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Texas School Board Accepts Separation Agreement with Superintendent over Trans Student Banned from Musical
A school board in Texas has accepted a voluntary separation agreement with its superintendent who was suspended after removing a transgender student from a role in the musical "Oklahoma!"
South Carolina Senate Approves Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Minors
The South Carolina Senate on Thursday approved a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors after supporters defeated efforts to only ban treatments that would be considered irreversible.
Mississippi Republicans Revive Bill to Regulate Transgender Bathroom Use in Schools
Mississippi's Republican-led Legislature completed a last-ditch effort Thursday to revive a bill to regulate transgender people's use of bathrooms, locker rooms and dormitories in public education buildings.
Transgender Tennesseans Want State's Refusal to Amend Birth Certificates Declared Unconstitutional
A federal appeals court heard arguments on Thursday over a decades-old Tennessee policy that does not allow transgender people to change the sex designation on their birth certificates.
Considering a Family Through IVF? Meet The Prelude Network
Happy together but hoping to become parents? The Prelude Fertility Network helps families around the U.S. and in Canada determine exactly what route to parenthood will fit their needs and desires best.
Rollout of Transgender Bathroom Law Sows Confusion Among Utah Public School Families
Utah public schools have been rushing to prepare students and teachers as the state starts cracking down Wednesday on any school found not enforcing new bathroom restrictions for transgender people.
South Carolina Senate Takes Up Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Minors
South Carolina's Senate is debating a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors with just days left in a 2024 session where they have largely avoided social hot-button issues.
United Methodists Repeal Longstanding Ban on LGBTQ+ Clergy
United Methodist delegates repealed their church's longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate on Wednesday, removing a rule forbidding "self-avowed practicing homosexuals" from being ordained or appointed as ministers.
More Republican States Challenge New Title IX Rules Protecting LGBTQ+ Students
Another six Republican states are piling on to challenge the Biden administration's newly expanded campus sexual assault rules, saying they overstep the president's authority and undermine the Title IX anti-discrimination law.
United Methodists Begin to Reverse Longstanding Anti-LGBTQ Policies
United Methodist delegates began making historic changes in their policies on sexuality on Tuesday — voting without debate to reverse a series of anti-LGBTQ policies.
Mississippi Lawmakers Quietly Kill Bills to Restrict Legal Recognition of Transgender People
Mississippi's Republican-led Legislature will not take final votes on two bills that attempted to restrict legal recognition of transgender people.
Arkansas' Elimination of 'X' for Sex on Driver's Licenses Spurs Lawsuit
Several transgender, intersex and nonbinary Arkansas residents sued the state of Arkansas on Tuesday over its decision to no longer allow "X" instead of male or female on state-issued driver's licenses or identification cards.
Andrea Doria Dos Passos Killing Underscores Need for LGBTQ Shelter, Advocates Say
Passos, 37, was killed outside of the Miami City Ballet in Miami, Florida on April 23.
Conservative States Challenge Federal Rule on Treatment of Transgender Students
Republican state attorneys general are challenging a federal regulation seeking to protect trans students's rights in schools by banning blanket policies that bar trans students from school bathrooms aligning with their gender, among other provisions.
Kansas Bill to Limit Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Minors Dies after Failed Veto Override
A proposed ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors in Kansas died Monday when two Republicans switched their votes and prevented the Republican-controlled Legislature from overriding the Democratic governor's veto of the measure.
New Hampshire Town Divided Over LGBTQ-Inspired Murals
A local nonprofit in Littleton, New Hampshire, is facing community backlash over murals meant to "beautify blighted properties."
West Virginia and North Carolina's Transgender Care Coverage Policies Discriminate, Judges Rule
West Virginia and North Carolina's refusal to cover certain health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance is discriminatory, a federal appeals court ruled Monday in a case likely headed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Biden Administration Restores Health Protections for Transgender Patients
The Biden Administration restored protections for LGBTQ+ patients whose rights to health care were challenged by a Trump-era erosion of protections that put transgender Americans at particular risk.
CDC Says it's Identified 1st Documented Cases of HIV Transmitted Through Cosmetic Needles
Three women who were diagnosed with HIV after getting "vampire facial" procedures at an unlicensed New Mexico medical spa are believed to be the first documented cases of people contracting the virus through a cosmetic procedure using needles.
Hong Kong Transgender Activist Gets ID Card Reflecting Gender Change after Yearslong Legal Battle
A Hong Kong transgender activist on Monday received a new ID card reflecting his gender change, after a yearslong legal battle to change the document, and he vowed to continue working for equality for the LGBTQ+ community.