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Orion Rummler
Orion Rummler is our LGBTQ+ reporter focusing on state politics, breaking news and the underreported ways that trans and queer people are marginalized. He previously covered breaking news for Axios and contributed research to “Axios on HBO.”
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Florida and Kentucky are losing educators to extreme anti-LGBTQ+ laws
Strict policies and education laws enacted this year have caused teachers to leave their profession behind — or in some cases, their state.
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Millions of LGBTQ+ Americans overlooked in census data may soon be able to share their experiences
The Census Bureau plans to test questions about sexual orientation and gender identity in the American Community Survey next year.
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How personal relationships influence views on gender-affirming care
More Americans back access to such care for adults than minors, but few want politicians to get involved, a new 19th News/SurveyMonkey poll finds.
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States are banning LGBTQ+ subjects in schools. Most students say they were never taught about them anyway.
A new survey shows most teenagers learned about queer history outside the classroom — through their friends, the internet and fiction.
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House Republicans are adding dozens of anti-LGBTQ+ measures to must-pass bills
Advocates are sounding the alarm about the high number of attacks against gender-affirming care, marriage protections and discrimination prevention.
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In some states, gender dysphoria is a protected disability — and momentum could be growing
Lawyers and advocates have worked to secure legal acknowledgement of transgender people within the Americans with Disabilities Act for decades.
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Stonewall veteran Miss Major is on the road, urging trans people to ‘stand up and fight’
At 80 years old, the legendary trans activist is meeting with White House officials and trans people in New York City, Washington, D.C., and beyond to raise the alarm for transgender rights.
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Families and health care workers sue Texas over gender-affirming care ban
The ACLU of Texas and national legal groups are hoping to stop the law from taking effect in September.
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Trans youth in Tennessee can no longer access gender-affirming care after court ruling
The preliminary ruling marks the first time that a federal court has permitted a gender-affirming care ban to take effect, according to the ACLU.
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Anti-LGBTQ+ laws are being blocked in federal courts across the country
Federal and county judges are rejecting bans on gender-affirming care and public drag performances from taking effect across the country.