News + Politics
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Minnesota Aurora Women’s Soccer Team Signs First Trans Athlete
Isaac Ranson, a former Cal State Fullerton goalkeeper, joins the USL W League team after setting multiple school records.
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Oregon Judge Blocks Housing Trans Women in Men’s Prisons
The ruling directly conflicts with a Trump order requiring transgender inmates to be housed according to their assigned sex at birth.
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Florida Anti-DEI Law Will Cut Funding for Key West Pride Events
Starting in 2027, LGBTQ events in Key West will lose access to tourism funds under Florida's new anti-DEI law.
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Trump Investigates Smith College for Admitting Transgender Women
The Education Department has opened a civil rights investigation into Smith College over its policy allowing transgender women to enroll.
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Maren Morris to Headline Capital Pride Concert on June 21
Bisexual Grammy Award-winning musical artist and LGBTQ rights advocate to perform alongside Leikeli47, Lisa Lisa, Harrison, and Myki Meeks.
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HUD Proposes Rule Allowing Shelters to Bar Trans People
The proposed regulation would allow temporary housing providers to maintain sex-segregated shelters based on a person's sex assigned at birth.
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Gay Indiana State Sen. J.D. Ford Wins Congressional Primary
Ford, the first openly gay member of Indiana's legislature, will face Republican Rep. Victoria Spartz in November.
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DOJ Investigates 36 Illinois School Districts Over LGBTQ Lessons
The department is examining whether districts violated parents' rights through LGBTQ-related instruction and transgender student policies.
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Republicans Attach Anti-LGBTQ Riders to Funding Bill
The proposed provisions would ban Pride flags at federal buildings and restrict funding tied to LGBTQ rights and gender-affirming care.
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Florida Man Allegedly Tried to “Beat the Gay” Out of 5-Year-Old
Andre Brown Jr. has been arrested and charged with aggravated child abuse after allegedly beating a 5-year-old boy for "being gay."
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Republicans Move to Bar Transgender Recognition in Schools
Two bills in Congress would bar schools from recognizing transgender identity and force teachers to "out" trans students.
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Match Group Drops $100M on Sniffies, Eyes Full Ownership
The dating app giant takes a stake in the fast-growing cruising app as users raise concerns over privacy, ads, and corporate control.
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Drag Performers Win $350K in Legal Fees from Utah City
A federal judge ruled St. George must cover attorneys' fees after a drag troupe won a First Amendment case over a canceled park show.
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Eureka Says She Was Kicked Out of Madonna Event at The Abbey
The Drag Race star claims she was singled out by security during a Madonna album teaser event at the West Hollywood nightclub.
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USA Powerlifting Settles Transgender Athlete’s Lawsuit Over Ban
Settlement follows a Minnesota Supreme Court ruling that found the organization’s policy discriminated against a transgender athlete.
