LGBTQ

The Football Association (FA), the governing body for soccer in England, says transgender players will no longer be allowed to play on women’s teams beginning next month. In a Thursday, May 1, announcement, the FA said that following the U.K. Supreme Court’s recent unanimous ruling that trans women are not women under the law, it

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) just issued a hastily written report that came to the conclusion that the GOP’s opposition to gender-affirming care for trans kids is supported by science and that what trans kids need instead is conversion therapy to get them to change their gender identities. In related news from

News broke last week that the Trump administration is looking into policies to increase the birth rate, including giving a $5,000 “baby bonus” to every parent who gives birth. “Sounds like a good idea to me,” Donald Trump said about the proposed policy on Tuesday. The average cost of raising a child from birth to

Gay former Rep. George Santos (R-NY) has said that he will flee the United States after he is released from prison—but his promise is doubtful, considering his long history of lying and breaking promises. Last Friday, a federal judge sentenced Santos to 87 months in prison for crimes including wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, money laundering, and

The Trump administration released a 400-page review of transgender youth healthcare on Thursday that described current best practices endorsed by mainstream medical organizations and professionals as “unproven.” The report advocates for behavioral therapy in place of gender-affirming medical care for youths with gender dysphoria, or what critics call “conversion therapy.” Related White House report brags about

Activists at the Texas state capitol protest a school voucher plan promoted by Gov. Greg Abbott that funds charter, including religious, schools with state taxes. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on whether Oklahoma can force taxpayers to fund the state’s first-ever Catholic charter school. Opponents say the school violates the Constitution’s First Amendment,

Aug 20, 2024; Chicago, IL, USA; Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker speaks during the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently criticized “do-nothing” Democratic politicians who “want to blame our [election] losses on our defense of Black people, of trans kids, of immigrants instead of their own

Nearly 100 school officials in districts and charter schools across Colorado are urging lawmakers to vote against a bill that would strengthen protections for transgender people in the state, KKTV reports. Earlier this month, the Colorado House passed the Kelly Loving Act, which would add misgendering and deadnaming as forms of discrimination under Colorado’s Anti-Discrimination

The Progress Pride-designed crosswalk installed in Washington, DC in June 2020. The Trump-controlled Kennedy Center has cancelled all of its 2025 WorldPride events, the Associated Press reports. The Capital Pride Alliance confirmed that it has been forced to cancel parts of its Tapestry of Pride program, originally scheduled to take place from June 5 through

The Ohio Supreme Court has allowed a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth to go into effect while lower courts decide on the law’s constitutionality. The court granted a request from Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost (R) to allow the ban to go into effect, despite a judge’s ruling against the law last month, The Hill reported.

Washington DC, USA – September 15, 2020: President Donald Trump participates in the signing ceremony of the Abraham Accords between Israel, UAE and Bahrain at the White House in Washington, DC. On Monday, the White House posted a summary of everything the administration has done during the president’s first 100 days in office to make

Ten years after the far-right Law and Justice Party was elected to power in Poland, and two years after their defeat in national elections, a last vestige of the party’s state-sanctioned anti-LGBTQ+ policies has finally been eliminated. On Thursday, a council in the southeastern Polish town of Łańcut officially abolished the country’s last remaining ‘LGBT-free’

As the Trump administration continues its efforts to erase transgender identity from the federal government and American society at large, the U.K. is grappling with the recent decision by its country’s high court ruling that the legal definition of men and women is based on biological sex. Two weeks ago, the court handed down the

Expelled former Congressman George Santos (R-NY) George Santos has asked President Trump for a pardon. “This is the hardest statement I have ever written,” wrote the disgraced gay former congressman on X Friday evening. Santos was sentenced to more than seven years in prison on Friday for defrauding Congress, voters, and his supporters. Related: Santos’

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View of the large crowd, some of whom are holding up handmade signs and banners, participating in a gay and lesbian pride parade in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston, 1975. In January, the president’s executive orders purging trans and queer identity and diversity, equity, and inclusivity (DEI) efforts from the federal government began their

Mar 4, 2025; Washington, DC, USA; U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attends U.S. President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump was expected to address Congress on his early achievements of his presidency and

Donald Trump arrives on stage during CPAC Conference 2024 at Gaylord National Resort Convention Center in Washington DC on February 24, 2024 According to a political commentator and producer for The Rachel Maddow Show, the Donald Trump White House may be beginning to collapse in on itself. While Trump has only been in office a

The happy couple is the third known victim of discrimination at the Sheraton property in Puerto Vallarta. | Jeremy Alexander and Ryan Sheepwash A Canadian couple planning a destination wedding in gay mecca Puerto Vallarta says they’ve been discriminated against by the beachside hotel where they’d hoped to tie the knot. Jeremy Alexander and Ryan

Pope Francis, whose birth name is Jorge Mario Bergoglio, died in Rome on April 21, 2025, after suffering a bout of double pneumonia. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on December 17, 1936, making him 88 years old at his passing. He will be known as a compassionate man, someone who advanced the Catholic Church

Salt Lake City, Utah USA June 2nd 2024: Utah Pride Parade Giant Rainbow Flag A new survey of Fortune 1000 companies reveals that corporations are dramatically scaling back their public expressions of support for the LGBTQ+ community. It’s a trend LGBTQ+ organizations across the country have already reported in the lead-up to Pride celebrations this

In a setting where LGBTQ+ people already face disproportionately high rates of sexual violence, the Department of Justice has defunded a key resource combating prison rape through the congressionally mandated Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA). PREA was passed unanimously by Congress in 2003 and sought to document and curtail the incidence and effects of prison

Linda McMahon on November 29, 2018. Slc 0375 Three federal judges have separately ruled against the Trump administration’s threats to cut federal funding for schools with diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. The first ruling came in a lawsuit brought by the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) against the

Pete Buttigieg on Andrew Schulz’s ‘Flagrant’ podcast. Pete Buttigieg laid out his vision and priorities for Americans on a MAGA-friendly podcast this week, seemingly winning over the show’s hosts. The out former transportation secretary waded into the “manosphere” on Wednesday, April 23, appearing on comedian Andrew Schulz’s Flagrant podcast. In a wide-ranging three-hour conversation with

Nevada Republican Michele Fiore posing for her gun-themed calendar in 2016. The president has issued a “full and unconditional pardon” of Michele Fiore, a transphobic Republican politician who was convicted of six counts of wire fraud last year. She spent money raised to build a statue honoring a fallen police officer on rent, cosmetic procedures,

Bain, member of the six-person K-pop band JUST B, performing Lady Gaga’s queer anthem “Born This Way” in Los Angeles. Bain, a member of the six-person K-pop boy band JUST B, came out during a recent solo performance amid the band’s JUST ODD World Tour. He then performed a rendition of bisexual pop star Lady

Longtime Atlanta resident Mary Anne Adams noticed something troubling: Many Black lesbians older than 50 were disappearing from community-based activities and organizations. As a public health community researcher and activist, Adams wondered what was to blame: health issues? Youth-oriented LGBTQ culture? Racialized ageism? To change this trend, Adams founded ZAMI NOBLA, the National Organization of

Now former Congressman George Santos held a press conference on the House Triangle outside of the United States Capitol on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. He has since been expelled from Congress since Friday. Dec. 1, 2023. Federal prosecutors in the fraud case against former Rep. George Santos (R-NY) say that recent social media posts from