Bipartisan bill looks to sanction foreign officials who attack LGBTQ+ human rights
The Global Respect Act would allow sanctions against those who commit human rights violations against LGBTQ+ people.
JUNE 26, 2025
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Activists stack coffins in front of State Department to protest PEPFAR cuts (in photos)
The gutting of the global HIV-fighting program could bring back "the darkest days of the AIDS epidemic," says the Human Rights Campaign's Matt Rose.
APRIL 17, 2025
WorldPride organizers urge global unity amid calls to boycott U.S. LGBTQ+ celebration
"I want you to know that we are working tirelessly with agencies and advocates to ensure that you are able to safely and securely travel to and from the U.S.,” Capital Pride executive director Ryan Bos said
MARCH 20, 2025
Here are all of Trump's executive orders that have targeted transgender people — so far
He's going after diversity programs, transgender students, and more with executive orders that will most definitely be contested in court.
FEBRUARY 2, 2025
Marco Rubio's State Department won't issue passports with X gender markers
It also has forbidden sex changes on existing passports, in accordance with Donald Trump's "two genders" executive order.
JANUARY 23, 2025
Limited gender markers add hurdles for nonbinary people
While there has been progress in creating inclusive identity markers on the federal level, some states have tried to restrict ID choices.
APRIL 12, 2024
Rufus Gifford, Out State Dept. Official, Joins Biden's Reelection Bid
Gifford, a gay man, was the highest-ranking out official at State as chief of protocol.
JULY 17, 2023
Judge expands block on Donald Trump's anti-trans, anti-nonbinary passport policy
U.S. District Judge Julia Kobick had previously blocked the policy only for those who sued, but now it will cover almost all trans and nonbinary passport applicants.
JUNE 17, 2025
D.C. WorldPride organizers warn transgender visitors to the U.S. of potential travel risks
The organizers are responding to concerns from international travelers under the second Trump administration.
APRIL 12, 2025
The many terms the Trump administration really hates
The administration has banned or discouraged the use of hundreds of terms, including "advocate," "LGBT," and "trans."
MARCH 10, 2025
An out former USAID official speaks on the fatal global fallout of dissolving its LGBTQ+ programs (exclusive)
“People are begging us, ‘What do we do now? How do we keep people from being arrested, beaten, sick or worse?’ And we have no answers for them,” the former USAID official said.
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
Donald Trump makes up 'special envoy' position for MAGA gay Richard Grenell
It’s not clear what the role will involve.
DECEMBER 16, 2024
Out State Dept. official Ned Price to be deputy to U.N. ambassador
Price's "judgment and expertise will be a tremendous asset," said Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield.
FEBRUARY 17, 2024
Gay Congressman David Cicilline on 12 Years Fighting for LGBTQ Rights in the House
Rep. David Cicilline was one of only four out LGBTQ+ members of Congress when he started serving in 2011.
MAY 31, 2023
Marco Rubio had trouble sipping water but now has no problem drinking the Kool-Aid
We laughed at the awkwardness of Rubio’s water sipping, but there's nothing funny about what a danger he’s becoming, writes John Casey.
MAY 30, 2025
Federal judge blocks Trump admin's gender-restrictive passport policy
The State Department can't enforce the policy denying gender marker changes or the X marker while a lawsuit against it proceeds, the judge ruled.
APRIL 18, 2025
A USAID worker's pregnant wife was denied an emergency medical evacuation after DOGE fired her
Charlee Doom's wife was 31 weeks pregnant when she suffered "life-threatening" complications. The State Department denied her medical evacuation request — twice.
APRIL 3, 2025
Marco Rubio may have just banned trans foreigners seeking visas from U.S. entry
A new state department cable, meant to target transgender athletes, indicates a potential broader application to all transgender visas, which it states must contain "sex at birth."
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Lawsuit challenges Trump's 'two genders' passport policy
The State Department, acting on a presidential executive order, has ended the use of a third-gender marker on passports and won't allow gender changes on them.
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
Trump's foreign aid freeze will stop AIDS funding under PEPFAR — a program that's saved millions
Unless there is a waiver, this will stop lifesaving treatment for millions of people in developing countries.
JANUARY 27, 2025
Justice Sotomayor: Supreme Court ruling in immigration case threatens marriage equality
In holding that citizens don't have a fundamental interest in bringing noncitizen spouses to the U.S., the court is on the path to undermining marriage rights in general, the justice said in an impassioned dissent.
JUNE 22, 2024