First federal gender-based hate crime starts in South Carolina over trans woman’s killing
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The first federal trial over a hate crime based on gender identity is set to begin Tuesday
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New York Archdiocese denounces transgender activist’s funeral
The funeral of a renowned transgender activist in a New York cathedral elicited a denunciation of the event by a
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The Census Bureau is considering how to ask about gender identity. People have their opinions
The U.S. Census Bureau is thinking about how to ask about sex. People have opinions. Dozens of health officials, civil
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Alabama Senate votes to change archives oversight after LGBTQ+ lecture
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Senate voted Wednesday to put a politically appointed board in control of the Alabama Department
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Faced with wave of hostile bills, transgender rights leaders playing ‘a defense game’
For decades, the plotline for LGBTQ+ activism in the U.S. was one of advances — often slow-paced and hard-fought but
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Kansas’ AG is telling schools they must out trans kids to parents, even with no specific law
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas’ attorney general is telling public schools they’re required to tell parents their children are transgender or
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Move to strip gender rights from Iowa’s civil rights law rejected by legislators
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa lawmakers on Wednesday declined to advance a bill that would have stripped gender identity from
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Transgender veterans sue to have gender-affirming surgery covered by Department of Veteran Affairs
A group of transgender veterans filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to force the Department of Veteran Affairs to begin providing
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West Virginia GOP majority pushes contentious bills arming teachers, restricting bathrooms, books
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s Republican-dominated Legislature pushed forward a slate of contentious bills Wednesday that would arm teachers, allow
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Floridians wait to see which version of Ron DeSantis returns from the presidential campaign trail
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis first took office in 2019, he surprised many with actions indicating he’d
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