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LGBTQ+
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Trump clears the way to ban transgender people from military service
In his first term, Trump banned trans people from the military. Biden reversed it. On Monday, Trump issued an executive order undoing Biden’s reversal.
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'Protect us': Young people urge Biden to add women and LGBTQ+ people to the Constitution
Facing near-certain defeat, members of the Young Feminist Party are picketing outside the White House as part of a broader effort to get the Equal Rights Amendment published before Trump takes office.
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House votes to ban trans girls from women’s sports in schools
If passed into law, the legislation would change Title IX and revoke federal funding for schools that allow trans girls in women’s sports.
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The 19th Explains: Can trans rights survive in a Republican-controlled Congress?
Here’s what trans people should know about how a new Congress, and the first days of Trump’s presidency, could shape their lives.
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LGBTQ+ parents are rushing to adopt their children before Trump is sworn in
Attorneys have been inundated with requests for adoptions, a safeguard some queer families are using to make sure they retain parental rights to their nonbiological kids before a second Trump administration that may be hostile to LGBTQ+ people.
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Trans activists stage bathroom sit-in at Capitol Hill
The protest marked a shift in some LGBTQ+ activists’ approach to calling for change ahead of a second Trump administration that is expected to enact harsh anti-LGBTQ+ policies.
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Inside the military's LGBTQ+ witch hunts
Trump’s return to the White House is resurfacing questions over who is fit to serve. Two veterans — from opposite sides — reveal the lasting harm of our discriminatory past.
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Justices’ questions suggest Supreme Court may uphold Tennessee’s gender-affirming care ban
Conservative justices seemed wary of the potential domino effects of weighing in on one state's ban amid 25 other states banning gender-affirming care across the country.
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What to expect as the Supreme Court weighs in on gender-affirming care for trans youth
For the first time, the justices will deliberate over a state’s authority to ban gender-affirming care for trans youth and whether such a ban constitutes sex discrimination.
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What it means to prepare for the future of trans health care under Trump
The 19th spoke with Dr. Asa Radix, the new president of WPATH, about the importance of protecting gender-affirming care in a second Trump administration.