Donald Trump unleashes torrent of transphobic ads in last leg of 2024 election
Donald Trump is using fear of transgender people to try to win the election.
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LGBTQ+ Catholics ask Pope Francis to reconsider church ban on gender-affirming care
A group of LGBTQ+ Catholics and their allies held a private meeting with the Pope over the weekend in which they urged him to reverse the church's stance on transgender health care.
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These inspiring young trans leaders from the GenderCool Project aren't waiting around for the world to change — they're making it happen.
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Texas Dem Colin Allred uses anti-trans language to attack Ted Cruz: ‘Don’t want boys playing girls’ sports’
The ad has raised eyebrows among those who support the Texas congressman in his race for U.S. Senate against Cruz.
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October 11 2024 5:48 PM
Tim Walz joins Andy Cohen and Jesse Tyler Ferguson to warn of Trump’s threat to LGBTQ+ freedoms
He rallied participants in an Out for Harris national organizing call.
October 11 2024 2:14 PM
Republicans and Democrats are split on transgender rights — and it's impacting swing states
Ohio's voters largely oppose protections for trans people. And yes, Ohio's voters are largely Republican.
October 11 2024 11:50 AM
Martina Navratilova and J.K. Rowling are attacking the U.N. for being trans-inclusive
That moment when your anti-trans beliefs put you at odds with one of the international authorities on human rights...
October 10 2024 2:34 PM
Melania Trump attacks trans athletes in memoir as 'deepening the divisions in our society'
The former first lady singled out transgender athletes in her new book, Melania: A Memoir.
October 09 2024 2:55 PM
3% of high school students are transgender — and their schools aren't supportive enough: CDC
The CDC has released the "first nationally representative data on transgender and questioning students," and its findings are revealing.
October 09 2024 12:23 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene bizarrely claims FEMA 'hates Christians' because it aids trans women
The conservative is mad that FEMA is using Hurricane Helene relief resources to "house migrants." Her evidence? A discussion panel from a year and a half ago.
October 07 2024 3:32 PM
Utah great-grandma has heartwarming reaction to her great-granddaughter coming out as trans
"It doesn't matter to me if you’re male or female. Whoever is in there, I love," Jenna Tea's 89-year-old great-grandmother Katherine says in a viral video.
October 07 2024 2:52 PM
Meet the transgender Lutheran pastor preaching acceptance: 'Nothing is wrong with you'
Drew Stever, a minister in the Evangelical Lutheran Church, is one of the few out transgender clergy members to be ordained by a Christian institution.
October 04 2024 4:39 PM
Lauren Boebert forced to refund $67,000 in anti-trans donations for Olympic boxer
The right-wing representative launched a campaign following Angela Carini's loss to Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who conservatives were falsely claiming is a transgender woman.
October 04 2024 11:39 AM
Virginia teacher fired for refusing to use trans student's pronouns awarded $575,000
Peter Vlaming, a former French teacher at West Point High School, filed a lawsuit in 2019 after he was fired for discriminating against a student by refusing to use his pronouns.
October 03 2024 12:53 PM
N.J. Democrat Sue Altman perfectly defends trans athletes: 'We have to respect people'
The candidate emphasized that transgender athletes are not a concern to women in sports, who are continuing to fight for equal pay and equal resources.
October 02 2024 12:37 PM
Trump attacked people with mental disabilities and trans Americans then promoted a violent purge
Online reactions ranged from shocked and horrified to expected.
September 30 2024 3:31 PM
Texas GOP uses photo of trans man forced to compete against girls in 'boys competing with girls' mailer
They can’t seem to get their bigotry right.
September 30 2024 2:11 PM
LGBTQ+ people are at a higher risk of 'adverse brain health:' study
LGBTQ+ adults are at a 15 percent higher risk of composite brain health outcomes — including dementia, strokes, and late-life depression, according to a new study.
September 27 2024 12:41 PM
Anti-trans laws caused a significant spike in suicide attempts among trans youth: study
Suicide attempts among trans youth increased anywhere from 7 percent to 72 percent in states that enacted anti-trans laws.
September 26 2024 2:58 PM
Suspect in murder and dismemberment of 14-year-old trans girl heads to trial
DaShawn Watkins, 29, has pleaded not guilty to the brutal killing and dismembering of 14-year-old Pauly A. Likens.
September 25 2024 2:21 PM