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NCAA Changes Transgender Policy to Limit Women's Competition to Athletes Assigned Female at Birth
The NCAA changed its participation policy for transgender athletes on Thursday, limiting competition in women's sports to athletes assigned female at birth only.
Trump Administration Plans to Pressure the IOC to Come Up with a Uniform Transgender Athlete Ban
President Donald Trump is ready to take his fight against transgender athletes to the International Olympic Committee.
Protesters in Cities Across the US Rally Against Trump's Policies, Project 2025 and Elon Musk
Demonstrators gathered in cities across the U.S. on Wednesday to protest the Trump administration's early actions, decrying everything from the president's immigration crackdown to his rollback of transgender rights and more.
Trump Signs Executive Order Intended to Bar Transgender Athletes from Girls' and Women's Sports
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday intended to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports.
Trump to Sign Executive Order Barring Transgender Female Athletes from Competing
President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Wednesday designed to prevent people who were biologically assigned male at birth from participating in women's or girls' sporting events.
Judge Blocks Transfers of 3 Transgender Inmates to Men's Prison
A federal judge agreed Tuesday to temporarily block prison officials from transferring three incarcerated transgender women to men's facilities and terminating their access to hormone therapy.
Things to Know About How Trump's Policies Target Transgender People
President Donald Trump has targeted transgender and nonbinary people with a series of executive orders since he returned to office.
Gay January 6 Rioter Takes Responsibility: 'I Don't Want' the Pardon
A gay January 6 rioter who says he was in the throes of alcoholism when he participated in the insurrection is now taking responsibility for his life and his actions — and he doesn't want a pardon.
Trump is Looking to Boot Transgender Troops from the Military. Here's Why That's Complicated
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday directing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to revise the Pentagon's policy on transgender troops, likely setting in motion a future ban.
Trump Order Aims to End Federal Support for Gender Transitions for Those Under 19
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at cutting federal support for gender transitions for people under age 19, his latest move to roll back protections for transgender people across the country.
Trump Signs an Order to Revise the Pentagon's Policy on Transgender Troops
President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to revise the Pentagon's policy on transgender troops, likely setting in motion a future ban on their military service.
Scott Bessent Confirmed as Treasury Secretary, First Openly Gay Person in the Role
The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to serve as President Donald Trump's treasury secretary, making him the first openly gay individual in the role.
Free Speech Organizations Denounce Education Department's Calling Book Bans a 'Hoax'
Organizations that track the removal of books from schools and libraries are denouncing a Department of Education announcement that called bans a "hoax" and dismissed 11 complaints that had been filed during the Biden administration.
North Dakota's Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Kids Heads to Trial
A lawsuit seeking to strike down North Dakota's ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors will go to trial Monday, more than a year after families of transgender children and a doctor filed the suit.
Who is Mariann Budde, the Episcopal Bishop who Upset Trump During an Inaugural Prayer Service?
The Right Rev. Mariann Budde made headlines this week after she angered President Trump with her sermon during an inaugural prayer service. Here's more about the Episcopal bishop of Washington, who has continued to speak out in the wake of the pre
Reality TV Couple Sues the City of Los Angeles after Losing Home in Fires
Reality TV couple Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are suing the city of Los Angeles after losing their Pacific Palisades home in the wildfires that have torn through Southern California in recent weeks.
What to Know About President Trump's Order Targeting the Rights of Transgender People
An executive order President Trump signed on his first day back in office offers a new federal government definition of the sexes that could have a major impact on transgender people nationwide. Many of the provisions are likely to be challenged in court.
Episcopal Bishop Says She'll Continue to Pray for Trump, who Lashed Out at Her Over Viral Sermon
The Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, bishop of the Diocese of Washington, said Wednesday that she will continue to pray for President Donald Trump, hours after he lashed out at her over a sermon.
Trump Demands an Apology from Bishop who Asked Him to 'Have Mercy' on LGBTQ+ People and Migrants
President Trump demanded an apology from the Episcopal bishop of Washington after she made a direct appeal to him during a prayer service marking his inauguration to have mercy on the LGBTQ+ community and migrant workers who are in the U.S. illegally.
Trump Administration Directs all Federal Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Staff Be Put on Leave
President Donald Trump's administration moved to end affirmative action in federal contracting and directed that all federal diversity, equity, and inclusion staff be put on paid leave and eventually laid off.