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Trump welcomed transgender women in his Miss Universe pageant years before he started campaigning on excluding them from women's sports
Trump took credit for reversing the Miss Universe ban on transgender women in 2012, welcoming the p…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Montana's House speaker is preventing a transgender legislator from speaking about bills on the House floor
The Montana House speaker is refusing to recognize a transgender legislator until she apologizes fo…
Madison Hall
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Ron DeSantis loses in court on anti-transgender healthcare law for the 2nd time in a month as judge rebukes 'dog whistles' from Florida officials
A federal judge struck down Florida regulations that banned Medicaid from paying for treatments lik…
Kimberly Leonard
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis got 'a great slap in the face' at Florida Capitol over abortion, transgender rights
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nikki Fried, the state's agricultural commissioner, conducted th…
Kimberly Leonard
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Don't say anti-gay: As GOP approval for same-sex relationships plummets, Republican senators insist they're only coming after trans rights, not gay rights
GOP senators told Insider that their voters are conflating gay rights with trans issues, which have…
Bryan Metzger
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Montana's House just voted to censure its first openly transgender lawmaker after protests and days of not letting her speak
State Rep. Zooey Zephyr was censured days after protestors interrupted the legislature because the …
Madison Hall
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Seven arrested for protesting a Montana legislative session where GOP prevented a transgender legislator from speaking on the floor
After the House speaker forbid her from speaking on Monday, Rep. Zooey Zephyr's supporters interrup…
Madison Hall
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Missouri's attorney general opened a new front in the GOP's attacks on transgender people: banning treatment for any adult with depression
The rule prohibits patients from seeking care unless they've met various requirements, including ha…
Chris Panella
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A Florida GOP lawmaker apologized after calling transgender people 'demons and imps' and comparing them to X-Men mutants
A Republican lawmaker compared transgender Floridians to "mutants" from the X-Men movies during a c…
Joshua Zitser
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GOP megadonor Peter Thiel won't fund candidates in 2024 because he's unhappy with the party's stance on abortion and transgender bathroom use, sources say
The billionaire Republican megadonor is unhappy with the GOP's stances on abortions and bathroom ac…
Joshua Zitser
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Right-wing boycotters take aim at another brand: Doritos
Doritos — facing a boycott — reportedly ended its partnership with Samantha Hudson after the transg…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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Republican Gov. Greg Abbott heads into Texas primary with an anti-transgender directive at odds with his parental rights advocacy
Abbott, facing a primary election Tuesday, wants authorities to investigate parents for child abuse…
Nicole Gaudiano
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8 transgender politicians who are changing politics
From left to right: Danica Roem, Sarah McBride, and Stephanie Byers.Thomson Reuters, Hollis Johnson…
Talia Lakritz
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From abortion care to LGBTQ rights, here's how Joe Biden is prepared to tear up Donald Trump's restrictive gender policies
Biden is expected to go further on reproductive rights than his Democratic predecessors, including …
Kimberly Leonard,Kayla Epstein
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19 transgender and non-binary celebrities who are changing television
Michaela Jaé Rodriguez attends the 2022 GLAAD Media Awards.Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for GLAAD
Frank Olito,Gabbi Shaw
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After Texas calls healthcare for trans kids 'child abuse,' families of color fight back: 'Our children are just like your children.'
A new order in Texas is one of many in recent years denying trans children healthcare and basic rig…
DeArbea Walker
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Anti-LGBTQ incidents and bills are weighing on the queer community. Consultants and activists share meaningful ways employers can help workers.
Some members of the queer community want their managers to offer more support amid anti-LGBTQ news …
Marguerite Ward
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The Biden administration reverses Trump and restores antidiscrimination protections for transgender Americans
The move revives protections against LGBTQ+ discrimination by healthcare providers that receive fed…
Grace Panetta
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Florida LGBTQ rights group issues travel warning telling the queer community it may no longer be safe to move to or visit the state
Equality Florida said it was an "unprecedented" move and a response to a slate of "hateful" laws an…
Joshua Zitser
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A Republican House member spoke in support of a Ugandan law that doles out a death penalty for 'aggravated homosexuality'
Rep. Tim Walberg traveled to Uganda to voice his support for the country's law that sentences peopl…