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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Democratic officials sue RFK Jr. over attempt to limit gender-affirming care for trans youth

The coalition bringing the suit, led by Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, includes 198 AGs and one governor.

Jordan Wood Maine gay man seeking Susan Collins senate seat

A gay Maine man seeking Susan Collins’s senate seat says he isn’t buying Graham Platner’s redemption story

“I believe deeply in second chances,” Democrat Jordan Wood told The Advocate. “But what I saw was someone who doesn’t understand what’s wrong with these statements."

New York City LGBTQIA pride parade Heritage of Pride March June 2025

These 19 states won't ban marriage equality if Obergefell is overturned

Here are the 19 states where same-sex couples could still get married if Obergefell is overturned.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Transgender athlete AB Hernandez of Jurupa Valley

California sues Trump admin over threats to trans athletes

The administration wants the state to discriminate against trans student athletes, which California refuses to do.

Maine Rep. Laurel Libby

Supreme Court restores voting privileges of censured anti-trans Maine Republican lawmaker

Rep. Laurel Libby can speak and vote in the Maine House while her lawsuit proceeds.

Janet Mills official portrait alongside Donald Trump press briefing white house 2025

Maine Gov. Janet Mills hits back after Trump sues state for transgender sports policies

The Trump Administration is suing Maine for allowing trans girls to participate in girls sports, but Gov. Mills says this "has never been about the protection of women and girls."

From left: Massachusetts state Reps. John Gaskey and Ken Gordon

Even in liberal Massachusetts, Republicans are attacking trans athletes

A Republican legislator attached a trans-exclusionary policy to a spending bill, while a Democratic move may block it.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi

Justice Dept. pulls 'nonessential' funds from Maine prison system over trans inmate housed with women

Attorney General Pam Bondi made the announcement on Fox & Friends.

Maine Governor Janet Mills challenges US President Donald Trump see you in court

Trump vs. Maine: State refuses anti-trans sports policies as federal agencies push to cut funding

Here's everything you need to know about Trump's spat with Gov. Janet Mills of Maine.

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LGBTQ+ youth are 'discriminated against' in all 50 states — but some regions are worse

The Trevor Project's recent survey of LGBTQ+ mental health has "grim" findings.

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What states are the best for LGBTQ+ people? These are the top 15

Based on laws surrounding marriage, family rights, health care, and education, here are the 15 best states for LGBTQ+ people.

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Maine Rep. Laurel Libby

Maine lawmaker censured for outing, deadnaming trans student athlete

Republican Rep. Laurel Libby outed the student in a Facebook post.

President Trump Holds Reception Honoring Black History Month In The East Room Of The White House

Government launches investigation into Maine hours after Democratic governor stood up to Trump’s ‘bullying’

“In America, the President is neither a King nor a dictator, as much as this one tries to act like it – and it is the rule of law that prevents him from being so,” Gov. Janet Mills said.

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Maine Gov. Janet Mills confronts Donald Trump to his face over anti-trans sports order at White House

“See you in court,” she told the president when he declared his administration’s policies to be “the federal law.”

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