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January 29, 2025
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Florida Rains Down Restrictions on LGBTQ+ Youth, Gender-Affirming Care
The state's Department of Health and its Department of Education have pushed to restrict trans rights.
August 1, 2022
MacKenzie Scott Donates $1.7 Billion to LGBTQ+, Gender, Racial Equity
The third richest woman in the world is putting her money where her mouth is.
July 29, 2020
52% of anti-LGBTQ+ attacks targeted transgender and gender nonconforming people
There were 932 anti-LGBTQ+ incidents between May 1, 2024 and May 1, 2025 – equal to 2.5 incidents every day, according to GLAAD.
June 2, 2025
Federal judge orders Pentagon to restore LGBTQ+ books, gender & diversity lessons in military schools
Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles ordered Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and DoDEA Director Beth Schiavino-Narvaez to comply immediately.
October 20, 2025
Spokane City Council passes measure protecting LGBTQ+ rights and gender-affirming care
The Spokane City Council voted 5-2 on Tuesday to pass gender-affirming care protections while rejecting proposed anti-trans amendments.
April 30, 2025
80% of LGBTQ+ People Feel Less Safe Due to Gender-Affirming Care Bans
The laws are aimed primarily at trans youth, but they're negatively affecting all LGBTQ+ Americans, a new study finds.
August 17, 2023
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.
October 15, 2025
New kids’ book ‘Hooray for She, He, Ze, and They!’ explores gender euphoria amid LGBTQ+ book bans
Nonbinary author Lindz Amer’s new children’s picture book champions diverse representation and free expression. The Advocate spoke to them about their motivation for writing it.
February 25, 2024
Unhinged Nancy Mace attacks D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser over race, gender & LGBTQ+ businesses in House hearing
"I’m a woman. You’re looking at one,” Bowser shot back at one point.
September 18, 2025
Republican Sen. Josh Hawley Seems to Think There's Only One Gender
The anti-LGBTQ+ Missouri Republican abandoned gender as a construct and, instead of the gender binary, embraced the unary.
September 22, 2022
South Dakota Ban on 'Divisive Concepts' in Education Heads to Governor
The bill has chilling implications for content pertaining to LGBTQ+ issues, race, gender, and more.
March 8, 2022
For LGBTQ Youth, Human Rights Day Has Special Meaning
Around the world, LGBTQ, gender-nonconforming, and non-binary youth need to be heralded -- and protected.
December 10, 2019
The Heritage Foundation wants transgender people and allies designated as terrorists
The Charlie Kirk killing fueled the anti-LGBTQ think tank's latest attack on gender minorities.
September 19, 2025
Drag Race's Eureka O'Hara Shares Personal Journey With Gender
The forward-thinking drag queen discusses their evolving sense of gender on the LGBTQ&A podcast.
October 22, 2019
Pride Flag Burned Outside of Baltimore Shop Investigated as Hate Crime
Police are looking for two supsects in connection with the crime that occurred outside of the LGBTQ boutique Same Gender Love.
May 10, 2019
Peppermint & WNBA's Chelsea Gray on LGBTQ+ History & 'How We Got Here'
LGBTQ+ history, gender representation, and the intersections of being Black and queer are packed into a fascinating short video set by Freeform.
July 2, 2020
Discrimination Against LGBTQ People Rose 13% According to GLAAD Study
GLAAD found that while reported discrimination did rise, more non-LGBTQ+ people understand there are gender identities outside female and male.
November 3, 2021
Gay Congressman's Bill Would Strike Out Male Presidential Pronouns
The openly gay official has filed a bill that would change gendered language so LGBTQ people and women can be officially elected.
January 18, 2019
Rash of Teen Suicide Attempts After Arkansas Adopts Trans Care Ban
The state was the first one to enact a ban on gender-affirming health care for minors. And more anti-LGBTQ+ legislation continues to advance around the nation.
April 19, 2021
Florida Extends ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law Through High School Graduation
Now no student in a Florida public school will be taught about the existence of LGBTQ+ people or other gender identities until after they graduate from high school.
April 19, 2023