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Trump administration kills $18.5 million in funding for diversity, LGBTQ+ support

That includes funding for a global anti-hate summit and programs providing affirming therapy for queer youth.

Yankees and Stonewall Scholarship Initiative celebrate Pride by honoring LGBTQ+ student leaders

Five students, one from each New York City borough, were awarded scholarships during the Yankees' annual Legacy of Pride Night.

LGBTQ+ youth-serving nonprofits launch new coalition with message of hope for young people

Opinion: "LGBTQ+ young people, you deserve the world," writes the Coalition for LGBTQ+ Youth.

WV Gov. Morrisey signs bill closing gender-affirming care 'loophole'

The new law also redefines sex, threatens doctors with the loss of their medical licenses, and allows minors to sue in court.

100 days of erasure: Connecting the dots of Trump’s relentless war on LGBTQ+ lives

Opinion: In just three months, LGBTQ+ equality has crumbled as Pride flags fall, protections vanish, and queer survival is once again a daily fight, writes John Casey.

University of Louisville caves to anti-LGBTQ+ forces twice this week

The university canceled a graduation ceremony for LGBTQ+ students and reached a reported seven-figure settlement with an anti-transgender former professor.

Insurer illegally discriminated by denying trans teens coverage for top surgery, court rules

The decision came in a case involving Premera Blue Cross.

Trump admin lawsuit against California seeks end to trans-inclusive sports policy

The lawsuit comes after California officials said they would not comply with the administration's demands.

Tennessee AG: It was God's will for him to defend gender-affirming care ban at Supreme Court

"God puts his people where he needs them," Jonathan Skrmetti said during the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting.

Medicare, Medicaid agency demands info on gender-affirming care for trans youth

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services falsely claims such care is not evidence-based.

Democratic senators denounce plan to cut LGBTQ+ suicide and crisis hotline

“While we strongly disagree with the many actions taken by the Trump Administration targeting LGBTQ+ individuals, we believe that suicide prevention should be a nonpartisan issue," the Democratic senators wrote.

White House anti-gender-affirming care post is full of lies

A new post on the White House website calls this care "chemical and surgical mutilation" and "immoral, unjust, and disproven practices." None of that is true.

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.

'Protect the Dolls,' they said—so why was I yet at another trans memorial?

Join Your Lovable Trans Auntie in honoring a trans youth's memory and standing up for all trans and queer youths. Protect the dolls, forever and always.

5 takeaways from the Supreme Court ruling on gender-affirming care

It's a terrible ruling but could be worse. And it's not the end.

Brian Cashman and the Yankees turned my childhood dream into something even better

Opinion: On Pride Night at Yankee Stadium, I stepped onto the field as a gay man and finally felt like I’d made it to the big leagues, writes John Casey.

Rep. Sharice Davids introduces bill to improve mental health services for LGBTQ+ youth

"We are failing our most vulnerable children on this issue," Davids said.

'Crystal' tells the story of a Texas trans girl, her challenges, and her supportive family

The new documentary makes clear, Crystal's mother says, that "people are not debatable.".

Donald Trump just spent a week showing us how much he despises children

Opinion: He's ruining Christmas, deporting American kids (one with cancer), endorsing conversion therapy and more discipline in schools, threatening Sesame Street, and eliminating a youth suicide hotline, writes John Casey.

Trump voters will have blood on their hands due to the administration's lethal assault on queer kids

Opinion: Trump voters’ enabling will not be forgotten. And history, not to mention the families of the kids they helped harm, will judge them accordingly, writes John Casey.

A trans man who's changed hearts and minds in the South takes his work nationwide at the helm of GenderCool

"I feel so deeply connected to this work that I’m stepping into," says Chase Glenn, the new executive director of the GenderCool Project.