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Lia Thomas will not be allowed to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics or any elite women’s race « for the time being » after losing her lawsuit against World Aquatics.

On Wednesday evening, Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff hosted a vibrant Pride Month reception at the Naval Observatory where a message was clear: While progress has been made, there are still actors looking to take back LGBTQ+ rights.

By John Fritze and Tierney Sneed, CNN

There’s no film like The Wizard of Oz.

A conservative federal judge in Texas has blocked one of President Joe Biden’s attempts to expand Title IX protections to include transgender students. The ruling, handed down Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor, sided with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who argued that the administration had overstepped its authority, Reuters reports.

Small Business Administration Administrator Isabel Guzman and Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Rachel Levine, the first transgender person confirmed by the U.S. Senate to an administration position, toured several LGBTQ-owned small businesses in the nation’s capital on Tuesday, emphasizing the importance of technology, support and inclusivity for these companies.

A Missouri Republican candidate for secretary of state, Valentina Gomez, has called WNBA star Brittney Griner an “unpatriotic lesbian” and said she should be back in a Russian prison rather than competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Gomez commented in a 20-second video posted to X, formerly Twitter, on Monday.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, the first gay man to hold the position, once again addressed Republican attacks on the LGBTQ+ community during an appearance on CNN Wednesday morning. Responding to recent comments by Martha-Ann Alito, wife of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, Buttigieg emphasized the importance of equality and fairness in the nation’s highest …

It has been eight years since a Florida man swearing allegiance to ISIS entered an Orlando nightclub and killed 49 people. Most victims in the Pulse shooting were LGBTQ+, Latino or both, and the crime remains the deadliest attack on queer individuals in American history.

Democrats U.S. Reps. Becca Balint of Vermont and Lizzie Fletcher of Texas introduced a bill on Wednesday to clarify and expand protections against discrimination in jury service. The proposed legislation, known as the “Juror Non-Discrimination Act of 2024,” seeks to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics.