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As LGBTQIA+ citizens, many of us feel at risk. Current laws are highly discriminatory against trans youth and their families. Our marriages, our families, and even our safety are at risk.
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Malaysia’s LGBTQ Community Lives In Fear As Raids Drive Them Underground
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Malaysia’s LGBTQ Community Lives In Fear As Raids Drive Them Underground
Read more at South China Morning Post. In Chow Kit, a crowded district of Kuala Lumpur forever caught between progress and prejudice, Amy* moves quietly through narrow alleys – a transgender outrea…
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December 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Cleveland Heights to welcome only LGBTQ mayor in Ohio
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Cleveland Heights to welcome only LGBTQ mayor in Ohio
Read more at Spectrum News 1. Jim Petras is leading Cleveland Heights in turning the next page in its governance, assuming office as city’s newly-elected mayor in January. “[I’m] very grateful to o…
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December 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Court blocks Michigan conversion therapy ban on free speech grounds
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Court blocks Michigan conversion therapy ban on free speech grounds
Read more at Bridge Michigan. A federal appeals court on Wednesday blocked Michigan’s ban on conversion therapy for minors who are LGBTQ+, declaring it violates the First Amendment rights…
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December 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Pam Bondi Directs FBI to Offer Cash Bounty for Promoters of “Radical Gender Ideology”
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Pam Bondi Directs FBI to Offer Cash Bounty for Promoters of “Radical Gender Ideology”
Read more at Them. The Justice Department has instructed the Federal Bureau of Investigation to crack down on supposed “domestic terrorist” organizations, the definition of which includes those who…
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December 19, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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House passes bill criminalizing gender-affirming care for minors
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House passes bill criminalizing gender-affirming care for minors
Read more at CNN. The House on Wednesday voted to pass a bill that could imprison health care providers for providing gender-affirming care for minors. The bill — titled the “Protect Children’s Inn…
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December 19, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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Texas unveils “tip line” to report & send pictures of suspected trans women using the restroom
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Texas unveils “tip line” to report & send pictures of suspected trans women using the restroom
Read more at LGBTQ Nation. Texas’ virulently anti-trans attorney general, Ken Paxton (R), has launched a tip line that allows people to report on suspected trans people they believe are violating t…
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December 19, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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Texas is making a list of transgender Texans. It’s using driver’s licenses to help
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Texas is making a list of transgender Texans. It’s using driver’s licenses to help
Read more at Houston Public Media. The state of Texas has continued collecting information on transgender drivers seeking to change the sex listed on their licenses, creating a list of mo…
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December 17, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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LGBTQ immigrants face more asylum rejections, though some still win cases
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LGBTQ immigrants face more asylum rejections, though some still win cases
Read more at Gay City News. In the midst of the Trump administration’s attacks on both the LGBTQ community and immigrants, the non-profit organization Immigration Equality is working to ensure that…
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December 17, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Trump administration attacks LGBTQ asylum seekers
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Trump administration attacks LGBTQ asylum seekers
Read more at Out in New Jersey. The Trump administration has set a cap of just 7,500 refugee admissions for 2026, a 94% reduction from the Biden administration’s 125,000-person target, according to…
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December 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Ron DeSantis forced this city to remove Pride crosswalks. So it put up Pride bike racks instead.
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Ron DeSantis forced this city to remove Pride crosswalks. So it put up Pride bike racks instead.
