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Letitia James, New York State Attorney General Photo: © Seth Harrison/The Journal News / USA TODAY NETWORK via IMAGN Manhattan’s largest school district may soon ban transgender girls from playing on girls’ sports teams. But LGBTQ+ allies and New York Attorney General Letitia James are pushing back against such bans, calling them discriminatory and illegal.

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Bridget Ziegler celebrates her victory for school board at a GOP party on Tuesday August, 23, 2022 Photo: THOMAS BENDER/HERALD-TRIBUNE / USA TODAY NETWORK/IMAGN Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler is suing police and prosecutors in Sarasota, Florida to stop them from releasing investigation records related to rape allegations against her husband. In their lawsuit

It’s been two years since Lia Thomas made history, or infamy, depending on your point of view. Last Friday, a group of 16 former and current student-athletes decided to file a lawsuit against the NCAA. The suit calls for a total ban on transgender women in all sports, citing opportunities “lost” and “taken” and how

Penny Wong, Australia’s first out lesbian senator, has married her long-term partner Sophie Allouache after a nearly 20-year relationship. Their daughters — 11-year-old Alexandra 8-year-old Hannah — served as flower girls at the wedding. The two married last Saturday at the Bird in Hand winery in the South Australian city of Adelaide. Wong represents South

A mother with a queer daughter is speaking out after a hate group co-founder called her a “groomer” for supporting LGBTQ+ youth. Anti-LGBTQ+ Moms for Liberty co-founder Tiffany Justice recently posted a photo of a volunteer from the Free Mom Hugs organization, which, among other things, visits Pride events and offers hugs to folks who

A New York women’s roller derby team is suing a county executive over an ordinance that forbids teams with transgender athletes from using local facilities. Meanwhile, former Olympic decathlete Caitlyn Jenner is rushing to the man’s defense. Despite warnings from State Attorney General Letitia James, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman has doubled down on his

Nex Benedict Photo: GoFundMe Angry community members spoke out at the first board meeting of the Owasso Public School District following the death of Nex Benedict, a 16-year-old transgender Native American student who died on February 8 after an alleged assault by three bullies in his high school bathroom. Medical experts have recently cast doubt

Colin Quinn of Included Health Photo: Provided Once again, the health of the LGBTQ+ community is under attack — on multiple fronts. Restrictions on gender-affirming care have become a high-profile wedge issue at both the state and national levels. Related: A recent Alabama court ruling has risked the hard-fought gains by same-sex couples to secure

Across the country, thousands of women, minors, pregnant people, parents and their children, are being forced to travel far from their homes, across state lines, to receive the critical, medically-necessary, life-saving care that they or their loved ones require. These involuntary trips often require days-long road trips, expensive flights, costly hotels, lost wages, and expensive

Brandi Carlile sings with Big Bird and Snuffleupagus on “Sesame Street” Photo: YouTube screenshot Two of Sesame Street’s biggest stars, Big Bird and Snuffleupagus, recently performed a new song with six-time Grammy Award winner Brandi Carlile. During the lesbian singer-songwriter’s recent appearance in the long-running children’s educational TV program, she spoke with Big Bird and

Alexei Navalny was an extraordinarily brave and strong advocate for progressive social change and resistance while fighting against enormous odds in Vladimir Putin’s corrupt, authoritarian Russia. While most other activists fled the country over very real fears of assassination, Navalny decided to remain there knowing full well that he would most likely die at the

As we travel, I have a habit of striking up conversations with random people, often on public benches. It usually mortifies Brent. But it often turns out great, like the time I started a conversation with a fellow in Macedonia, and he ended up inviting us to spend the day with him and his wife

Every LGBT nonprofit in the nation should take note of something that happened last week and put it on their radar, as it very likely will put them under the microscope when applying for federal funding. Simply put, the Republicans have found a new way to go after our community – by taking away funding

New data reveal transmasculine men run the risk of pregnancy even when taking testosterone therapy. Results from a small study of transgender men and gender-diverse people recently published in Cell Reports Medicine revealed that one-third of the participants still ovulated despite taking testosterone and could therefore potentially become pregnant. Related: Even if their periods had

On Tuesday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) ruled that the Utah Department of Corrections (UDOC) is in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act for failing to accommodate a transgender woman housed in one of its prisons. UDOC was found to have failed to provide the woman with access to gender-affirming care, including hormone therapy.

