National Center for Missing & Exploited Children site scrubbed of transgender kids
LGBTQ+ and missing? The Trump administration doesn’t seem to care.
February 7, 2025
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LGBTQ+ and missing? The Trump administration doesn’t seem to care.
“Our opposition has endless money; they get to try things, fail, and keep going [while] organizations like GLSEN are forced to make impossible choices,” executive director Melanie Willingham-Jaggers told The Advocate.
It comes as other major companies and organizations turn away from longstanding efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion.
In order to protect trans rights, Lambda Legal’s CEO, Kevin Jennings, says it needs people who are harmed to step forward to sue.
The first trans member of Congress is speaking out against the president’s attempt to erase Americans.
"GLSEN, like many of our peer organizations and the communities we serve, is not immune to the widespread and sudden changes moving swiftly over the horizon," writes Melanie Willingham-Jaggers.
“We’ve been through tough times, and we’ll get through this together,” U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman said.
The president continues to target transgender people’s existence.
Therapist Chris Tompkins on building a world safe and affirming for LGBTQ+ youths.
It was a carnival-like atmosphere as the new president began his overhaul of the U.S. government, with many executive orders targeting queer Americans.
Supporting LGBTQ+ youths' mental health is crucial. How can we ensure all young people have access to the support they need to thrive?'
One Heartland in Minnesota is now hoping to cater more broadly to LGBTQ+ youth and those with other conditions.
Simpson won her election on November 5 with more than 56 percent of the vote, beating out incumbent Elias Haynes, who had served on the board with his wife, Lindsi, who were both subject to recall votes.
The trans actress spoke up after Disney+'s rumored cuts to the new Pixar series about a co-ed middle school softball team.
New Hampshire U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas defended his support for the National Defense Authorization Act that strips trans kids of military members of care in a statement to The Advocate.
The out athlete has supported the organization since coming out publicly.
The Ellensburg community raised more funds than the city had previously allocated to rescue the program that provided pizza and a safe space for LGBTQ+ teens.
The teen said she felt “normal now” after receiving gender-affirming care treatment.
“They’ve purged the ‘immune system’ within the government that held back their worst impulses,” GLSEN executive director Melanie Willingham-Jaggers told The Advocate.
Lesbian, gay, and bisexual Americans are much more likely to try tobacco products than their straight and cisgender peers, according to a new report from the surgeon general.
The district must take corrective action after it was found to violate the rights of LGBTQ+ students and others who were bullied.