New Hampshire House advances transgender bathroom bill, breaking with New England
Read more at the Advocate. In most of New England, the question of whether transgender people may use bathrooms consistent with their gender identity has largely been settled. In New Hampshire, lawmakers are reopening it. The Republican-controlled New Hampshire House voted 181–164 on Wednesday evening to pass House Bill 1442, legislation that would allow schools, government buildings, and some businesses to restrict bathrooms and…
Fla. Senate passes ‘Anti-Diversity’ bill that could repeal local LGBTQ protections
Read more at the Washington Blade. The Florida Senate on March 4 voted 25-11 to approve an “Anti-Diversity in Local Government” bill that critics have called a sweeping and extreme measure that, among other things, could repeal local LGBTQ rights protections. According to Equality Florida, a statewide LGBTQ advocacy organization, if approved by the Florida…
Iowa bill on parental rights and LGBTQ protections sparks debate
Read more at KCCI news. A bill moving through the Iowa Legislature is sparking a heated debate over parental rights and LGBTQ protections, as House lawmakers voted 65 to 31 to pass it. The bill states it would not be considered child abuse for parents to seek therapy aimed at helping a child live according…
Supreme Court forces California to allow teachers to out trans kids
Read more at LGBTQ Nation. The Supreme Court yesterday blocked a law in California that bans teachers from outing trans kids to their parents from going into effect. The decision was 6-3, with the six Republican appointees opposing trans rights and the three Democratic appointees taking the side of trans kids. The case involves teachers…
17 states consider cutting assistance for HIV meds as prices increase
Read more at LGBTQ Nation. States across the U.S. have either implemented or are considering measures that limit access to life-saving medications for tens of thousands of low-income people living with HIV. The moves, experts warn, are likely to lead to economic and public health crises. According to new data published this week by the National Alliance…
Republican TX AG sues chest binding company & claims its making “a fortune by hurting kids”
Read more at LGBTQ Nation. Texas Attorney General and U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton (R) is suing a New York-based company for marketing chest binders to minors. Paxton has accused trans and nonbinary-inclusive youth undergarment brand Lola Olivia of violating his state’s consumer protection laws banning false, misleading, or deceptive advertising. The company, he claimed…
Republican TX AG bans “radical” mental health workers from affirming trans youth: It’s “child abuse”
Read more at LGBTQ Nation. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has declared that it is illegal for mental health care providers licensed by the state to affirm trans youth and that doing so is child abuse. The virulently anti-trans official issued the opinion on Monday to explain that the state’s gender-affirming care ban applies to mental…
Kansas sued over transgender ID and bathroom law that invalidated driver’s licenses, birth certificates
Read more at Reuters. Two transgender men in Kansas filed a lawsuit on Friday seeking to strike down a new state law that invalidated the driver’s licenses and birth certificates of more than 1,000 transgender people. The American Civil Liberties Union is representing the plaintiffs, who claim in the lawsuit, opens new tab, filed in Kansas state court,…
Scouting America says transgender kids are still welcome after Pete Hegseth claimed they weren’t
Read more at Advocate. Scouting America on Friday pushed back on claims by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that the organization would limit membership based solely on sex assigned at birth, insisting that transgender youth remain welcome in its programs. “We have transgender people in our program, and we’ll have transgender people in our program going forward,” President and CEO Roger…
Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms
Read more at BBC. Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday after cabinet approval last week, after a wave of arrests over alleged same-sex relationships, already banned…
Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses
Read more at Erin in the Morning. Today, transgender people across Kansas are reporting receiving letters from the Kansas Division of Vehicles stating that they must surrender their driver’s licenses and that their current credentials will be considered invalid upon the law’s publication in the Kansas Register on Thursday. Should any transgender person be caught…
Court shuts down “nakedly hateful” law banning LGBTQ+ student clubs in Texas
Read more at LGBTQ Nation. In a win for LGBTQ+ Texans, a federal judge has temporarily barred a group of public school districts from enforcing the nation’s first law explicitly banning LGBTQ+ student clubs. Judge Charles Eskridge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas ruled that the state’s Houston, Plano, and Katy school districts could…
Netherlands’ first gay prime minister sworn in
Read more at LGBTQ Nation. Rob Jetten, who is an out gay man with a fiance, is officially the prime minister of the Netherlands. He is the first out LGBTQ+ person to hold the position. Dutch King Willem-Alexander swore in Jetten at a ceremony earlier today. At age 38, Jetten is also the youngest person…
Gay couple from homophobic country is now trying to self-deport after mistreatment ICE detention
Read more at LGBTQ Nation. A gay couple from Azerbaijan is suffering the current administration’s crusade against immigrants from two sides of a heavy glass partition at an ICE detention facility in Georgia. “He’s inside, but I’m outside, but I’m living the same situation,” Samir Gadirov, 30, told the Advocate of his husband held in detention. “I’m…
Hate incidents against LGBTQ+ community on the rise in Texas, across the U.S.: Report
Read more at CBS News. Hate incidents against the LGBTQ+ community are increasing across the country, including in Texas. That’s according to a new report by GLAAD, one of the largest LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations in the country. Data from GLAAD’s 2025 Anti-LGBTQ Extremism Reporting Tracker desk shows that in Texas alone, there were over 60 incidents against…
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