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As a Transgender Woman, a New York City Subway Icon Finds Her Own Voice
For more than a decade, Bernie Wagenblast lent her voice to automated announcements for New York City's subways. This year she went on the radio to publicly reveal a different voice that is more reflective of the trans woman she was always meant to be.
Kentucky's Ban on Gender-affirming Care Takes Effect as Federal Judge Lifts Injunction
Kentucky's ban on gender-affirming care for young transgender people was restored Friday when a federal judge lifted an injunction he issued last month that had temporarily blocked the restrictions.
House GOP Approves Defense Bill that Restricts Abortion Access and Halts Diversity Initiatives
The U.S. House approved a sweeping annual defense bill with political add-ons from Republicans to block abortion coverage, diversity initiatives at the Pentagon and transgender issues that deeply divided the chamber.
California Still has an Anti-Gay Marriage Law on the Books. Voters could Remove it Next Year
California voters will decide in 2024 whether to enshrine the right to same-sex marriage in the state constitution, a chance for them to permanently remove an inactive ban on same-sex marriage that they approved in 2008.
Things to Know about the Latest Court Rulings and Statehouse Action over Transgender Rights
Here's a look at recent developments and where laws on transgender issues stand.
Families and doctors sue Texas over New Ban on Transgender Care for Minors
A group of Texas families and doctors have filed a lawsuit in state court seeking to block the state's new law that bans gender-affirming care for minors, arguing it violates parental rights and discriminates against transgender teens.
An Anti-Trans Kansas Law Doesn't Prevent Birth Certificate Changes, Governor Argues
The Democratic governor in Kansas is defending changes in the sex listings on transgender people's birth certificates in a federal court filing arguing that continuing the changes doesn't violate a new state law rolling back transgender rights.
Hollywood Actors Join Screenwriters in Historic Industry-Stopping Strike as Contract Talks Collapse
Leaders of a Hollywood's actors union voted to join screenwriters in the first joint strike in more than six decades, shutting down production in the entertainment industry after talks for a new contract with the studios and streaming services collapsed.
Trans People's Rush to Alter Kansas Licenses Created a 'Safety Concern,' Judge Says
The nearly 200 transgender people who rushed in recent weeks to change the sex listings on their driver's licenses created an immediate "public safety concern," a state-court judge declared Wednesday in keeping in place a ban on those changes.
No 'TQ+' Wanted at Michigan Hair Salon Says Owner in Hateful Rant
The fallout from the recent Supreme Court decision regarding a web designer refusing to take same-sex wedding clients resonated in a particularly ugly way this week when Michigan hair salon owner Christine Geiger slammed the "TQ+' communities.
Kansas Lawmakers Botched Drafting of New Anti-Trans Law, Agency Attorney Says
Kansas legislators botched the drafting of a new law aimed at preventing transgender people from changing how their sex is listed on their driver's licenses, a state agency's lawyer argued in a court filing made public Tuesday.
Watch: Outrage as $400K Anti-Hate Crime Grant Goes to California Anti-LGBTQ+ Church
California passed a measure to provide funding for places of worship at risk of hate crimes — and then handed nearly a half million dollars to the anti-LGBTQ+ Victory Outreach Church.
Judge Orders Kansas to Stop Changing Trans People's Sex Listing on Driver's Licenses
A state-court judge on Monday ordered Kansas to stop allowing transgender people to change the listing for their sex on their driver's licenses, ahead of the first hearing in a lawsuit filed by state's Republican attorney general against the practice.
Tennessee can Enforce Ban on Transgender Care for Minors, Court Says
Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth can go into effect — at least for now — after a federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily reversed a lower court ruling.
At New York's Lincoln Center, Love is Definitely in the Air with a Post-Pandemic Mass Wedding
Nearly 700 couples arrived at the iconic New York City venue of Lincoln Center on Saturday to profess their love, no matter how new or how long.
Kentucky AG Challenges Federal Judge's Blocking of State Law Banning Transgender Youth Treatment
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron is asking a federal appeals court to lift an injunction that blocks portions of a new state law banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
Leslie Van Houten, Follower of Cult Leader Charles Manson, Is One Big Step Closer to Freedom
California's governor announced Friday that he won't ask the state Supreme Court to block parole for Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, paving the way for her release after serving 53 years.
Kansas Attorney General Sues to Prevent Transgender People from Changing Driver's Licenses
The Republican attorney general of Kansas sued Friday to block transgender residents from changing their sex on their driver's licenses and to rebuke the Democratic governor for defying his interpretation of a new law.
Transgender Woman, Bookstore, Teacher Sue over Montana Law Banning Drag Reading Events
A transgender woman, the owners of an independent bookstore and an educator who teaches in costume are among those challenging Montana's first-in-the-nation law that bans people dressed in drag from reading to children in public schools or libraries.
Britney Spears Says Wembanyama's Security Struck Her in Las Vegas, Spurs Rookie Says He was Grabbed
San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama said Thursday he believes Britney Spears grabbed him from behind as he was walking into a restaurant at a Las Vegas casino, and that the security detail he was with pushed the pop star away.