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Which States Could Have Abortion on the Ballot in 2024?
A movement to put abortion rights questions to voters since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade is playing out on ballots across the land.
Ex-minor League Umpire Sues MLB, Says He was Harassed, Fired for Being Bisexual
A fired minor league umpire sued Major League Baseball on Wednesday, claiming he was sexually harassed by a female umpire and discriminated against because he is male and bisexual.
Norwegian Islamist Wanted over Deadly Shooting at LGBTQ+ Festival is Being Sent Back from Pakistan
A radical Norwegian Islamist who is suspected of complicity in the deadly shooting at an LGBTQ+ festival in Oslo two years ago has been expelled from Pakistan and is on his way to Norway.
United Methodist Delegates Repeal Their Church's Ban on Its Clergy Celebrating Same-sex Marriages
United Methodist delegates on Friday repealed their church's longstanding ban on the celebrations of same-sex marriages or unions by its clergy and in its churches.
British Gay Man's Family Says He was Targeted, Abused by Anti-Gay Qatari Law Enforcement
A gay British-Mexican man was placed under arrest and accused of drug possession by Qatari police when he showed up for a Grindr date — a situation his family says shows he was targeted and framed.
Arkansas Governor Says State Won't Comply with New Federal Rules on Treatment of Trans Students
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders declared that the state won't comply with a federal regulation that seeks to protect the rights of transgender students in the nation's schools, joining other Republican-led states that are defying the new rules.
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.