Alaska House committee advances, expands proposal to bar trans girls from girls sports
Amended bill would add elementary, middle school and collegiate sports to limits in place for high school
By Claire Stremple, Alaska Beacon - April 16, 2024Amended bill would add elementary, middle school and collegiate sports to limits in place for high school
By Claire Stremple, Alaska Beacon - April 16, 2024A resolution to be considered by North Dakota Republican Party delegates at their upcoming convention would define life as beginning at fertilization and call for criminal penalties for “anyone who kills a pre-born human being.”
By Michael Achterling, North Dakota Monitor - March 26, 2024GLAAD survey also finds broader public not supportive of anti-trans policies and candidates
By Jon King, Michigan Advance - March 19, 2024Legislation banning gender transitioning surgery, hormone therapy and puberty-blocking drugs for minors under 18 is on the fast track in the South Carolina House, with approval by the GOP-dominated chamber coming as early as next week.
By Skylar Laird, South Carolina Daily Gazette - January 10, 2024Democratic Mayor Jim Kenney said the order is in response to the wave of legislation attacking transgender rights across the country.
By Will Fritz - October 19, 2023Hate crimes based on gender identity were up 32.9% year over year.
By Will Fritz - October 19, 2023The White House released a statement commemorating the 25th anniversary of Matthew Shepard’s death.
By Will Fritz - October 17, 2023The California Republican has relied throughout his career on funds from far-right donor Howard F. Ahmanson Jr.
By Josh Israel - October 16, 2023A GOP state senator says her bill requiring schools to notify parents about 'sexually explicit' content in library books was not intended to lead to book bans.
By Will Fritz - October 16, 2023'The leadership of the Biden-Harris Administration is needed now more than ever,' Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson said.
By Oliver Willis - October 11, 2023The Texas judge who ordered the FDA to rescind approval of an abortion drug says drag shows aren’t protected by the First Amendment.
By Will Fritz - September 25, 2023Milwaukee activists helped thwart the right-wing organization's efforts to host events around last week's Republican presidential debate.
By Matt Cohen - August 30, 2023A Maryland judge ruled parents can’t opt kids out of inclusive lesson plans.
By Will Fritz - August 28, 2023Blue states aren’t immune from conservative culture wars. Here's what happened after three far-right candidates were elected to the Temecula school board.
By Will Fritz - August 24, 2023A 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.
By Will Fritz - August 21, 2023Act 372 would have put librarians and booksellers at risk of prosecution for displaying content deemed ‘harmful to minors.’
By Will Fritz - August 01, 2023Lawyers 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.
By Will Fritz - July 27, 2023Ayotte lost a bid for reelection in 2016 after helping to kill gun safety legislation.
By Josh Israel - July 24, 2023The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals will render a final decision on bans in both Kentucky and Tennessee by Sept. 30.
By Will Fritz - July 24, 2023Kentucky's ban on gender-affirming care went into effect, a Michigan salon owner says transgender people are unwelcome, and more.
By Will Fritz - July 17, 2023Federal courts had recently blocked every anti-trans state law they'd ruled on — until the Sixth Circuit ruled in a case in Tennessee.
By Will Fritz - July 13, 2023The latest events impacting LGBTQ+ communities and their rights.
By Will Fritz - July 10, 2023The Republican Party and conservative activists aren't shy about saying they don't support any legal protections for trans people.
By Nick Vachon - July 07, 2023The group made headlines with its summit in Philadelphia last week.
By Will Fritz - July 06, 2023A former Florida congressional candidate and adviser to Hillary Clinton and John Kerry shares her story.
By Will Fritz - June 26, 2023Across the globe, policies similar to those championed by many in the GOP have gone hand in hand with illiberal and anti-democratic politics.
By Nick Vachon - June 26, 2023'For our democracy to work, it needs to include all of us,' the Delaware state senator said in an announcement.
By Emily Singer - June 26, 2023Seth Marnin will be the first openly trans male judge in the United States if confirmed.
By Will Fritz - June 12, 2023Gov. Gavin Newsom is seeking answers after the suburban school board rejected a social studies curriculum that included information about the LGBTQ rights pioneer.
By Will Fritz - June 12, 2023The November 2023 elections could determine whether the last southern state without an abortion ban follows Florida's hard-right shift.
By Josh Israel - June 05, 2023