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Nancy Pelosi, retiring from Congress, leaves a record as a champion of LGBTQ+ equality

U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, who announced Thursday that she will not seek another term, will leave with one of the most pro-LGBTQ+ rights records of any member of Congress.

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Supreme Court allows Trump administration’s anti-trans and anti-nonbinary passport policy (for now)

The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration on Thursday, allowing it to block transgender and nonbinary people from choosing the passport marker that best aligns with their gender identity while a legal challenge is brought against it.

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D.C. ‘sandwich guy’ not guilty of assaulting a federal agent, jury finds

A federal jury in Washington, D.C., on Thursday found Sean Charles Dunn, a former Justice Department paralegal who became known online as “the sandwich guy,” not guilty of misdemeanor assault after a viral August confrontation with federal agents on a D.C. street.

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Why trans storytelling in film is more important than ever

In 2013, I premiered my experimental short film, She Gone Rogue, at Outfest, and to my surprise, it won the Grand Jury Award. That moment wasn’t just a career milestone; it was an act of recognition for the trans community. It affirmed that a trans artist could belong in cinema’s future and that our stories …

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Federal appeals court breathes new life into Texas drag ban previously struck down as unconstitutional

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Thursday vacated a lower court ruling that blocked Texas’s Senate Bill 12, the state’s controversial “sexually oriented performances” law, and ordered a narrower review, reopening one of the nation’s most closely watched legal battles over drag and LGBTQ+ expression.

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Wisconsin bill would allow lawsuits against doctors that provide gender-affirming care

Wisconsin state legislators have introduced a bill that would allow civil lawsuits against health care practitioners that provide gender-affirming care to youth.

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Nancy Pelosi, fierce LGBTQ+ ally, announces retirement

Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to serve as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and one of the most influential lawmakers of the modern era, announced Thursday that she will not seek reelection — concluding a 38-year congressional career marked by political mastery, moral clarity, and steadfast commitment to equality.

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Is marriage equality at risk? Understanding Kim Davis’s Supreme Court appeal

As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to decide whether to hear former Kentucky clerk Kim Davis’s appeal, LGBTQ+ advocates are weighing what the case could mean for marriage equality a decade after Obergefell v. Hodges. Here’s what you need to know.

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Queer ex-Marine Corps drill instructor channels leadership & Netflix’s ‘Boots’ in Arizona congressional run

JoAnna Mendoza says she couldn’t help but see herself in Boots, Netflix’s new military drama based on a gay Marine’s memoir set before “don’t ask, don’t tell.”

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