Read more at LGBTQ Nation. The City of St. Petersburg, Florida, has unveiled 11 Pride-themed bike racks to replace the rainbow crosswalks Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) forced officials to remove.…
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December 16, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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North Carolina county dissolves library board for refusing to toss book about a trans kid
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North Carolina county dissolves library board for refusing to toss book about a trans kid
Read more at The Advocate. A county government in central North Carolina has dissolved its entire public library board after trustees voted to keep a children’s picture book about a transgender cha…
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December 15, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Arlington TX Pride 2026 Canceled Following City Council Vote To Scrap LGBTQ Protections
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Arlington TX Pride 2026 Canceled Following City Council Vote To Scrap LGBTQ Protections
Read more at the Dallas Morning News. Organizers of Arlington Pride announced Friday they will cancel next year’s event after the City Council rejected a plan to ban discrimination agains…
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December 15, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Colorado state sports association settles lawsuit by allowing schools to ban trans athletes
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Colorado state sports association settles lawsuit by allowing schools to ban trans athletes
Read more at LGBTQ Nation. The Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) has settled a lawsuit brought by right-wing school districts for the right for schools to bar trans stud…
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December 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Arlington TX City Council votes not to reinstate LGBTQ+ protections from non-discrimination ordinance
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Arlington TX City Council votes not to reinstate LGBTQ+ protections from non-discrimination ordinance
Read more at WFAA. The Arlington City Council voted Tuesday night not to reinstate local anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ residents and others. As a result, the city’s entire anti-discrimi…
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December 10, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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Kazakh Senate indefinitely postpones consideration of massively anti-LGBTQ+ bill
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Kazakh Senate indefinitely postpones consideration of massively anti-LGBTQ+ bill
Read more on LGBTQ Nation. A month after the lower chamber of Kazakhstan’s parliament voted for a ban on “LGBTQ+ propaganda,” the former Soviet nation’s Senate announced that the legislation would …
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December 10, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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University dismisses 2nd professor in kerfuffle over anti-trans student’s essay
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University dismisses 2nd professor in kerfuffle over anti-trans student’s essay
Read more at LGBTQ Nation. The University of Oklahoma (OU) recently dismissed a professor for telling students that they wouldn’t be counted absent from her class if they attended an on-campus prot…
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December 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Trans inmates win right to gender-affirming care as judge calls it “a serious medical need”
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Trans inmates win right to gender-affirming care as judge calls it “a serious medical need”
A federal judge has blocked a gender-affirming care ban for trans inmates in Georgia that has been in effect for several months. Judge Victoria Calvert agreed with the plaintiffs that the blanket b…
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December 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Trump deadnames history-making transgender admiral on her official government portrait
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Trump deadnames history-making transgender admiral on her official government portrait
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has altered the official portrait of Adm. Rachel Levine, the out transgender former assistant secretary for health under President Joe Biden, to di…
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December 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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World Cup Pride Match in Seattle will feature… Egypt and Iran. Say what?
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World Cup Pride Match in Seattle will feature… Egypt and Iran. Say what?
Read more at Outsports. When the full schedule was confirmed the next day, Vancouver was selected for New Zealand’s clash with Belgium, leaving Seattle with the awkward situation of its “Pride Matc…
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December 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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GOP bill seeks to fire teachers who affirm trans students even if parents are okay with it
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GOP bill seeks to fire teachers who affirm trans students even if parents are okay with it
Read more at LGBTQ Nation. Missouri State Sen. Joe Nicola (R) introduced a bill that would ban “social transition” in schools and forcibly out any transgender and nonbinary students to their potent…
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December 6, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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More LGBTQ+ people are quietly planning to flee America as fears of fascism in Trump’s second term rise
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More LGBTQ+ people are quietly planning to flee America as fears of fascism in Trump’s second term rise
Read more at the Advocate. Across the country, LGBTQ+ Americans, people of color, women, religious minorities, and others who feel newly vulnerable under the second Trump administration are quietly…
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December 4, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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Why more young US women appear ready to move abroad
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Why more young US women appear ready to move abroad
Read more at the BBC. Aubrey and her wife are preparing to leave the United States for Costa Rica in January – a decision they haven’t taken lightly, after building a life as homeowners…
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December 4, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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More Kansas schools receive warning letters about LGBTQ policies, including Wichita

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More Kansas schools receive warning letters about LGBTQ policies, including Wichita
Read more at the Wichita Eagle. The Kansas Attorney General’s Office has sent letters to more Kansas school districts, including Wichita’s, warning of possible legal action over LGBTQ policies. Alo…
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November 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Court’s ruling against same-sex marriage sets up a Japan Supreme Court decision
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Court’s ruling against same-sex marriage sets up a Japan Supreme Court decision
Read more at AP News. A court found Japan’s refusal to legalize same-sex marriage was constitutional Friday in the last of six cases that are expected to be brought to the Supreme Court for a final…
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November 29, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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Teachers are outing trans students thanks to Texas’s new “Don’t Say Gay” law
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Teachers are outing trans students thanks to Texas’s new “Don’t Say Gay” law
Read more at LGBTQ Nation. The grim consequences for transgender students in Texas are coming into focus three months after the state’s sweeping new Don’t Say Gay legislation went into effect in Se…
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November 29, 2025 at 3:31 AM