"It's been harder to raise money, and I think that this is happening with a lot of the event-based walks across the country -- we've just seen different levels of participation," says Naseema Shafi, president and CEO of Whitman-Walker Health, which is seeking broader community support for its chief fundraiser, the Walk & 5K to End HIV.
The annual event, during which participants traverse a 5-kilometer course near Whitman-Walker's Southeast D.C. location, raises money for the health center's HIV research, testing and prevention services, and care for people living with HIV. Organizers hope to raise more than $400,000 this year but have collected only $86,000 so far, according to the event's website.
Two former NBA players have claimed to be transgender and announced plans to enter the 2027 WNBA Draft in an apparent effort to troll both the league and the transgender community.
Royce White, who recently lost the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith, has claimed to be transgender and argued that he should be allowed to play in the WNBA, according to Fox News. White was also the Republican nominee who challenged Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar in 2024.
The Boise School District will pay $34,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a former cisgender student who said she twice encountered a transgender classmate in the girls' restroom at Boise High School in early 2025.
The lawsuit, filed by the right-wing Idaho Family Policy Center Legal Center on behalf of the cisgender student at Boise High School, alleged that the school district permitted the transgender student to use the girls' restroom as part of a "gender support plan," according to Boise NBC affiliate KTVB.
