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LISTEN: Supreme Court considers Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors

In arguments that passed the two-hour mark Wednesday, five conservative justices voiced varying degrees of skepticism of arguments made by the Biden administration and lawyers for Tennessee families challenging the ban.

Ohio Gov. DeWine signs bill restricting transgender students’ use of bathrooms

By Julie Carr Smyth, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

The announcement Wednesday adds to a string of recent bills affecting transgender people nationally.

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

By Orion Rummler, The 19th

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.

Here’s where Donald Trump stands on key policies ahead of his second administration

By Bill Barrow, Associated Press

He talks about ending federal taxes on workers' tips and Social Security, but his tax policies broadly tilt toward corporations and wealthier Americans…

Trump and Vance make anti-transgender attacks central to their closing argument before Election Day

By Bill Barrow, Associated Press

Donald Trump has made his opposition to transgender rights central to his closing argument before Election Day.

The teacher who created LGBTQ History Month reflects on how he sparked a movement

By Gabrielle Hays

St. Louis teacher Rodney Wilson founded LGBTQ History Month 30 years ago. He recently spoke to communities correspondent Gabrielle Hays about coming out to his students in 1994 and his hope for a more understanding society.

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Meet the teacher who created LGBTQ History Month

By Gabrielle Hays

It's been thirty years since Rodney Wilson founded LGBTQ History Month and came out to his students during a lesson in 1994. Today, he wants the world to know that making history more inclusive can "make the world, make our…

LGBTQ+ activists and supporters rally in Nepal’s capital during annual Pride parade

By Binaj Gurubacharya, Associated Press

After years of struggle, gay couples were able to register same-sex marriages for the first time in Nov 2023, following a Supreme Court order.

Protections for transgender students have muted impact as rules face opposition in Republican-led states

By Andrew DeMillo, Geoff Mulvihill, Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press

New federal protections for transgender students at U.S. schools and colleges launch this week, but not everywhere.

Pride Month reaches grand finale with marquee parades in NYC, San Francisco and beyond

By Associated Press

The monthlong celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride reached its grand finale as revelers hit the streets for parades in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and elsewhere across the globe.