LGBTQ
As Texas Legislature Considers Anti-trans Bills, NCAA Announces it Will Not Hold Events in States that Discriminate Against Trans Students
Texas lawmakers have filed six bills that target transgender students’ sports participation — and two of those bills would affect colleges and university sports in addition to K-12.
Arkansas Lawmakers Override Governor’s Veto of Youth Gender-Affirming Care
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has vetoed what would have been the first bill banning gender-affirming medical care for youth.
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson Vetoes Anti-transgender Bill
The legislation would prohibit doctors from providing gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth.
Families Say Athletic Bans Would Exact Toll on Rural Transgender Youth
This year, state lawmakers across the country have filed more than two dozen bills that would ban transgender youth from playing on sports teams that don’t align with their sex at birth.
What Else is in the Covid Relief Package? The First Major ACA Expansion.
Defenders argue new additions to the health law, which expanded health care access for key groups, could once again benefit women and LGBTQ+ people.
Queer in the Country: Why Some LGBTQ Americans Prefer Rural Life to Urban ‘Gayborhoods’
COMMENTARY | Research finds many LGBTQ people in rural areas view their sexual identity substantially differently from their urban counterparts – and question the merits of gay life in cities.
New Index Ranks State Efforts to Alleviate Youth Homelessness
The research findings suggest it’s an area where many states have room for improvement.
HUD Bars Anti-LGBTQ+ Discrimination in Housing, Rentals
It’s the first agency to implement Biden’s sweeping executive order on sexual orientation and gender identity, but it won’t be the last, officials said.
Advocates React to The Repeal of New York’s ‘Walking While Trans’ Ban
LGBTQ+ advocates celebrated the end of a decades-old statute that outlawed loitering for the purposes of prostitution, which has been widely seen as "arbitrary and discriminatory.”
A New Day for Queer People in the South
North Carolina’s ban on local protections for LGBTQ people expires today. But more fights lie ahead.
‘Rainbow Wave’ of LGBTQ Candidates Run and Win in 2020 Election
Down-ballot races saw a number of LGBTQ candidates this year.
Supreme Court to Consider LGBTQ Rights and Foster Care the Day After Election
The case, which concerns a taxpayer-funded Catholic adoption agency, could make a big impact on LGBTQ rights and force changes in government contracting practices with religious organizations.
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