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Mormon Church cracks down on trans members, may group them with child abusers

The church has never been friendly to transgender people, but new policies make it even less so.

Black transgender Air Force veteran Vanity Williams shot to death in Houston

Williams, who had recently started nursing school, is being remembered as someone who "made a safe space for everybody."

Russia is in denial about mpox because of homophobic 'traditional values'

Anna Popova, the head of a Russian consumer protection agency, claimed the country is at no risk, implying it's because of the crackdown on LGBTQ+ people.

On the failed X chat with Musk, Trump let slip that Harris is as beautiful as…Melania?

The conversation between the two rich, bigoted, and idiotic white men was everything you can imagine it would be, writes John Casey. Well, with a couple of surprises.

What are 'transvestigations'? The 'hate-driven conspiracy theory' explained

From Algerian boxer Imane Khelif to figures like Taylor Swift and Michelle Obama, "tranvestigations" are a particularly bizarre form of hatred hitting public figures.

NC Republican governor candidate Mark Robinson, who called abortion 'genocide,' took his wife to get one

That's not a leak — Robinson said it himself in a new ad.

Missouri Republican's antigay slur-filled posts remain on Instagram despite violating Meta’s policies

The wannabe politician used slurs to describe LGBTQ+ people multiple times in videos on social media.

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Imane Khelif, an Algerian Olympic boxer, becomes target of transphobic hate — even though she isn't trans

Various celebrities and politicians are issuing hateful, transphobic remarks about the Algerian boxer competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Fox News host Jesse Watters thinks men who vote for women ‘transition’ to women

Even the other hosts on Fox News' The Five thought Waters went off the deep end with his recent comments.

Who is Robby Starbuck? This is the anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theorist convincing companies to drop DEI

The anti-DEI movement sweeping corporations is being pushed by a man who believes that chemicals turn children LGBTQ+ and the COVID-19 vaccine caused Matthew Perry's death.

Project 2025's Kevin Roberts and his association with the secretive far-right Catholic group Opus Dei

Roberts wants to revoke LGBTQ+ rights, outlaw abortion and contraception, and more with Project 2025.

Alpha Phi Alpha's transgender ban is a step backward in protecting 'masculinity'

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. approved a transgender member ban, perpetuating a history of exclusion and aligning with far-right ideals. How much more suppression will its members endure to fit into this narrow view of maleness, writes a fellow Alpha member.

Elon Musk's trans daughter Vivian Wilson slams his anti-LGBTQ+ comments as 'ketamine-fueled haze'

"I look pretty good for a dead bitch," Wilson, a transgender woman, said of her biological father's claims that gender-affirming care "killed" her.

Here's how far-right activist Leonard Leo helped fund Bud Light boycott

Leo, board cochair at the Federalist Society, gave $350,000 to the group that called for a boycott over the brand's partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.

Donald Trump closes transphobic Republican National Convention with long, lie-filled speech

The Republican nominee repeated his usual falsehoods about the 2020 election having been stolen from him, while his son Eric spewed some transphobia.

JD Vance's trans ex-friend is confused by his 'hateful' words and sudden pro-Trump beliefs

A former friend of JD Vance said that he and his wife supported them after they underwent top surgery.

Alpha Phi Alpha, a prominent Black fraternity, moves to bar transgender members

Delegates to the fraternity's constitutional convention adopted a proposal to limit membership to "naturally born" males.

Ohioans explain abandoning Republican Party for love of their transgender grandchild

The powerful story, captured in a Human Rights Campaign video, comes as Trump chose anti-LGBTQ+ extremist Ohio Sen. JD Vance as running mate.

JD Vance's horrendous record of homophobia and transphobia

Donald Trump's vice-presidential pick hasn't been a senator long — but he's been in the public eye long enough to accrue a strongly anti-LGBTQ+ record.

Judge says Florida can't enforce trans care restrictions while appealing his ruling

The state had asked Judge Robert Hinkle to put his June ruling against the restrictions on hold, but he said no.