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Politics Nov 08

LGBTQ+ youth calls to mental health crisis line spiked by 700 percent after Election Day

When the presidential race was called for Donald Trump in the early hours of Wednesday, calls and texts to a leading LGBTQ+ youth suicide prevention organization exploded in a massive outpouring of anxiety over the election results.

Nation Apr 01

Narrow legal definition of sex in Montana bill would jeopardize protections for trans people

“They’re trying to categorize people by their reproductive capacity. There are a small number of people who produce both sperm and eggs,” said Lauren Wilson, president of the Montana Chapter of the Academy of Pediatrics. “So what that means is…

Nation Feb 03

How Utah’s new ban on gender-affirming care for minors is affecting trans teens in the state

The law’s passage has also dealt a blow to trans teens’ faith in Gov. Spencer Cox, who invoked the importance of acceptance while vetoing the state’s anti-trans sports bill last year.

Nation Mar 31

Transgender Day of Visibility carries special significance for some trans Texans this year

As the fight over gender-affirming care for minors in Texas has picked up speed, some transgender Texans are thinking about how to use their own voices to uplift others.

Nation Mar 02

As families of trans kids live with fear of state investigation, advocacy groups sue Texas

As some families in Texas prepare for worst-case scenarios, the American Civil Liberties Union and Lambda Legal have sued the governor to prevent the state’s child welfare agency from investigating parents seeking gender-affirming care for their children.

Nation Nov 18

2021 is now the deadliest year on record for transgender people

This year has shattered the record of transgender homicides in a year with 45 to date — most of them Black or Latinx.

Economy Oct 01

The Census Bureau’s first ever data on LGBTQ+ people indicates deep disparities

Sexual orientation and gender identity were added to the U.S. Census Bureau’s survey of the pandemic this summer — the first time a national government survey has captured the LGBTQ+ economic experience.

Nation Sep 13

Texas is pushing the most anti-trans bills in the country. Advocates fear deadly consequences.

Though more research is needed, as greater numbers of anti-trans bills have been introduced across more states within the last two years, more trans homicides have taken place in those states.

Nation Jun 30

U.S. to add ‘X’ gender marker on passports

Transgender and intersex Americans will have the power to identify their own gender on travel documents by the end of this year, an administration official said.

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