Mississippi bill would let those incarcerated sue state over trans inmates
The bill is from the same Republican who introduced last year’s ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth.
February 23, 2024
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Montana judge blocks anti-trans bathroom law
Trans state Rep. Zoey Zephyr hailed the order blocking House Bill 121, which codified male and female genders and banned trans folks from using "restrooms, changing rooms, and sleeping quarters" that aligned with their gender identity.
April 3, 2025
Trans woman arrested for using women's restroom in what could be a first under a Florida law
A 20-year-old resident of Illinois was taken into custody by Capital police and charged with trespassing after she tried to use a women’s restroom at the state Capitol building last month.
April 1, 2025
World Athletics to require DNA testing of athletes in women's track and field
The athletic body will not do the same with men's track and field.
March 31, 2025
Idaho's Transgender Bathroom Ban to Take Effect After Judge's Ruling
The law will take effect next month.
October 16, 2023
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed anti-trans student-athlete bill
One LGBTQ+ advocate said the new law shows how Republicans like to "play political games and bully transgender children."
May 8, 2025
'The Shape of Water': A Fairy Tale for Queers and Other Outsiders
Guillermo Del Toro's newest film finds beauty in our flaws.
December 1, 2017
Trans Norwegian politician wants to give asylum to transgender people fleeing Trump's policies
"I believe it should provide grounds for asylum,” Karina Ødegård says of Trump's executive orders targeting the transgender community.
April 14, 2025
In Memphis, Kayla Gore is building homes — and a future — for Black trans people
My Sistah's House provides housing for Black and brown trans and nonbinary people in Tennessee. Here's how it started and where its founder, Kayla Gore, wants to take it.
March 31, 2025
When It Comes to LGBT Health I Am Putting My Database Where My Mouth Is
The National LGBT Cancer Network wants you to have a safe, accepting place for cancer screenings.
May 14, 2012
WATCH LGBT Youth Homeless for the Holidays
The Ali Forney Center, a shelter dedicated to providing safe space for LGBT youth in New York City, has launched a series of videos profiling homeless LBGT youth, called "Homeless for the Holidays."
December 22, 2012
DOJ Allows Trans Teen Access to Male Locker Room
The Department of Justice mandated that a California school district give a transgender student access to men's facilities.
July 25, 2013
Utah legislature passes a restrictive anti-transgender college student housing plan law
Under the legislation, trans students would be banned from nearly all single-sex facilities that are aligned with their gender identities.
February 12, 2025
The Deadly Consequences of Texas' New Bill
Kristopher Sharp, an out survivor of the foster care system in Texas, says a new Lone Star law places bigotry over kids' lives.
June 26, 2017
Trans Inmates Often Led to Slaughter, Even in Blue States
Massachusetts -- viewed as a bastion of tolerance -- only recently began recognizing the humanity of trans prisoners.
February 1, 2019
GOP Leader Faces Charges for Sexual Encounter With Minor
A noted Wisconsin Republican leader could face up to 52 years in prison if found guilty of enticing a minor with drugs and alcohol last year.
October 16, 2007
Anti-LGBT Organization Again Takes Aim at Colo. Trans Student
One of the groups behind Proposition 8 and the ongoing efforts to repeal California's trans student law is again targeting a single trans student in Colorado.
January 17, 2014
Immigration Advocates Demand Release of Abused Trans Asylum Seeker
Nicoll Hernandez-Polanco says she's faced transphobia and verbal, physical, and sexual abuse from immigration staff and other detainees in her all-male facility, despite posing no 'security threat.'
January 14, 2015