California hospital will continue youth gender-affirming care after families protest
Northern California's largest healthcare provider will continue gender-affirming care for youth after their families spoke out.
December 17, 2025
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Fox News poll: Voters trust Kamala Harris more than Donald Trump on transgender issues
The poll is the latest evidence that anti-trans attack ads may not help Republicans in 2024.
September 24, 2024
It's unanimous — Sacramento is now a sanctuary city for transgender people
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg said that "we debate the many issues in our city, but there's no shade of gray when it comes to civil rights."
March 28, 2024
Maine Democrats bail on bill making state sanctuary for trans people amid far-right uproar
Seemingly influenced by a significant online campaign led by Libs of TikTok’s Chaya Raichik, Maine legislators voted against a bill addressing gender-affirming care for minors.
January 27, 2024
Olympia becomes Washington's first sanctuary city for LGBTQ+ people
The Olympia city council voted unanimously on Tuesday to declare the state capital a sanctuary for the LGBTQ+ community.
January 31, 2025
Far-Right Group Sues Over California's Support for Trans Youth
The suit seeks to strike down the law making California a sanctuary state for trans minors seeking gender-affirming care.
March 7, 2023
Maine signs trans and abortion sanctuary bill into law, despite violent threats
Despite a series of bomb threats against legislators in the state, Maine's Gov. Janet Mills has signed a transgender and abortion sanctuary bill into law.
April 25, 2024
Donald Trump's DOT will prioritize areas with higher 'marriage and birth rates'
The memo directs DOT employees to "give preference to communities with marriage and birth rates higher than the national average."
February 4, 2025
'Turn up the love:' San Francisco becomes a sanctuary city for transgender people
"Our city has been and will continue to be a sanctuary and a beacon for our transgender and gender non-conforming siblings,” Supervisor Rafael Mandelman said.
June 13, 2024
Los Angeles becomes a sanctuary city for LGBTQ+ youth and immigrants as officials reject Project 2025
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to pass the “sanctuary city” ordinance, shielding queer youth who travel to the city to receive gender-affirming care from prosecution.
November 22, 2024
For trans people reliant on federal programs, this election could change everything
Experts, providers, elected officials, and people with lived experience discuss how election outcomes — up and down the ballot — might impact gender-affirming care in Pittsburgh and beyond.
November 1, 2024
US v Skrmetti is a public health disaster
The stakes are high for trans youth, their families, and equitable healthcare.
December 11, 2024
Has Gavin Newsom really signed the most pro-trans bills of any governor?
The California governor made the claim in an interview this week. Read on for our fact-check.
December 12, 2025
California Could Become Refuge for Trans Youth Seeking Care
Lawmakers have sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a bill that would help young people from hostile states receive gender-affirming care in California.
September 2, 2022
Dem Candidates for Illinois Gov. Spar Over Who's Most LGBT-Friendly
Illinois -- a state with no shortage of problems, from violence to budget impasses -- has five LGBT-friendly Democrats vying to lead it.
December 7, 2017
GOP Oklahoma Governor: Biden Caused Chick-fil-A Sauce Shortage
Kevin Stitt also stands strong against PETA's "vegan agenda."
May 17, 2021
Trump poised to make LGBTQ+ nonprofit workers ineligible for student loan forgiveness
Trump's plan to gut the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program is expected to disproportionately impact LGBTQ+ people.
July 14, 2025
Donald Trump claims schools are performing gender-affirming surgeries on transgender kids. That's not true.
Trump made the wild claim at a Moms for Liberty conference.
September 3, 2024
More LGBTQ+ people are quietly planning to flee America as fears of fascism in Trump’s second term rise
The instinct to flee is not new in American life. But the scale, and the kinds of people considering it in the Trump era, reflect something different.
December 2, 2025