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Is Texas using driver's license data to track transgender residents?

The state is collecting data on who's tried to change the gender market on their driver's license.

Texas quietly restricts gender-affirming care for trans adults: 'Canary in the coalmine'

Texas Medicaid will no longer cover gender affirming care for transgender adults as of tomorrow.

ACLU Calls for Federal Probe of Anti-LGBTQ+ Actions in Texas Schools

These actions violated federal antidiscrimination law, the ACLU of Texas says.

LGBTQ People Must Condemn Violence Against Asian-Americans

Asian-Pacific Islanders are facing bigotry related to the current health crisis, and we must stand up for them, Emmett Schelling writes.

Trans Woman Shot in Houston; Suspect at Large

Police and media are receiving criticism for misgendering the victim.

Texas legislature bans transgender people from public bathrooms

After a decade and more than 16 tries, state lawmakers will send to the governor's desk an anti-trans bill, which restricts access to public facilities and places a $25,000 fine on the first violation.

Texas Deems Gender-Affirming Surgery for Trans Youth 'Child Abuse'

Advocates for trans youth say the state is engaging in fearmongering that will only hurt trans youth.

Texas Rights Groups File Legal Complaint Over Ban on LGBTQ+ Books

The challenged school district voted last week to ban mentions of gender fluid and trans people while considering putting guns in classrooms.

Wachowski Sisters to Auction Off ‘Matrix’ Memorabilia for Trans Youth

The auction will benefit Ariana Grande's Protect & Defend Trans Youth Fund.

Here's How Republicans Are Using Age-Old Anti-LGBTQ+ Language

As the midterms reach their fever pitch, a look at the origin of the slurs Republicans are using against LGBTQ+ people this election cycle.

‘RuPublicans’ Parody Account Targets Greg Abbott in Texas Billboard Ad Campaign

The gay men behind the parody Instagram account that holds Republicans accountable have turned their art into activism.

Texas Is Forcing Its Anti-Trans Youth Bill Into Law Step-by-Step

Trans youth and their families turned out in protest, with some as young as 10 speaking out.

LGBTQ+ Orgs: We Must Do More to End Racism, Racial Violence

More than 70 groups signed on to an open letter in light of the death of George Floyd and other recent horrific incidents.

Meet the Point Foundations Class of 2010

The Point Foundation searches for the best and brightest LGBT students.

'Retaliation': Texas AG Paxton demands PFLAG provide names, addresses of trans members

A legal filing by PFLAG National revealed that Attorney General Ken Paxton of Texas was seeking identification of transgender members.

WATCH: CBS Profiles Trans Youth, as Poll Shows Objections to Trans Accommodations

A new CBS poll finds that a large number of cisgender Americans are uncomfortable with trans people using restrooms that correspond with their gender identity.

Doubt's Cancellation Is a Cruel and Ill-Timed Blow to Trans Visibility

As celebrities cry "protect trans kids," CBS pulls the only show on network television to feature a transgender series regular, Laverne Cox.

Billy Porter and the Pose Cast are Pure Joy in Virtual 'Love Yourself'

The video was released ahead of a Pose special aimed at raising awareness about LGBTQ+ people of color. 

UNC Has No Idea How to Enforce Bathroom Laws

The university announced it will abide by the state's anti-LGBT law, requiring trans students to use bathrooms that don't match their gender identity. But how will that policy be enforced? 

Australian TV Tries to Film Trans Activist's Deportation

The saga continues for Monica Jones, who is now fighting alleged 'procedural misconduct' by Australian immigration officials who she claims alerted a reality TV show that she would be deported.