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The Transgender Care Fight Targets More Adults as Georgia and Other States Weigh Laws

The Transgender Care Fight Targets More Adults as Georgia and Other States Weigh Laws

HEALTH | By Jeff Amy | Feb 5, 2025

Conservatives' nationwide offensive against transgender care, earlier focused on young people, is increasingly trying to cut off access for transgender adults.

Trump Signs Executive Order Intended to Bar Transgender Athletes from Girls' and Women's Sports

Trump Signs Executive Order Intended to Bar Transgender Athletes from Girls' and Women's Sports

NATIONAL | By Will Graves | Feb 5, 2025

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

Trump to Sign Executive Order Barring Transgender Female Athletes from Competing

NATIONAL | By Will Graves | Feb 5, 2025

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

Judge Blocks Transfers of 3 Transgender Inmates to Men's Prison

NATIONAL | By Michael Kunzelman | Feb 5, 2025

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.

'Y'all Done Pissed Off The Wrong Transformer!' Says Trans Influencer Zaya Perysian

'Y'all Done Pissed Off The Wrong Transformer!' Says Trans Influencer Zaya Perysian

POLITICS | Feb 4, 2025

"And so it begins," captions a video by trans influencer Zaya Perysian posted on Instagram after she received a new passport.

Argentines Protest President Milei's Diatribe Against 'Wokeism' at Davos

Argentines Protest President Milei's Diatribe Against 'Wokeism' at Davos

INTERNATIONAL | Feb 2, 2025

Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Argentina's capital Buenos Aires and in cities across the country to protest President Javier Milei's speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, during which he slammed 'wokeism.'

Things to Know About How Trump's Policies Target Transgender People

Things to Know About How Trump's Policies Target Transgender People

NATIONAL | By Geoff Mulvihill | Feb 1, 2025

President Donald Trump has targeted transgender and nonbinary people with a series of executive orders since he returned to office.

Trans Helicopter Pilot Speaks Out after False Reports Claimed Her Responsible for Potomac Crash

Trans Helicopter Pilot Speaks Out after False Reports Claimed Her Responsible for Potomac Crash

POLITICS | Feb 1, 2025

In a bizarre twist on the horrific Potomac air disaster that killed 67 people on Wednesday night, a trans helicopter pilot with the Virginia National Guard says she wasn't piloting the Black Hawk that collided with a commercial jet in Washington DC.

Health Data, Entire Pages Wiped from Federal Websites as Trump Officials Target 'Gender Ideology'

Health Data, Entire Pages Wiped from Federal Websites as Trump Officials Target 'Gender Ideology'

HEALTH | By Carla K. Johnson | Feb 1, 2025

Public health data disappeared from websites, entire webpages went blank and employees nixed pronouns from email signatures as federal agencies scrambled to comply with a directive tied to President Trump's order rolling back protections for trans people.

The Prelude Network: Overcoming Disparities in Fertility Care

The Prelude Network: Overcoming Disparities in Fertility Care

SPONSORED CONTENT | Jan 31, 2025

LGBTQ+ families face well-documented disparities in health care of all sorts, including in reproductive health. The Prelude Network makes it a priority to help overcome those disparities.

Some Hospitals Pause Gender-Affirming Care to Evaluate Trump's Executive Order

Some Hospitals Pause Gender-Affirming Care to Evaluate Trump's Executive Order

HEALTH | By Carla K. Johnson, Devna Bose and Laura Bargfeld | Jan 31, 2025

Hospitals in Colorado, Virginia and the nation's capital said Thursday they have paused gender-affirming care for young people as they evaluate President Donald Trump's executive order aimed at cutting federal support for such care.

Target's DEI Rollback Raises Questions About the Retail Giant's Philanthropic Commitments

Target's DEI Rollback Raises Questions About the Retail Giant's Philanthropic Commitments

BUSINESS | By James Pollard | Jan 30, 2025

Target's rollback on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives is raising questions about the retail giant's philanthropic commitment to fighting racial disparities and promoting progressive values in liberal Minneapolis, where it is based, and beyond.

It's in the Water, Claimed RFK Jr., Erroneously

It's in the Water, Claimed RFK Jr., Erroneously

HEALTH | Jan 30, 2025

CNN disputed RFK Jr.s denial that chemicals in drinking water cause changes to the sexual orientation of children.

How Crescent Canna is Saving Me (and My Back) in 2025

How Crescent Canna is Saving Me (and My Back) in 2025

HEALTH | By Timothy Rawles | Jan 29, 2025

Maybe you could make 2025 the year where holistic self-care is a priority. From helping me sleep to helping me manage excruciating pain, Crescent Canna has gotten my new year off to a better start.

Gay January 6 Rioter Takes Responsibility: 'I Don't Want' the Pardon

Gay January 6 Rioter Takes Responsibility: 'I Don't Want' the Pardon

NATIONAL | By Kilian Melloy | Jan 29, 2025

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.

Fired Soccer Ref Comes Out, Says the Stresses of the Closet to Blame for Bad Behavior

Fired Soccer Ref Comes Out, Says the Stresses of the Closet to Blame for Bad Behavior

INTERNATIONAL | By Kilian Melloy | Jan 29, 2025

David Coote, a Premiere League soccer referee fired last fall after a diatribe on video went viral, has come out — and he says concealing who he really was "led me to a whole course of behaviors."

Trump is Looking to Boot Transgender Troops from the Military. Here's Why That's Complicated

Trump is Looking to Boot Transgender Troops from the Military. Here's Why That's Complicated

NATIONAL | By Lolita C. Baldor | Jan 29, 2025

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

Trump Order Aims to End Federal Support for Gender Transitions for Those Under 19

NATIONAL | By Zeke Miller and Geoff Mulvihill | Jan 28, 2025

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

Trump Signs an Order to Revise the Pentagon's Policy on Transgender Troops

NATIONAL | By Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor | Jan 28, 2025

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.

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