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Washington State University credentials anti-trans hate group to teach medical providers

The credentialing organization, the Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine, has dubbed an anti-LGBTQ+ hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center for its role in proliferating pseudoscience and transphobic policies.

U.N. draft report uses pseudoscience to claim gender dysphoria is 'socially contagious'

The UN's preliminary report on sex-based violence incorrectly claims trans acceptance "erase[s] the legal category of women.”

S.C. attorney general tells state's capital city to drop its conversion therapy ban

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson told Columbia that its ban on the discredited practice of conversion therapy was unconstitutional, but critics questioned the timing and motivation of the letter.

Vivian Wilson, Elon Musk's trans daughter, calls out Christian writer for 'anti-queer' op-ed about her

Vivian Wilson is calling out a Christian ex-gay for his transphobic op-ed about her.

What are 'transvestigations'? The 'hate-driven conspiracy theory' explained

From Algerian boxer Imane Khelif to figures like Taylor Swift and Michelle Obama, "tranvestigations" are a particularly bizarre form of hatred hitting public figures.

A day in the life of working with trans youth: Navigating the fallout of harmful media coverage

How one psychotherapist navigates the challenges posed by misinformation and politicization to support transgender and gender-diverse youth and their families.

Backlash to transgender health care isn’t new − but faulty science used to justify it has changed over time

As in the 1930s, opposition to trans medicine today is part of a broad reactionary movement against what some far-right groups consider the “toxic normalization” of LGBTQ people.

60+ Groups Are Spreading Anti-LGBTQ+ Pseudoscience Across the Country: Report

A comprehensive Southern Poverty Law Center study exposes over 60 groups propagating harmful misinformation, revealing tactics and future threats to LGBTQ+ rights.