What If Staying Stops Feeling Safe? The Fear of Being Trans in America
Many queer and transgender people grew up knowing they were different — and somehow knowing that being discovered could be dangerous. Now,…
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Ninth Circuit Rejects Demand That Schools Identify Transgender Athletes
The Ninth Circuit rejected an emergency request that could have forced Washington schools to identify transgender athletes or collect new, invasive information…
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Hungary Moves to Undo Anti-LGBTQ+ ‘Propaganda’ Rules as Turkey Detains 150 Protesters
Hungary is moving to roll back anti-LGBTQ+ “propaganda” restrictions while Turkey intensifies a sweeping crackdown on LGBTQ+ organizations, HIV-support groups and protesters.
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Australia’s High Court Ends Tickle v. Giggle Appeal, Leaving Trans Discrimination Win Intact.
Australia’s High Court has refused Giggle for Girls permission to appeal the landmark Tickle v. Giggle ruling, leaving intact a Federal Court…
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The Education Department Collected Data on Trans Students. Then It Hid It.
Federal civil-rights data covering nonbinary students and gender-identity bullying reached the Education Department through school reporting. The department then removed those fields…
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New Jersey Is Back in the Fight, Challenging Trump Medicaid Ban on Trans-Youth Care
New Jersey is once again taking an active role in defending transgender rights, joining a multistate lawsuit challenging Trump administration restrictions on…
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Mount Sinai Abandons Its Young Trans Patients, Agrees to End Gender-Affirming Care
Mount Sinai has agreed to stop providing gender-affirming medical care to minors, despite denying the federal government’s allegations and without any court…
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Federal Judge Again Strikes Down Texas Drag Ban
Texas got another chance to defend its drag-performance ban — and lost again. A federal judge has ruled Senate Bill 12 unconstitutional…
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Appeals Court Upholds Hamtramck’s Pride-Flag Ban, Calling City Flagpoles Government Speech
The Sixth Circuit upheld Hamtramck’s ban on Pride flags from city-owned flagpoles, finding that the city converted them into a platform for…
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New Mexico Says It Will Use State Money to Keep Gender-Affirming Care Available to Trans Youth
New Mexico plans to use state funds to continue covering gender-affirming care for transgender youth after the Trump administration cuts off federal…
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