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Women's Institute to ban transgender women after U.K. Supreme Court ruling

CEO Melissa Green said that "this is not something we would do unless we felt that we had no other choice."

Zohran Mamdani waves transgender flag

Here's what Zohran Mamdani has promised to do for LGBTQ+ New Yorkers as mayor

Here's everything Zohran Mamdani wants to do for LGBTQ+ people in NYC.

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Illinois Democratic candidate glitter bombs anti-LGBTQ+ Christian group

Reed Showalter, who is straight, had a hilarious response to an anti-trans candidate survey from the Illinois Family Institute.

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How community 'goodwill' helped open a new shelter for LGBTQ+ young adults in Harlem

Here's how the Ali Forney Center's new shelter for LGBTQ+ youth in Harlem came together after five years.

Vigil for murdered transgender teenager Brianna Ghey

Transgender Day of Remembrance: What it is and how to observe it

Transgender Day of Remembrance honors those we've lost while celebrating what they've accomplished.

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The sex ed you get depends on your ZIP code — and your state’s politics

In some states, students learn about consent and healthy relationships. In others, they get "Baby Olivia."

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Texas teachers are being forced to deadname transgender students under a new state law

A Texas law requires school employees to use names and pronouns that conform to students’ sex at birth.

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Pope Leo invites transgender women to Vatican lunch, but doesn't sit with them

Pope Leo is continuing Pope Francis' tradition of inviting transgender women to lunch, but not his tradition of sitting with them.

Texas A&M bans teaching 'race or gender ideology' at universities

The Texas A&M Board of Regents banned professors from discussing "race or gender ideology" in its 12 universities.

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Catholic Church formally bans gender-affirming care at its hospitals

The country's largest nonprofit health care provider will no longer offer gender-affirming care.

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Arts & Entertainment

Uncanceling Kathy Griffin: The Advocate of the Year on sexiness, censorship, and her love of the gays

"If it wasn't for the gay community, I wouldn't have been able to come back," Griffin tells The Advocate.

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Wisconsin bill would allow lawsuits against doctors that provide gender-affirming care

A new bill in Wisconsin would allow gender-affirming care patients to sue their doctors.

This small Pennsylvania town just elected the state's first-ever out transgender mayor

This small Pennsylvania town just elected the state's first-ever out transgender mayor

Eria Deuso has become the first out transgender mayor in Pennsylvania.

Zohran Mamdani waves transgender flag

Zohran Mamdani will continue 'standing up' for transgender people as New York City mayor

Zohran Mamdani dominated the LGBTQ+ vote in NYC, with 82 percent of the community casting their ballots for him.

Zohran Mamdani

Zohran Mamdani, LGBTQ+ ally, wins New York City mayoral election and makes history

Mamdani, a self-described Democratic socialist and queer ally, will be New York City's next mayor.