BREAKING: South Carolina rushes emergency petition to U.S. Supreme Court over trans student’s bathroom use
South Carolina is pressing the U.S. Supreme Court to immediately reinstate a policy that bars transgender students from using bathrooms that match their gender identity, escalating a fight that could set national precedent for the rights of LGBTQ+ youth.
Health officials and experts praise CDC’s Demetre Daskalakis for standing up in blistering resignation
Dr. Demetre Daskalakis’s resignation on Wednesday as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases marked a dramatic rupture inside the nation’s premier public health agency. In a blistering public letter, he accused the Trump administration and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of …
Alaska’s medical board moves to ban gender-affirming care for trans minors
An Alaskan podiatrist is leading the State Medical Board’s efforts to take away life-saving health care from transgender youth.
Queer adults aren’t just obsessed with astrology — they believe in it.
There’s a reason you can’t go to a gay bar without someone asking for your sign or why your lesbian friend keeps offering to give you a tarot card reading. Queer adults are more likely to consult astrology or horoscopes, and they’re also more likely to believe in them.
Trump administration moves to end trans-inclusive sex education across the U.S.
The Trump administration has escalated its campaign against trans-inclusive sex education, ordering nearly every U.S. state and territory to remove references to “gender ideology” from federally funded programs or risk losing millions of dollars.
Cracker Barrel quietly removes LGBTQ+ Pride and DEI page from website
Cracker Barrel has quietly removed its website page dedicated to LGBTQ+ Pride and diversity, equity, and inclusion after facing backlash from conservatives over its proposed logo change.
Air Force grants honors to insurrectionist Ashli Babbitt while denying trans troops’ retirement benefits
The U.S. Air Force will retroactively provide full military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt, the insurrectionist killed while storming the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. The move has triggered outrage as the Trump administration continues forcing transgender service members serving honorably out of uniform and rescinding their earned retirement benefits.
Ron DeSantis defends repainting crosswalks, including the Pulse memorial
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered the removal of all on-road decorations, even those promoting messages he supports. The move comes amid outrage after state officials erased a rainbow crosswalk honoring Pulse victims.
If Trump loves gay weddings so much, what’s he going to do if SCOTUS takes them away?
The only thing that Donald Trump has ever been consistent about in his life is his devotion to money, so it should surprise no one that his private take on marriage equality has nothing to do with rights, dignity, or love.
Living Smile Vidya: un rire pour survivre
Actrice, autrice et militante originaire de Chennai, Living Smile Vidya — alias Smiley — est l’une des premières femmes trans dalits à avoir publié une autobiographie. Avec Introducing Living Smile Vidya, co-présenté par la Maison St-Gervais dans le cadre du Festival de La Bâtie, elle transforme son histoire en un solo où humour et vulnérabilité …