Montana Sends Drag Ban and LGBTQ+ Erasure Bill to Governor
The Human Rights Campaign is calling on Gov. Greg Gianforte to veto these and other anti-LGBTQ+ measures.
May 5, 2023
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10 States That Passed the Worst Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws in 2023
2023 was a record year for anti-LGBTQ+ legislation at the state level. Here's a look at the worst of many heinous bills.
December 31, 2023
Trans activists march on Florida capital as erasure bill dies
At a rally on the steps outside the building on Wednesday, LGBTQ leaders and progressive lawmakers slammed legislation threatening to erase trans identities.
March 1, 2024
Montana Governor, Who Has Nonbinary Child, Signs Law Defining Sex as Binary
It's one of three anti-LGBTQ+ bills the Republican governor signed.
May 23, 2023
Tennessee Adds Three More Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws to Its Books
The state leads the nation in anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, "making it increasingly hostile and unlivable" for LGBTQ+ people, says the Human Rights Campaign.
May 19, 2023
Ron DeSantis Signs Four Bills Into Law Restricting LGBTQ+ Rights in Florida
The bills include an expansion of "don't say gay," a ban on gender-affirming care, restrictions on bathroom use, and restrictions on drag shows.
May 17, 2023
North Carolina Republican Lawmakers Introduce 'Don't Say Gay' Bill
The bill would require school employees to potentially out students to their parents.
May 27, 2022
Pete Buttigieg Explains Damning Impact of Florida 'Don't Say Gay' Bill
The U.S. Cabinet member spoke about how it would impact children like his own.
February 11, 2022
Video: Transgender activists stage die-in at Florida driver's license offices across the state
It comes as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration criminalizes changing one's gender on an I.D.
February 9, 2024
Most Iowans oppose controversial trans birth certificate bill, according to new poll
Critics say the “women’s bill of rights” is an “erasure” of the trans community in the state.
March 5, 2024
LGBTQ+ History Month founder says ‘history is our defense’ against Trumpism’s false saints like Charlie Kirk
“Everything they don’t like, don’t want, don’t understand, or don’t approve of is now targeted," Rodney Wilson told The Advocate.
October 3, 2025
Gay Republicans Call DeSantis Press Sec. 'Gay Icon' After Homophobia
She tweeted earlier this month that those against Florida's "don't say gay" bill were probably groomers, a term for someone who sexually abuses children.
March 16, 2022
Intersex People Can No Longer Be Sidelined in the LGBTQ+ Movement
Intersex people make up nearly 2 percent of the population -- why are their lives so often invisible?
November 8, 2021
North Carolina Town Adopts LGBTQ-Inclusive Law After State Ban Lifts
Hillsborough became the first town in North Carolina to enact an inclusive nondiscrimination law after the expiration of a state ban.
January 12, 2021
Equality Florida Issues Travel Advisory to LGBTQ+ Visitors to the State
“Florida may not be a safe place to visit or take up residence,” says the advisory.
April 12, 2023
31 Places Where Showing LGBTQ+ Pride Is Illegal
There are more than 60 places in the world where it’s illegal to be gay.
June 16, 2023
Queer History Lecture Prompts Vengeance From Alabama GOP
After the state archives hosted a discussion on Alabama's queer icons, like Nell Carter, Republican senators vowed retribution.
September 8, 2023
DeSantis Press Secretary Spews 'Unbridled Hatred' of LGBTQ+ Community
Christina Pushaw conflated LGBTQ+ education with "grooming."
March 6, 2022
Montana Library Cancels Trans Woman's History Lecture Due to Anti-Drag Law
Adria Jawort, a Native American trans woman, was to speak on the history of LGBTQ+ and Two-Spirit people in the state.
June 3, 2023
GLAAD Ad Airing on Fox News Lays Out Trump's Anti-LGBTQ+ Stances
The ad, premiering during the Republican convention, shows a gay man informing his mother about Donald Trump's opposition to the Equality Act.
August 24, 2020
The best way to fight fascism? Throw a damn Pride parade
Recalling the spirit of Stonewall, guest writer Shaley Howard urges a return to the roots of the resistance.
June 4, 2025