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…
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, as federal policy changes and the 2026 midterms…
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DOJ Settlements Lock NYU Langone and UPMC Out of Trans-Youth Care
NYU Langone and UPMC have become the fifth and sixth major hospital systems to reach DOJ agreements restricting…
LGBTQ+ Youth Crisis Services Return to 988 — But Questions Remain for Trans Youth
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline has restored specialized LGBTQ+ youth services after a 14-month shutdown. But with…
California’s Six New LGBTQ Protection Laws: What They Mean for Transgender Residents
California’s new six-law LGBTQ package strengthens medical and identity privacy and expands support for transgender veterans, young people…
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LGBTQ+ Youth Crisis Services Return to 988 — But Questions Remain for Trans Youth
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline has restored specialized LGBTQ+ youth services after a 14-month shutdown. But with The Trevor Project absent…
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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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Tucson Police Confirm Deadly Gay-Bar Shooting Was a Targeted Anti-LGBTQ Hate Crime
Tucson police say the shooting that killed two men outside a longtime gay bar was a targeted anti-LGBTQ attack. Investigators say the…
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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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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,…
Saddle Lake Cree Nation Turns Treaty Rights Into a Shield for Trans Lives
Saddle Lake Cree Nation is invoking Treaty 6 rights and Indigenous sovereignty to establish a safe haven for…
There Is No Entrance Exam for Womanhood
Sometimes the hardest person to convince that you belong is yourself. A personal reflection on missed girlhood, femininity,…
Politics
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…
Sophie Wilson Helped Build the Technology Powering Your Phone
Computer pioneer Sophie Wilson helped create the BBC Micro, BBC BASIC and the architecture that became ARM years…
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…
Opinion
They Left Us Out Before. Don’t Let Them Do It Again.
In 2007, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act passed the House without transgender protections—and the Human Rights Campaign backed it. That history still matters…
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They Don’t Have to Call It Conversion Therapy
They don’t need to call it conversion therapy. When identity is treated as a disorder and care is stripped away, the outcome…
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Insurance Companies Are Quietly Restricting Gender-Affirming Care — Even in States Where It’s Legal
Advocates say insurers are: • redefining procedures as “cosmetic” • requiring extra psychological evaluations • limiting provider networks The result? Care that exists on paper but…
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