Nation
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EEOC Backs Trans Bathroom Restrictions for Federal Agencies
A 2-1 ruling allows federal agencies to bar transgender employees from bathrooms matching their gender identity.
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Indiana School District Pays Teacher $650,000 in Pronoun Lawsuit
Former music teacher John Kluge said a policy requiring staff to use transgender students’ preferred names violated his religious beliefs.
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New York Hospital Ordered to Resume Care for Trans Youth
Attorney General Letitia James warns NYU Langone its shutdown of a transgender youth clinic may violate New York anti-discrimination law.
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Ken Paxton Says Texas Therapists Can’t Affirm Trans Youth
Texas AG Ken Paxton’s legal opinion says therapists who assist transgender minors could lose funding and their license.
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Supreme Court Blocks California Anti-Forced Outing Law
Ruling blocks enforcement of a law barring teachers from outing transgender students to parents without consent.
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Ohio’s Proposed Hate Crime Law Might Not Protect LGBTQ People
A bipartisan bill would create Ohio’s first hate crime statute but omits protections for LGBTQ people and excludes transgender victims.
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Shia LaBeouf Blames Bar Brawl on Fear of “Big Gay People”
The actor was arrested after allegedly assaulting bar patrons and shouting homophobic slurs during a Mardi Gras altercation in New Orleans.
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Kansas Orders Trans Residents to Surrender Driver’s Licenses
The state is the first in the nation to invalidate previously issued gender-marker changes and require their immediate return.
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Scouting America, Pentagon Reach Deal Targeting Trans Policy
Pete Hegseth says agreement requires sex-at-birth registration and dismantles Scouting America’s DEI committee.
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North Carolina Man Gets 3 Years for Cyberstalking Gay Men
David Ryan Winters targeted victims for nearly a decade, threatening violence and even invoking the Pulse nightclub massacre.
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Chicago Trans Man Jumps Into Lake Michigan to Save Baby
Lio Cundiff jumped into frigid water despite not knowing how to swim and kept the 8-month-old afloat for four minutes.
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7 Suspected of Pornographic, Anti-LGBTQ Graffiti at Stadium
Up to seven construction workers are under investigation after graffiti damaged luxury suites at the new $2.2 billion Bills stadium.
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GoFundMe Launched to Monitor Stonewall Flagpole in New York
Activist Michael Petrelis hopes to raise $5,000 to install cameras after a Pride flag was briefly removed from the monument.
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Same-Sex Marriages Could Be Ignored Under Tennessee Bill
The measure would shield private individuals and businesses from penalties if they refuse to recognize same-sex marriages or provide spousal benefits.
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Shia LaBeouf Arrested After Alleged Anti-Gay Rant
The actor is accused of striking two men and shouting anti-gay slurs during a violent outburst at a New Orleans bar.
