Tennessee Bill Banning Drag Shows, Gender Affirming Care Passes, Sent To Governor
Tennessee House Republicans on Thursday moved to prohibit "adult-oriented" entertainment from public property and restrict it to age-restricted venues in legislation filed after a...
Texas Bill Would Ban Almost All Gender-Affirming Health Care, Including Transgender Adults
A bill introduced in the Texas Senate is triggering alarm among LGBTQ+ advocates in the state, who say it would make nearly all gender-affirming...
South Dakota Bans Gender-Affirming Treatments For Trans Minors
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem signed a bill on Monday prohibiting surgical and non-surgical gender-affirming treatments for transgender youth. The law will take effect...
LGBT Brazilians Compete In Country’s First Drag King Contest
At a downtown Sao Paulo tattoo studio, drag performer Hinacio King has a six-pack contoured onto their abdomen and their breasts tightly tapped down...
Pope Francis Says ‘Homosexuality Is Not A Crime’ And To Welcome LGBTQ+ People Into...
Pope Francis called on Catholic bishops to welcome LGBT+ people into the church, referring to laws criminalizing homosexuality as “unjust” and marking a shift...
Virginia Bill Would Force School Staff To Out Transgender Students
Virginia state Del. Tara Durant (R-Fredericksburg) introduced a bill requiring school personnel to notify a student’s parents if they are transgender.
House Bill 1707 would...
Wisconsin Republicans Block Ban On ‘Conversion Therapy’
Wisconsin Republicans voted Thursday to allow again therapists, social workers, and counselors to try to change LGBTQ clients’ gender identities and sexual orientations —...
Black Trans Woman Jasmine ‘Star’ Mack Murdered In Washington, D.C.
Black transgender woman Jasmine “Star” Mack, 36, was stabbed to death Saturday in Washington, D.C., the first reported violent death of a trans person...
Federal Judge Reopens Fight On Florida’s Transgender Athlete Law, After Transgender Bathroom Ruling
After an appeals court upheld a school-board policy that prevented a transgender male student from using boys’ bathrooms, a federal judge has reopened a...
Polish Government Politicians Condemn “Disgrace” As Black Eyed Peas Wear Rainbow Armbands during state...
The Black Eyed Peas showed their solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community during their appearance on Poland’s TVP New Year’s Eve gig, the same show...