Nation
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Texas A&M University Bans Drag On All 11 Campuses
The university's Board of Regents claims that drag performances are demeaning to women and are "vulgar" and "lewd."
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Defense Department Schools Shutter LGBTQ Clubs, Ban Books
Defense Department schools that serve the children of military members have scrapped affinity clubs and flagged LGBTQ books for removal.
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Target Faces Massive Boycott for Dropping DEI
Black faith leaders have called for a 40-day boycott of retail giant Target for dropping its DEI initiatives.
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A Second Judge Blocks Trump’s Anti-Trans Health Care Orders
A Maryland judge finds that transgender plaintiffs and their families are likely to succeed in proving the orders are unconstitutional.
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Trump Viciously Attacks Trans Community in Congress Speech
President Trump called transgender identity a "big lie" and flaunted his orders restricting trans health care and sports participation.
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Senate Democrats Shut Down Transgender Athlete Ban
The bill would have rewritten federal law to prohibit schools allowing transgender athletes to compete from receiving federal funds.
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Hungarian Facing Deportation Charged in Gay Murders
A Hungarian national illegally in the U.S. faces second-degree murder charges for strangling two elderly gay men.
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Philadelphia Schools Defy Trump Trans Athlete Ban
The School District of Philadelphia will refuse to comply with President Trump's order to bar transgender athletes from female sports.
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Iowa Repeals All Transgender Protections
Iowa is the first in the nation to repeal legal safeguards against discrimination for a group previously protected under state law.
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Pentagon Begins Forcibly Discharging Trans Service Members
A Pentagon memo outlines how the Department of Defense will implement Trump's ban on trans service members, with most discharged in 60 days.
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Republicans in 9 States Push to Overturn Gay Marriage
Republican lawmakers in nine states are either calling for the overturn of gay marriage or seeking to undermine it.
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Supreme Court Leaves Tennessee’s Drag Ban in Place
The nation's highest court refused to reverse an appeals court's decision that a theater putting on drag shows has "no standing" to sue.
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Apple Says No to Scrapping DEI
Apple's shareholders overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to scuttle the company's pro-diversity programs and initiatives.
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Judge Blocks Transfer of Trans Inmates to Men’s Prisons
A dozen transgender inmates requested an injunction stopping their transfer, claiming it would put them at risk of physical violence.
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State Dept. Permanently Bans Trans Athletes from Entering U.S.
Trans athletes seeking to travel to the U.S. for women's sporting events will be permanently forbidden from entering the country.
