination,” a policy memo read in part.

Trump Administration Removes Info on Avoiding Anti-Trans Bias

The information vanished from the Office of Personnel Management website, governing treatment of federal employees.

LGBT Group Lobbies Clinton For Fair Treatment At State

About 2,200 government employees working in foreign affairs signed a letter supporting the rights of the LGBT employees that was hand-delivered to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's office Monday.

D.C. Bans Employees From Traveling to North Carolina

D.C. joins six other major cities and states banning government employees from traveling to North Carolina.

Okla. Official Panics, Warns Others When LGBT Youth Visit Capitol

A group of LGBT students visited the state capitol in Oklahoma City. A government employee reacted by sending an email warning people that "cross-dressers are in the building."

Trans Women Win Discrimination Suits Using Civil Rights Act

For the first time in history, the federal government is standing behind transgender employees who say they've been discriminated against because of their gender identity.

Michigan DP benefits ruling causes alarm

A Michigan appeals court ruling that bans public universities and state and local governments from providing health insurance to partners of gay employees has alarmed gay rights advocates nationwide.

What is DEI, what does it mean, and why are companies really getting rid of it?

DEI does not ensure certain groups have preferential treatment, but rather that none do.

Florida Senate pushes ahead with 'don't say gay at work' bill after seemingly brushing it aside

A week after declining to take up the legislation, a Senate committee advanced the bill on a party line vote.

Japan’s Supreme Court Issues Landmark Trans Rights Ruling

The ruling had far-reaching implications in a country that is still hostile to LGBTQ+ rights, including marriage equality.

History in the Making

In the 1950s, Frank Kameny was fired from his job in the Army Map Service for "sexual perversion." Now he's watching an openly gay man run the very office once responsible for scrubbing gays from the government.

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.

Georgia State Workers Sue Over Denial of Trans Health Care Coverage

The exclusion isn't just wrong, it's illegal, says the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund.

​Anti-LGBTQ+ groups in Florida urge legislators to extend preferred pronoun ban to city, county governments

Could Florida enforce a 'don't say they' rule for local governments?

How the FBI Investigated Suspected Lesbians in Nuclear Weapons Project

Robert Oppenheimer's story isn't the only one to come out about workers at the Manhattan Project.

The John Berry Confirmation Train Begins

John Berry, an openly gay man who has been nominated by President Barack Obama to head the Office of Personnel Management, encountered a friendly confirmation hearing Thursday.