Bernie Moreno Photo: Screenshot Ahead of next Tuesday’s Ohio primary, a top anti-LGBTQ+ Republican Senate candidate is facing questions about a profile on an adult hook-up site linked to his email address. On Thursday, the Associated Press reported that in late 2008, a profile seeking “1-on-1” sexual encounters with “young guys” was set up on

Photo: Screenshot Precinct Bar An out elected official from Crescenta Valley in Los Angeles has resigned after being identified as one of two men who allegedly urinated on the employee entrance of a popular LA gay bar before getting into a physical altercation with a member of the bar’s staff. Related: “Today, Councilmember Chris Kilpatrick

Republican lawmakers in the Tennessee have introduced legislation that will ensure that people with anti-LGBTQ+ prejudices can foster and adopt children. Opponents of the proposed law say it could lead to situations in which LGBTQ+ children are placed with parents who do not accept their sexual orientation or gender identity. Introduced in both the Tennessee

Japan’s fitful march toward marriage equality took a giant leap on Thursday when a high court ruled the country’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. “Disallowing marriage to same-sex couples is a discrimination that lacks rationality,” the ruling said, while noting that “enacting same-sex marriage does not seem to cause disadvantages or harmful effects.” Related:

Kristen Stewart on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” Photo: Screenshot In February, out actress Kristen Stewart sent right-wingers into a tailspin when she appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone wearing nothing but a leather vest and a jockstrap. Stewart told the publication she wanted the shoot to be the “gayest f**king thing you’ve

The number of U.S. adults who identify as LGBTQ+ has been steadily rising over the past decade, with nearly 8 percent now saying they are anything other than straight. On Wednesday, Gallup released its analysis of polling data from its 2023 telephone surveys of more than 12,000 American adults. In total, 7.6% of respondents said

Nex Benedict Photo: GoFundMe The Oklahoma state medical examiner’s office has ruled Nex Benedict’s death a suicide. The 16-year-old Owasso High School sophomore of Choctaw descent died on February 8, a day after a violent altercation with three other students in a school bathroom in which he was reportedly beaten until he blacked out. Benedict,

England’s National Health Service (NHS) announced Tuesday that it will halt puberty blocker prescriptions for transgender minors. The change follows an ongoing independent review that found there was “not enough evidence” that the hormone treatments, which block the physical changes of puberty, are safe or effective. Related: Puberty blockers will now only be available as

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) dropped out of the presidential primary after running on his record of demonizing the LGBTQ+ community and fighting against “woke” diversity efforts. Now, like DeSantis’ failed campaign, his anti-LGBTQ+ efforts are going down in flames. 21 of the nation’s most vicious bills proposed this year have died after the Florida

A new survey by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) shows support for marriage equality has dipped from a high water mark in 2022. For the first time since PRRI began tracking nationwide support for three key LGBTQ+ rights policies — nondiscrimination protections, religiously-based service refusals, and same-sex marriage — the group found a decline

Pride in Thessaloniki, Greece – June 23, 2018 Photo: Shutterstock Just weeks after a landmark law granted same-sex couples in Greece the right to marry, nearly 200 people dressed in black on Saturday night chased a transgender couple through the town square in Thessaloniki, the country’s “second city” and host this week to the Thessaloniki

Gerald Declan Radford Photo: Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office More than a month after he admitted to fatally shooting a gay dog owner in Tampa, Florida, Gerald Declan Radford has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder. The 65-year-old claimed that he acted in self-defense on February 2, when he shot John Walter Lay, 52, at

New polling has found that many LGBTQ+ voters would potentially vote for more conservative candidates if not for the GOP’s virulent opposition to LGBTQ+ rights. A survey of 600 LGBTQ+ Americans shared with ABC News by The Independent Center and the Bullfinch Group found that this demographic is far more likely to vote for President

Small MPOX outbreaks have recently occurred in New York, North Carolina, and Colorado. But while the virus behind the painful skin infection caused a national public health emergency in 2022, the U.S. officially declared an end to the emergency over a year ago. Since then, there has been little national messaging around what, if anything,