Federal Judge Limits UC Protections Against Intentional Misgendering
A federal judge has limited how the University of California can punish intentional misgendering, but the preliminary injunction still allows UC to…
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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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Republicans Tried To Kill “Woke” Degrees. Now Religious Colleges May Be On The Chopping Block.
Republicans spent years attacking so-called “woke” college degrees, but new federal accountability measures based on graduate earnings could place religious colleges, seminary…
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Louisville Eighth Grader Defied School Officials to Deliver an Unfiltered Graduation Speech About Being Gay, Grieving, and Refusing to Stay Silent
“They tried to silence him. He spoke anyway.” A 14-year-old gay student in Louisville is going viral after delivering an uncensored graduation speech…
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Trump Stops Enforcing Trans Student Protections — In New Jersey, That Changes the Battlefield
The federal government is stepping back from protecting transgender students — but in New Jersey, the fight isn’t over. As Washington withdraws…
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Fired for Refusing to Hide LGBTQ Books — Now the Community Is Fighting Back
After refusing to move LGBTQ books out of children’s sections, a Tennessee librarian was fired. Now, the community is fighting back —…
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“Not a Ban”—Until It Is: How H.R. 7661 Could Erase Trans Stories from Schools Nationwide
A new federal bill claims it’s not banning books—but by threatening school funding, it could erase transgender stories from classrooms across the…
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Maryland Just Passed HB 649 — Building a State-Level Civil Rights Backstop as Federal Protections Shift
Maryland just passed HB 649 in a 100–35 vote, expanding protections for transgender students and creating a state-level enforcement system that doesn’t…
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They Couldn’t Pass It Openly—So They Tried to Sneak It Through. It Still Failed.
When a bill can’t pass in public, lawmakers sometimes try to slip it through quietly. In Kentucky, that strategy just failed—this time.
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The Algorithmic Book Ban: How AI Is Turning Censorship Into Infrastructure
What used to take months now takes minutes. AI tools are turning book bans into automated systems—reshaping what libraries can carry and…
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