Before the newly elected U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson was in public office, the Louisiana Republican’s restrictive stances on gender identity, abortion and sexuality were honed at the conservative Christian legal group Alliance Defending Freedom, where he served as a senior spokesperson and attorney. Alliance Defending Freedom, or ADF, is the legal force behind dozens […]

Democratic Mayor Jim Kenney said the order is in response to the wave of legislation attacking transgender rights across the country.

Hate crimes based on gender identity were up 32.9% year over year.

The White House released a statement commemorating the 25th anniversary of Matthew Shepard’s death.

The bills, which would ban gender-affirming care for trans youth and sports participation for trans girls and women, will likely be vetoed by Gov. Tony Evers.

Conservative attacks on education are doing real harm, advocates say.

The Commonwealth Policy Center, which wants to ban abortion in Kentucky, sent mailers supporting Republican Daniel Cameron.

'The leadership of the Biden-Harris Administration is needed now more than ever,' Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson said.

The Biden White House has condemned social media harassment of a Department of the Interior staffer.

One bill would ban best-practice care for trans minors.

A judge blocked a Montana law banning gender-affirming care for trans youth.

A school in suburban Chicago has been subjected to three bomb threats after the social media account Libs of TikTok shared images of a pride flag in one of the school’s classrooms.

The Texas judge who ordered the FDA to rescind approval of an abortion drug says drag shows aren’t protected by the First Amendment.

A high school student painted the mural last year after winning an art contest.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized the NAACP’s travel advisory for LGBTQ+ people and minorities, and two California school boards voted to ban pride flags.

Melissa Tempel slapped her old school district with a lawsuit after it fired her for criticizing its ban of a song with inclusive themes.

A Maryland judge ruled parents can’t opt kids out of inclusive lesson plans.

Blue states aren’t immune from conservative culture wars. Here's what happened after three far-right candidates were elected to the Temecula school board.

A three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned an injunction that had been placed on the Alabama law by a federal district judge.

A California store owner was allegedly killed for hanging her pride flag, more school districts are exploring anti-trans policies, and a Texas university's LGBTQ+ resource center prepares for the state's ban on diversity offices.

Texas was sued over its restrictions on drag performances, an Oregon clinic was shut down by a bomb threat, and Florida reversed its ban on high school AP psychology curriculum.

The ruling will force families of trans youth to take their children out of state for health care.

Act 372 would have put librarians and booksellers at risk of prosecution for displaying content deemed ‘harmful to minors.’

Missouri’s ban on gender-affirming care faces a legal challenge, the U.S. Senate failed to pass an amendment that would have banned pride flags from federal buildings, and more.

Michigan joins 22 states in banning a practice that research says doesn't work and harms LGBTQ+ youth.

Lawyers representing families of transgender minors, health care providers, and LGBTQ+ civil rights groups are suing to block Missouri’s law before it goes into effect on Aug. 28.

Lawyers seek to stop Kentucky’s ban on gender-affirming care, Sen. J.D. Vance introduces a bill to ban all gender-affirming care, and more.

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals will render a final decision on bans in both Kentucky and Tennessee by Sept. 30.

Vance's bill would criminalize the provision of puberty blockers and hormone treatments to most people under the age of 18.

Kentucky's ban on gender-affirming care went into effect, a Michigan salon owner says transgender people are unwelcome, and more.