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Trump admin agrees to fly pride flag at Stonewall National Monument
Deena Zaru, Abcnews.com
The Trump administration agreed to fly the rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument in NYC as part a resolution to a lawsuit challenging NPS's removal of the flag.
Apr 13, 2026, 7:39 PM
Running from trans rights could cost Democrats
Tatyana Tandanpolie, Salon
Critics say Democrats like Gavin Newsom aren't moving the party forward on trans rights
Apr 5, 2026, 10:30 AM
Conversion Therapy Gets Speech Protections — But Trans Kids’ Existence Gets No Protection At All
Natasha Lennard, The Intercept
The Supreme Court ruling has far-reaching, terrifying potential consequences — and not just for trans youth. The post Conversion Therapy Gets Speech Protections — But Trans Kids’ Existence Gets No Protection At All appeared first on The Intercept.
Apr 1, 2026, 9:00 AM
Olympic gender test ‘a disrespect for women’, South Africa’s Semenya says
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
Olympic gold medallist lashes out at IOC and its president, Kirsty Coventry, for asking women to prove themselves.
Mar 29, 2026, 10:33 AM
France calls IOC sex testing a ‘step backwards’ while Trump praises move
Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English
Transgender women athletes now excluded from female events at the Olympics after IOC agrees new eligibility policy.
Mar 27, 2026, 12:10 PM
Olympics align with Trump as transgender athletes banned from women’s games
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
Transgender athletes banned from women's Olympic events by new IOC policy aiming for 'fairness, safety and integrity'.
Mar 26, 2026, 4:27 PM
The fight over transgender rights in America has entered a new phase
Rachel Cohen, Vox
For much of the past eight years, the political fight over transgender rights in America has centered on two questions: whether trans women and girls should play on sports teams matching their gender identity, and whether minors should have access to gender-r…
Mar 17, 2026, 9:55 AM
Mayor Mamdani creates LGBTQIA office, with NYC's first out trans agency head in charge
Giulia Heyward, Gothamist
Taylor Brown, at an announcement where Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced she would be the first head of the city's new LGBTQIA+ affairs office. Taylor Brown previously worked in the state Attorney General’s office, where she assisted in a lawsuit launched aga…
Mar 13, 2026, 10:05 PM
The Supreme Court’s Favorite New Excuse to Rule Against LGBTQ+ Kids
Naomi Cahn, Maxine Eichner, and Mary Ziegler, Slate Magazine
The push for parental rights doesn’t extend to all parents.
Mar 12, 2026, 7:13 PM
‘Age Verification’ could force trans people to out themselves to use the internet
Janus Rose, The Verge
In 2026, a photo ID is not just paperwork - it essentially grants you permission to exist in society. Last month, Kansas legislature passed a law categorically invalidating trans people's driver's licenses and IDs overnight, requiring them to obtain new IDs w…
Mar 10, 2026, 2:56 PM
WATCH: NYC Gay Men's Chorus makes historic performance
ABC News, Abcnews.com
ABC News' Will Ganss reports on an injustice being corrected after more than 40 years.
Mar 9, 2026, 12:52 PM
Visiting Artistic Director Yance Ford On 2026 True/False Festival, Trump’s “Presidential Police Force” And How Anti-Trans Bills Recall Fugitive Slave Act
Matthew Carey, Deadline
The 23rd annual True/False film festival in Columbia, MO has reached its midway point, with one of documentary’s most revered talents presiding as Visiting Artistic Director – Oscar nominee Yance Ford. For the filmmaker known for Strong Island and Power, it m…
Mar 7, 2026, 4:00 PM
The MAGA Religious Right Are Pure Evil
John Amato, Crooksandliars.com
The biggest group of Trump supporters in 2015 was the Christian right, anti-abortion, homophobic, and Islamophobic pastors and evangelicals. They rallied around Donald because he had promised to overturn Roe V Wade. His racist immigration policies were music…
Mar 7, 2026, 2:04 PM
Policy, Not Biology
Kara Dansky, Elspeth Cypher, Elizabeth Chesak, Paisley Currah, The New York Review of Books
To the Editors: This is a response to “The Anti-Trans Playbook,” published by Paisley Currah in The New York Review of Books on December 18, 2025. Currah misleads readers regarding the positions held by the authors. Currah’s opinion piece is wrong on the fact…
Mar 5, 2026, 12:30 PM
In Defense of Effeminate Gay Boys
Ben Appel, The Atlantic
If anyone had suggested that I might really be a girl, I don’t know how I would have responded.
Mar 3, 2026, 11:00 AM
WATCH: Lavender marriages appeal to new generation
ABC News, Abcnews.com
While lavender marriages were often a necessity for the LGBTQ community in the 1950s, some younger generations are curious about them and other modern takes on partnership.
Feb 18, 2026, 8:32 AM
Don't fall for fake image of man in MAGA hat blocking trans person from women's restroom
Jordan Liles, Snopes.com
An image posted online in mid-February 2026 authentically shows a man wearing a MAGA hat blocking a transgender person from entering the women's restroom.
Feb 16, 2026, 10:31 PM
Debunking chart that falsely suggests transgender people are more likely to commit mass shootings
Emery Winter, Snopes.com
The data repeatedly shows that transgender people aren't more likely to commit mass shootings than any other groups of people in the U.S.
Feb 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
LGBTQ+ Athletes Are Front and Center at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games
Paolo Armelli, Wired
Nearly 50 out LGBTQ+ Olympians are participating in events throughout the Winter Games—even as their rights to speak and compete are under attack.
Feb 13, 2026, 12:00 PM
Misgendering Incident Involving A Trans Olympian Triggers Heated Debate After NBC Deletes Footage
Rocio Corsi, Boredpanda.com
NBC removed Winter Olympic footage after commentators misgendered trans skier Elis Lundholm, igniting heated debate over inclusion in sports.
Feb 12, 2026, 7:50 PM
NYC officials vow to fly Pride flag at Stonewall, after Trump admin takes it down
Catalina Gonella, Alec Hamilton, Verónica Del Valle, Gothamist
A pride flag outside Stonewall National Monument during the New York City Pride Parade in 2022 LGBTQ+ groups say it's the latest effort to "whitewash" the only national monument to queer history. [ more › ]
Feb 11, 2026, 11:47 PM
Imane Khelif Drops Bombshells As She Admits To Having Y Chromosome Gene After Years Of Controversy
Rocio Corsi, Boredpanda.com
Imane Khelif admitted to carrying the SRY gene while defending her natural right to compete at Olympics.
Feb 9, 2026, 3:57 PM
As US Olympians call for tolerance and LGBTQ rights, some face Trump attacks and online hate
Brian Mann, NPR
President Trump called U.S. Olympic skier Hunter Hess a "loser" after Hess voiced concern about political turmoil in the U.S. Gold medal U.S. figure skater Amber Glenn says she's faced online hate and threats after advocating for LGBTQ rights.
Feb 9, 2026, 11:48 AM
Olympic committee: New transgender policy consensus reached across sports
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
A proposed new consensus between sports leaders across the globe about gender policy would be a first uniform criteria.
Feb 7, 2026, 4:35 PM