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The 10 states that have passed the most anti-LGBTQ+ laws this year — and how locals are fighting back

The states are predictably very red.

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Marriage equality will be banned in these 31 states if Obergefell is overturned

Over 60 percent of the country will no longer have marriage equality if the U.S. Supreme Court reverses it.

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22 states that have passed anti-LGBTQ+ laws in 2025 so far

Here are all the anti-LGBTQ+ laws that have been passed so far in 2025, and which states they come from.

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Supreme Court orders judges to reconsider protections for transgender people in four states

The decision will impact LGBTQ+ populations in Idaho, North Carolina, Oklahoma and West Virginia.

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Juneteenth and LGBTQ+ Pride celebrations lose sponsors as companies drop DEI

Several Juneteenth celebrations have been scaled down or cancelled this year due to companies and governments dropping DEI.

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Breaking: Judge strikes down Biden's Title IX expansion to LGBTQ+ students

The judge found the regulation "fatally" flawed.

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Kyrsten Sinema defends filibuster in farewell address to Senate

Sinema, the first out bisexual in Congress, said the rule is necessary to build consensus. Also, as she leaves office, she is being accused of misusing campaign funds for extensive and expensive travel.

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These are the 5 states with the smallest amount of LGBTQ+ people

The states with the fewest queer people are also some of the states proposing and passing the most anti-LGBTQ+ laws.

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Republican AGs ask SCOTUS to uphold anti-trans sports laws

Twenty-six attorneys general have filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the Supreme Court to do so.

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Here’s all the insanity from day two of the Republican National Convention

It will get even wilder as the final night on Thursday approaches.

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Joe Manchin joins Senate GOP to strip health care from transgender military members & their families

The former Democrat continues his right-wing inclinations.

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Gay influencer Chris Stanley’s new doc explores West Virginia Pride parade ‘so small, it’s almost a secret’

The content creator popularly known as stanchris made a film about a Pride parade in small-town West Virginia.

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Federal judge blocks Title IX protections for LGBTQ+ students in six more states

The preliminary injunction affects Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.

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Joe Biden celebrates 200th judicial confirmation paving the way for more LGBTQ+ judges

His administration hopes to set a new record soon.