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LGBTQ+ middle schoolers took a conservative Virginia school board to court to protect their rights — and won
6+ hour, 53+ min ago (1253+ words) King George County changed the rules after students tried to establish a GSA. Now it has changed them back, weeks before the dispute was headed to trial....
Trump’s wild GOP convention speech was a ratings failure
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (551+ words) Apparently TV viewers were not into watching Trump pledge allegiance to himself or doom non-voters “to hell.” President Trump's speech at the GOP National Convention tanked ratings on FOX News and drew criticism from fellow Republicans. A GoFundMe has been…...
Trump’s funding cuts spell disaster for global LGBTQ+ groups, many ‘may not survive the coming year’
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (792+ words) Outright International surveyed hundreds of organizations around the world and found many on the brink of closure. HIV activists protest to demand that the Trump administration and Congress fully restore PEPFAR (President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief) programming in the…...
Trump admits anti-transgender attacks are one of GOP’s ‘great sound bites’
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (462+ words) Before a Dallas arena dotted with empty seats, Trump acknowledged that Republicans deploy attacks on transgender athletes strategically before elections....
Emergency slide deploys on Trump’s Qatari Air Force One
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (428+ words) The tarmac disruption comes amid continuing questions about the lavish jet’s safety, security upgrades and enormous taxpayer cost....
21 states sue over Trump’s attacks on gender-affirming care insurance coverage
1+ week, 1+ day ago (438+ words) The states argue that the administration cannot override their decisions about medically necessary care for transgender people....
Dozens of LGBTQ+ candidates just got a major boost for 2026
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (784+ words) The Victory Fund’s latest endorsements span 19 states and reflect a growing push to build LGBTQ+ political power nationwide. Staff at the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Office conduct a logic and accuracy test of ballots in Tampa using a high-speed…...
Trump DOJ tried to force California to ban trans girls from sports. A judge said no
1+ week, 2+ day ago (372+ words) The Supreme Court may allow states to exclude transgender athletes, but that does not mean California must do so, a federal judge ruled....
Ed Markey showed Democrats how to defend trans people and win elections
1+ week, 2+ day ago (286+ words) Opinion: The Massachusetts senator’s primary win shows that voters may be over politicians willing to sacrifice minority groups in pursuit of an imaginary middle ground, writes Josh Ackley....
Justice Department sues Kansas schools for protecting trans students from being outed
1+ week, 3+ day ago (247+ words) Trump officials say Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools illegally kept parents in the dark. The district says the case is baseless....