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U.N. draft report uses pseudoscience to claim gender dysphoria is 'socially contagious'

The UN's preliminary report on sex-based violence incorrectly claims trans acceptance "erase[s] the legal category of women.”

Who was Jimmy Swaggart, the late, anti-LGBTQ+, disgraced televangelist?

Swaggart, who was involved in scandals with female sex workers, was as homophobic as any of his ilk, once saying he'd kill a gay man who looked at him with romantic intentions.

Andrew Sullivan represents everything wrong with the gay rights movement

Cultural critic Marcie Bianco excavates Sullivan's anti-trans, anti-left assertions in The New York Times that people are being forced to transition to erase gay people and that the Progress Flag excludes anyone not on the far left.

Mass. teacher sued after being fired over transphobic posts online. The Supreme Court just rejected her case

A lower court held that a Massachusetts school district was within its rights to fire Kari MacRae, and the Supreme Court won't revisit that.

Trump Jr. falsely blames 'radical transgender movement' for Melissa Hortman assassination

Donald Trump Jr. claimed that trans people are the "most violent domestic terror threat" in the U.S.

Rise in anti-LGBTQ+ content on Meta platforms since rollback of protections: GLAAD study

"We found stark evidence of increased harmful content, decreased freedom of expression, and increased (self-)censorship,” GLAAD's report says.

Suspect arrested in string of attacks on Los Angeles transgender shopkeeper

Samuel Parros has been arrested in connection with the attacks on Sabrina de la Peña, and police are searching for two others.

Trans man says he was detained after using women's restroom in South Carolina

Anti-trans lawmakers want to force trans men to use the women's restroom. Here’s what happened when one did.

We are Veterans Affairs clinicians. Our leadership is failing veterans

Opinion: "The VA’s mission is to honor their service, to treat them with dignity, and to provide comprehensive and compassionate medical and mental health care. This includes gender-affirming care," argues a letter signed by more than 100 VA staff and submitted to The Advocate.

Supreme Court restores voting privileges of censured anti-trans Maine Republican lawmaker

Rep. Laurel Libby can speak and vote in the Maine House while her lawsuit proceeds.

Activists hang Trans Pride flag in California's Yosemite National Park to protest erasure efforts

"Let this flag fly higher than hate," says organizer Pattie Gonia.

Transgender woman charged with threatening to kill U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace

Mace, a South Carolina Republican, is an outspoken opponent of transgender equality.

The pope’s MAGA brother and how even the holiest families have a black — and red — sheep stained by Trump

Opinion: There’s one in every family. The black and now red sheep. And we know who that is in the pope’s family, writes John Casey

Trans Americans consider moves to safer states because of Trump election: Williams Institute

Many who live in states with anti-transgender laws feel threatened.

Cisgender woman says her gender was questioned in a Boston hotel restroom

The security guard who challenged her has now been suspended.

Donald Trump rails against transgender athletes in U of Alabama commencement speech

The speech was also filled with false claims about the economy, elections, and more.

Poland's last 'LGBTQ-free zone' is no more

Łańcut County was the last locale with such a zone, and now its governing body has voted to abolish it to avoid losing European Union funding.

Pedro Pascal says transphobe J.K. Rowling is 'heinous loser'

The actor, whose sister Lux is transgender, joined writer and activist Tariq Ra'ouf in denouncing Rowling's support for the U.K. Supreme Court's recent anti-trans ruling.

Meta Oversight Board rules anti-transgender videos don't violate hate speech rules

Meta's Oversight Board allowed transphobic posts after executives warned they should be “treated carefully ... given the fraught political debate.”

12 batsh*t things Nancy Mace has done in her anti-transgender attention grab

From slurs to false accusations, here are 12 times Nancy Mace manufactured political stunts just to feel the public eye's gaze.

Economic insecurity linked to LGBTQ+ youth mental health issues: Trevor Project report

Most research on economic factors has focused on adults, but the new report shows how they affect young people.