Southern states ban transgender books from YA and children's sections in libraries
Children's and young adult sections in libraries are being scrubbed of transgender content in these states.
November 21, 2025
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Southern states push forward with bills ending legal recognition for trans people
Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama all are advancing bills that "define sex" to exclude transgender people from any legal recognition of their gender.
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New findings reveal a disturbing increase in violence against transgender individuals, spotlighting the South’s lax gun laws and discriminatory policies.
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Op-ed: Helping Families from Mississippi to Alabama
Southern states have the highest proportion of LGBT couples with families, but the fewest legal protections in the country.
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Southern states can't block protections for transgender students, judge rules
Alabama, South Carolina, Florida, and Georgia must enforce rules protecting queer students set by the Biden administration, according to a judge.
August 1, 2024
Netflix Renews 'Queer Eye' for Sixth Season in Texas
The Fab Five are blazing a new trail in the Southern state.
March 11, 2020
WATCH: Maddow Smacks Down States Resisting Marriage
Rachel Maddow breaks down the state of equality for the leaders and county clerks in southern states still resisting the inevitable.
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Brazilian Presidential Hopeful Comes Out as Gay
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Virginia Makes History by Passing LGBTQ-Inclusive Civil Rights Bill
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A Southern Strategy to Combat HIV
The HIV epidemic in the Southern United States must no longer be ignored, writes Tori Cooper.
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Southern Queers: New Study Reveals the Reality of LGBTQ+ People in the South
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At Least Four States Ban Official Travel to Mississippi
After the Southern state enacted a far-reaching anti-LGBT bill, governors draw a line in the sand.
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WATCH: Latest Marriage Wins Aren't as Simple as They Seem
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WATCH: LGBT Southerners Keep Up the Fight for Equality
In a new video for HRC's Project One America campaign, LGBT residents of three southern states say there's reason to believe the times are a-changin'.
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Miss. Couple Creates First Record of Same-Sex Marriage
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Hollywood Piles On in Georgia Boycott
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An LGBTQ+ nonprofit in North Carolina was broken into and robbed over the weekend
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