LGBTQ+

Centering the voices and struggles of LGBTQ+ communities, this section covers the laws, movements, and cultural shifts shaping queer life in America and beyond. We report on rights under threat, hard-won victories, and the people leading the way forward.

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LGBTQ+ Archive

Texas cities forced to remove rainbow crosswalks

Rainbow crosswalks banned? I guess kids in Texas can't wear shirts with rainbows on them anymore? Is the song “Rainbow…

We should protect Canada from our anti-LGBTQ hate

Just because our country is full of evil jerks doesn't mean we should let our hate spill over the northern…

College Student Studying Online Extremism and Anti-LGBTQ Hate

Anthony Siteman has spent his college career examining online extremism in some of the Internet's darkest corners.

Gender-affirming care for transgender youth could be banned across US

One proposed rule would stop medical groups that offer gender-affirming care to transgender youth from receiving Medicaid funding.

Christian Extremism Needs a #MeToo Moment in America

Christianity is the most influential bad actor in the US because it permeates all sectors of American life. We need…

Federal appeals court to reconsider West Texas A&M drag show ban

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday tossed a three-judge panel's earlier ruling that found the ban violated students'…

Bari Weiss now oversees CBS News. What you need to know

The new role is alarming in part because of Bari Weiss’ conservative ideological bent but—most importantly—because of her background.

How a Texas lawmaker is weaponizing social media to eradicate LGBTQ+ curriculum

State Rep. Brian Harrison has been on a crusade against Texas universities, scouring course catalogs and university websites for examples…

Trump Admin Threatens 40 States’ Funding for Sex Ed Programs

The threat comes after California refused to change its curriculum last week and HHS terminated the state’s nearly $6 million-a-year…

Trans Texans Face Another Attempt to Ban them from bathrooms

Through testimony and a Capitol bathroom sit-in, trans Texans, activists and a constable argued that the state’s latest bathroom bill…

LGBTQ-friendly resources, policies recede on Georgia’s college campuses as DEI rollbacks continue

At some schools, students and groups have stepped in to fill the void.

Trans People Forced to Detransition in Georgia Prisons are Suing

A class action lawsuit representing nearly 300 incarcerated people forced to detransition says the state’s refusal to allow gender-affirming care…