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LGBTQ+
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Election 2024 and what the fight for LGBTQ+ rights looks like now
Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson discusses her approach to leadership and embracing “concepts of disruption” ahead of an existential election year.
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For families in the South struggling to find gender-affirming care, small grants make a huge difference
Families of transgender youth are at a “point of desperation” to find health care, turning to LGBTQ+ groups for financial assistance and help navigating a confusing legal landscape.
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On Trans Day of Remembrance, some advocates are honoring lives lost to more than homicide
TDOR was formed to honor lives lost to murder. But everyday discrimination leads to transgender deaths that should be honored too, some advocates say.
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Hawaii voters could be asked to amend state constitution on marriage equality
A section of the state's Bill of Rights still gives the legislature the power to limit marriage to opposite-sex couples.
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Texas school officials put trans student at center of real-life drama over 'Oklahoma!' production
After Max Hightower scored a role in the seminal American musical, administrators changed their policy on performers’ gender. On Friday, they rescinded that rule, but also announced a truncated production of the show.
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Danica Roem becomes first transgender state senator in the South
Roem’s victory in Virginia is significant for a region with such a large transgender population, the majority of which live in states that are passing laws to restrict their rights.
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What Virginia’s elections could mean for LGBTQ+ people
Virginia is the only state in the South that has more protections for than discriminatory policies against LGBTQ+ people.
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‘This is a make or break moment’: Tennessee families ask Supreme Court to take on gender-affirming care
For the first time, attorneys working for LGBTQ+ rights have asked the Supreme Court to rule on a gender-affirming care ban for transgender youth.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson has long opposed abortion and LGBTQ+ rights
The Louisiana Republican’s ascension puts an ally of one of the country’s most influential anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-abortion groups third in line for the presidency.
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In the Mississippi Bible Belt, a family wrestles with raising trans kids in the Mormon church
One family reckons with whether it’s possible to be trans and religious as lawmakers use God’s will to justify banning gender-affirming care.